Art Weekly: Auditory vs Visual Art, the Conceptual vs the Psychological

Until the Glasgow-born artist Susan Philipsz won the Turner Prize in 2010 (an annual prize presented to British visual artists under the age of 50), it seemed that visual arts would always dominate auditory arts in the contemporary art world. In this week's Art Weekly, we frame the exhibitions on offer in this visual arts versus sound installations perspective. Of course, if you're looking for more exhibitions, there are plenty more choices here.

Until October 29: Production Void
Production Void is organized by Hao Nan, who considers himself a witty artist, a provocative intellectual, and an educator within a system he often criticizes. Nan Hao's work featured in this exhibition began as a a project in the Social Sensibility R&D Department at Bernard Controls, founded by Alessandro Rolandi in 2011, and tackles the doubts which arise about labor, production, the place of culture, and art in a work environment. Jiali Gallery

Until November 19: Sol LeWitt and Zhang Xiaogang
This joint exhibition contains more than 20 new paintings by renowned Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang, in spiritual dialogue with Amercian master Sol LeWitt. This is the first comprehensive exposition of LeWitt’s works in China, who introduced “Conceptual Art” in the 60s, aiming to extract and purify the physical into the conceptual realm, while Zhang’s works capture an often dark, slightly bizarre inner psychological world. Pace Beijing

Until October 29: An All-Encompassing All Sounds
This group show discusses the role of sound installations in a world dominated by the visual arts, going as far as to combine the two arts together. Four artists are involved in this project that revolves around the "exploration of hearing," including Chen Xi, Kyle Skor, Chang Yucheng, and Yi Xintong. CAFA Art Museum

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