© 2009, Qiu Zhijie
Currently not on view
Climb Up to the Moon (登月),
2009
Qiu Zhijie 邱志杰, born 1969; born Fujian, China; active Beijing
Chinese
Modern period, 1912–present
2011-106
More Context
Special Exhibition
<p>In this painting, Qiu Zhijie comments on a dilemma for those living in contemporary China, questioning a society in which events are viewed as either complete successes or abject failures. A few astronauts may indeed reach the moon, but for most people the moon is an unobtainable dream. The dilemma is satirized in the Chinese title, which can either mean "landing on the moon," or, as depicted here, represent the futility of trying, literally, to "climb up to the moon." </p>
Information
Title
Climb Up to the Moon (登月)
Dates
2009
Maker
Medium
Sheet; ink on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 122.6 x 82 cm
mount: 158.3 x 84.0 cm. (48 7/16 x 33 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Hugh Leander Adams, Mary Trumbull Adams and Hugh Trumbull Adams Princeton Art Fund
Object Number
2011-106
Place Made
Asia, China
Culture
Materials
–2011 Chambers Fine Art (New York, NY) sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2011.
