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Lin Yilin 林一林

born 1964, Guangdong
works New York City
Lin Yilin (born 1964, Guangzhou) studied sculpture at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1987. A co-founder of the Big Tail Elephant Group in 1990, Lin is best known for his performance and installation work that defines the changing lives and identities of the individual in recent history. Lin lives and works in New York and Beijing.
Works by Lin Yilin include Video Installation, Performance, Video, Photography and Installation.

There are 7 objects by Lin Yilin from the M+ Collection and the M+ Sigg Collection available online.

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An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man wearing white pyjamas walks down a covered street in stilts. On the right is a sign language interpreter.
An image is split into two parts. On the left, a man wearing white pyjamas walks down a covered street in stilts. On the right is a sign language interpreter.

Lin Yilin: Art, My Way with Hong Kong Sign Language

Artist Lin Yilin discusses his performance piece 'Typhoon', in which he walks slowly on stilts through the colonial arcades of Guangzhou
6 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
A man wearing white pyjamas walks down a covered street in stilts.
A man wearing white pyjamas walks down a covered street in stilts.

Lin Yilin: Art, My Way

Artist Lin Yilin discusses his performance piece 'Typhoon', in which he walks slowly on stilts through the colonial arcades of Guangzhou
5 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
A barefoot man dressed in the brown robes of a Franciscan monk lies down on a cobblestone street. He is rolling himself along the street, wrapping himself in a thick paper rope. He is surrounded by a watching crowd of people. He holds his hood to cover his head.
A barefoot man dressed in the brown robes of a Franciscan monk lies down on a cobblestone street. He is rolling himself along the street, wrapping himself in a thick paper rope. He is surrounded by a watching crowd of people. He holds his hood to cover his head.

A Look at Globalisation and Language in Contemporary Chinese Art

An examination of the ways in which three Chinese artists incorporate different languages into their works in the Sigg Prize 2019 Exhibition
5 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
Timelapse of the installation of an immersive bamboo structure, similar to bamboo scaffolding, built on and around the outdoor area of the M+ Pavilion.
Timelapse of the installation of an immersive bamboo structure, similar to bamboo scaffolding, built on and around the outdoor area of the M+ Pavilion.

First Look: Sigg Prize 2019 Exhibition at the M+ Pavilion

The Sigg Prize 2019 Exhibition is the newest exhibition in the M+ Pavilion, running from 7 December 2019 to 13 April 2020. Here’s what you need to know
6 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
A wall of cinder blocks, painted with black Chinese characters, have been stacked in the middle of a paved forecourt. There are a couple of trees and a long queue of people behind the wall, and four pedestrians walking in front of the wall.
A wall of cinder blocks, painted with black Chinese characters, have been stacked in the middle of a paved forecourt. There are a couple of trees and a long queue of people behind the wall, and four pedestrians walking in front of the wall.

On Smallness in Hong Kong Art

Art historian Winnie Wong examines how the smallness of Hong Kong art by no means renders it insignificant
17 mins: 
Critique  /  Article

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