Limited Edition: Each copy is accompanied by a hand-made ceramic piece inscribed with a hand-written character by the artist. For every public presentation, Lu selects a rearranged poem from the manifesto and crafts a site-specific message. For Bungee Space, the message reads:
冰城热镇重言和
灵材形类精技实
The publication serves as both an archive and a reflection on artist Lu Zhang’s public-engaged projects from 2017 to 2023. Within its pages is a collection of materials that trace the evolution of her practice, including documentation of her situationist ceramics, research notes, ephemera, reading references, visual poems, and contributions from her father in the form of drawings and calligraphy. The book-making process itself bears witness to Lu’s journey of reconciliation, exploring how her personal and artistic identity finds a place within a practice that defies easy categorization.
Lu’s projects over the years have spanned a wide spectrum of mediums and settings. Highlights include Boat Date and Sleep Date (with iterations presented at Nars Art Foundation, Macau International Art Biennale 2023 , and Creative Time HQ in New York); a series of participatory performances and collaborations during her residency at Special Special; the screening of her film, A Girl Sings Along Without Knowing the Words, held in a dim sum hall in Flushing; and, more recently, the group exhibition Home-O-Stasis at a mini-mall in Flushing. Additional ongoing projects, such as Painting Club and the Chinatown Basketball Club, further showcase Lu’s commitment to collective experiences and collaborative creation. Through these diverse and playful engagements, Lu’s practice continues to challenge conventional notions of artistic production, inviting audiences to partake in spaces of spontaneity and connection.
Lu Zhang ≈ HuaiErDeMan (Wildman) Clab features a commissioned essay and an interview with the artist by film studies scholar Xueli Wang, beautifully translated into Chinese by Anqi Gu, along with a foreword by curator and Lu’s long-time collaborator Herb Tam.
Artist/艺术家：Lu Zhang 张璐
Editors/编辑：Qianfan Gu 顾虔凡, Herb Tam 谭海俊
Contributors/写作：Herb Tam 谭海俊, Xueli Wang 王雪莉
Translators/翻译：Anqi Gu 顾安祺, Qianfan Gu 顾虔凡
Designer/装帧设计：St. Jiu
Project Manager/项目统筹：Yuki He 何雨祺
Publisher/出版物制作：Gong Press 弓出版（New York 纽约）
Edition/版数:
Publication with ceramic fragment/瓷片平装本：450
Publication size/出版物尺寸：14 × 21 × 2.5 cm (5.51 × 8.3 × 1 inch）
Edition of 450 copies
First printing, August 2024 二零二四年八月第一次印刷
ISBN: 979-8-9907791-3-6
Bungee Event:
冰城热镇 Break City Melt Town | Mar 21, 2025
