Hehe Xiexie
Reduced version in Montreal in 2017
ArtistZhang Huan
Year2009–2010 (2009–2010)
TypeSculpture
MediumStainless steel
SubjectGiant pandas
LocationShanghai, China

Hehe Xiexie, or Hehe, Xiexie,[1] is an outdoor 2009–2010 sculpture created by Zhang Huan as part of Art for the World, a collection of twenty monumental sculptures along the Expo Axis organised by Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, for Expo 2010.[2] It is still installed at Expo Boulevard in Shanghai, China.

A reduced version is presented at Sherbrooke street, Montréal, in Canada.

Description and reception

Hehe Xiexie depicts two "cuddly" Giant pandas which, according to Huan, represent a "harmonious society, harmonious world [and] harmonious Expo."[1] They are made of mirror-finished stainless steel and measure 600 centimetres (20 ft) x 420 centimetres (13.8 ft) x 380 centimetres (12.5 ft) and 600 centimetres (20 ft) x 426 centimetres (13.98 ft) x 390 centimetres (12.8 ft).[3] They were manufactured by Zhang Huan Studio and donated by Tomson Group as part of the Collection World Expo.[3]

CNN Travel's Jessica Beaton and Hunter Braithwaite called the piece a "great" and "harmonious" photo opportunity.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 CNN Travel:
    • Beaton, Jessica (29 April 2010). "1 kilometer of art at the Shanghai 2010 Expo". CNN Travel. CNN. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
    • Braithwaite, Hunter (24 June 2010). "Art for the masses: Public art in Shanghai". CNN Travel. CNN. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Nottle, Diane (May 10, 2010). "Form and substance". The National. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Zhang Huan: Hehe, Xiexie". Art for the World. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

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