Philadelphia Art Alliance
1 Dec 2016
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Song Dong and Yin Xiuzhen, The Wall, 2013, salvaged window frames from demolished Beijing dwellings, mirrored glass. Photo by Matthew Suib/Greenhouse Media, courtesy of the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
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Song Dong and Yin Xiuzhen, Authority, 2013, wood, paint, 24k gold leaf, sewn felt buildings. Photo by Matthew Suib/Greenhouse Media, courtesy of the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
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Yin Xiuzhen, Restroom W: Yin Xiuzhen, 2006/2013, chandelier, cement, wax. Photo by Matthew Suib/Greenhouse Media, courtesy of the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
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Song Dong and Yin Xiuzhen, Furniture, 2013, pieces of vintage furniture dating from the 1970s-1990s, salvaged from Beijing dwellings. Photo by Matthew Suib/Greenhouse Media, courtesy of the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
With a commitment to contemporary craft and design that is broad and inclusive—allowing equally for investigations of material culture as well as for conceptual art—the Philadelphia Art Alliance (PAA) is carving out its own space in the museum landscape. Center support helped the PAA bring to town Beijing-based artists Song Dong and Yin Xiuzhen for The Way of Chopsticks, and the Miss Rockaway Armada, a geographically dispersed collective that organizes flotillas, parades and performances.