The Hague Under Heaven, Lange voorhout, The Hague

"The Hague Under Heaven" shows the current state of contemporary Chinese sculpture. The title is borrowed from the Chinese saying ‘Everything under the sky’, a Confucian term that represents the harmony between people, heaven and earth. In recent decades China has developed at a rapid pace, economically, socially and culturally. Contemporary Chinese art is big, both literally and figuratively. Space and manpower are relatively cheap in China, allowing artists to undertake large-scale, even megalomaniac, projects. Many Chinese artists are politically engaged and deal with complex themes in their works, reflecting, for example on industrialisation, tradition, consumerism, political freedom and equality. These various facets of contemporary Chinese sculpture are now being displayed under The Hague’s sky.
The exhibition is spread across several locations. Works by nine Chinese sculptors are displayed on the Lange Voorhout: Sui Jianguo, Yue Minjun, Wang Jin, Cang Xin, Liu Wei, Liu Jianhua, Jiao Xingtao, Hu Xiangcheng and Wan Liya.