Hsieh Tehching

Jump Piece

1973/2017

Hsieh Tehching, born in Taiwan, China, is a renowned American artist . From 1978 to 1986, Hsieh conducted five of his well-known "One Year Performances", including a year during which he punched a time clock every hour, a year of living outdoors, and a year spent tied to another person. The Jump Piece featured in this exhibition is one of Hsieh's early performance pieces from 1973. Unlike his "year-long" works, this piece attempts to convey the physical pain experienced during the instant of the fall. The artist leapt from the second floor of his home, and broke both of his ankles. He then destroyed the video records, leaving behind only the photographs we see here.

Medium

Framed archival pigment print mounted to 4 ply museum board

Dimensions

157.5 x 43.2 (cm)

62.0 x 17.0 (inch)

Edition

edition of 25 with 5 APs

Credit

© Tehching Hsieh

courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York