Untitled

Of all the artists working in the unofficial interstices of the period, Gu Dexin has had perhaps the most extraordinarily varied output, one that suggests his radical turn towards conceptual and installation art in the 1990s and beyond. Best known for his poetic installations of rotting organic materials including, at different times, raw meat or slowly rotting apples, Gu's output in the early 1980s displays his restless appetite for new styles, techniques and expressive forms. As an untrained outsider, Gu has never been constrained by the dictates of convention, and he has succeeded in raising the bar for the conceptual rigor and depth of his works at every stage.

Untitled shows Gu Dexin’s experimental and innovative efforts when it comes to new styles of art expression. Built up with small and precise strokes, the work depicts a long and peculiar road that disappears into the depth with strange bushes composed of alien-like antlers and feet lined along the way. The work creates a puzzling world that viewers simultaneously recognize yet are perplexed by with a closer look.