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In XANAX IS THE NAME OF THE STRONGEST MEDICATION MADE FOR DEPRESSION. THIS WORK IS COMPOSED OF SEVER AL SCALE MODELS OF THE DOCUMENTA-HALLE. ONE OF THE MAIN VENUES OF DOCUMENTA IN KASSEL. GERMANY. THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN ENTER FR OM UNDERNEATH. INSIDE EACH MODEL. IT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL EXHIBITION. WITH MINIATURE PAINTINGS HUNG ON THE WALLS. THE CONTENTS OF THE PAINTINGS ARE ALL RELATED TO YAN LEI'S ART-MAKING AND LIFE EXPERIENCES. THESE MODELS ARE INSTALLED TO "MEET” THE DESIRE OF THE VOYEURISTIC GAZE OF THE PUBLIC. OF PEEPING INTO THE MINIATURE WORLD OF WHAT YAN LEI CALLS "UNLIMITED ART".

“XANAX ”是效力最强的抗忧郁药的名称 。这件作品根据德国卡塞尔文献展主要展厅之一 DOCUMENTA-HALLE (文献展厅)做成的若干个缩 小模型组成。观众可以从模型的底部钻进去模型空间里面, 内部就像小型展览 ,挂着一件件小幅的绘画 ,这些绘画的内容都和颜磊做艺术和生活的经验相关 。颜磊设置这些模型是为了观众的偷窥欲,窥视艺术家称之为 “无限艺术” 的微观世界。

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