Amber of History：Reimagining the Library Cave at Dunhuang — A Recent Project by Xie Xiaoze

Exhibition Info

Exhibition Period　　　1 March - 5 May, 2025

Exhibition Venue　　　Exhibition Hall 7, 4th Floor, Tsinghua University Art Museum

Chief Director　　　Du Pengfei

Curator　　　Wu Hong

Exhibition Coordinators　　　Wang Chenya　Chen Xinglu

Visual Director　　　Wang Peng

Visual Design　　　Chen Peihan　Shi Junyi

Display Design　　　Sun Wenbin　Sun Li

Exhibition Execution　　　Chen Xinglu　Sui Mengxuan　Deng Haozhe　Gao Ning Shi Xiaoyan Wu Wei

3D Projection Production　　　Chen Zhihao　Wang Kai　Ma Shihua

VR Content Creator　　　Configreality

VR Technical Support　　　YOMOV

Publicity Team　　　Liu Yaomeng　Zhou Xinxin　Xiao Fei　Peng Yu　Shi Xiaoyan

Public Education　　　Zhang Ming　Zhou Ying　Wang Wenhui　Zhang Ruiqi

Administration Affair　　　Zhang Jun　Ma Yanyan

English Translation　　　Fiona He　Liu Muwei　Sui Mengxuan

Host　　　Tsinghua University Art Museum

Supported by　　　Pingshan Art Museum

Acknowledgement　　　Dunhuang Academy　Dunhuang Foundation (US)　Stanford University　The Future Laboratory, Tsinghua University

Exhibition Profile

In early 2017, Xie Xiaoze was invited by the Dunhuang Foundation in the United States to become the first artist-in-residence for their new program. Xie consciously chose Cave 17 of the Mogao Caves, also known as the famous Library Cave, as the source of his inspiration, creating a series of paintings, sculptures, and multimedia art. Among them, the ink scroll Amber of History: Reimagining the Library Cave at Dunhuang drew from the style of Dunhuang scrolls, authentically recording a process of learning, imagining, and conceptualizing, and laying the blueprint for subsequent works. Works such as Eastern and Western Cosmologies explore the connection between the cave and cosmos, expressing the artist's reflections on the macrocosm. Beyond painting, Xie Xiaoze also created a large number of resin sculptures and multimedia installations. These works construct an abstract space of the Library Cave, while resonating with the ink scroll, offering a multi-faceted display of the artist’s innovative experimental spirit in his searching for cultural roots.