Hehe Xiexie

Hehe Xiexie
Reduced version in Montreal in 2017
Artist	Zhang Huan
Year	2009–2010 (2009–2010)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Stainless steel
Subject	Giant pandas
Location	Shanghai, China

Hehe Xiexie, or Hehe, Xiexie,^[1] is an outdoor 2009–2010 sculpture created by Zhang Huan as part of Art for the World, a collection of twenty monumental sculptures along the Expo Axis organised by Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, for Expo 2010.^[2] It is still installed at Expo Boulevard in Shanghai, China.

A reduced version is presented at Sherbrooke street, Montréal, in Canada.^{[citation needed]}

Description and reception

Hehe Xiexie depicts two "cuddly" Giant pandas which, according to Huan, represent a "harmonious society, harmonious world [and] harmonious Expo."^[1] They are made of mirror-finished stainless steel and measure 600 centimetres (20 ft) x 420 centimetres (13.8 ft) x 380 centimetres (12.5 ft) and 600 centimetres (20 ft) x 426 centimetres (13.98 ft) x 390 centimetres (12.8 ft).^[3] They were manufactured by Zhang Huan Studio and donated by Tomson Group as part of the Collection World Expo.^[3]

CNN Travel's Jessica Beaton and Hunter Braithwaite called the piece a "great" and "harmonious" photo opportunity.^[1]

See also

• 2010 in art

References

1. CNN Travel:
   • Beaton, Jessica (29 April 2010). "1 kilometer of art at the Shanghai 2010 Expo". CNN Travel. CNN. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
   • Braithwaite, Hunter (24 June 2010). "Art for the masses: Public art in Shanghai". CNN Travel. CNN. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. Nottle, Diane (May 10, 2010). "Form and substance". The National. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
3. "Zhang Huan: Hehe, Xiexie". Art for the World. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

External links

• Hehe Xiexie at ZhangHuan.com
• art for the world the city of forking paths (August 1, 2010), Designboom
• Hehe, Xiexie Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine at ShanghaiArt.org