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Sculpture by Zhang Huan
Hehe Xiexie
Reduced version in Montreal in 2017
ArtistZhang Huan
Year2009–2010 (2009–2010)
TypeSculpture
MediumStainless steel
SubjectGiant pandas
LocationShanghai, China

Hehe Xiexie, or Hehe, Xiexie, 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. It is still installed at Expo Boulevard in Shanghai, China.

A reduced version is presented at Sherbrooke street, Montréal, in Canada.

Description and reception

Hehe Xiexie depicts two "cuddly" Giant pandas which, according to Huan, represent a "harmonious society, harmonious world harmonious Expo." 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). They were manufactured by Zhang Huan Studio and donated by Tomson Group as part of the Collection World Expo.

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

See also

References

  1. ^ CNN Travel:
  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.

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