Spring celebration 2019

19.05.2019 14:00-17:00


Curated by: Elisabeth Fiedler

Jun Yang was awarded the Artist in Residence prize at the Austrian Sculpture Park for 2019. Starting from the myth that Marco Polo brought back to Europe from his trips to China knowledge about how to make ice and preserve it in summer, the artist reconstructs this traditional method. An ice block was already buried in the Austrian Sculpture Park in November 2018, which will be dug up again at the Spring Celebration on May 19th, 2019. Can the method from ancient China still work 

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Jun Yang

The Emperor of China's Ice

19.05.-31.10.2019   >  Österreichischer Skulpturenpark

Based on the myth that Marco Polo has brought back to Europe the knowledge of the production of ice cream and its preservation until the height of summer from his travels in China, the artist recreates this traditional method in the Austrian Sculpturepark. more...

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