Tiān Gōng Kāi Wù: Rocks, Fire, Thun
der | Julius von Bismarck’s First Solo
Exhibition in China
Beiqiu Museum of Contemporary Art presents Tiān Gōng Kāi Wù: Rocks, Fire, Thunder, the first solo exhibition in China by German artist Julius von Bismarck. Drawing inspiration from the seventeenth-century Chinese encyclopedia of technology, Tiangong Kaiwu, the exhibition bridges ancient wisdom and contemporary thought, exploring the interrelations between nature, technology, and humankind. Bismarck’s artistic practice consistently revolves around the triangular relationship between humankind,...