Lu Yang's "DOKU-Hungry Ghost" has been acquired by the Centre Pompidou

BANK is pleased to announce that Lu Yang's DOKU-Hungry Ghost (2022) from the DOKU  series has been acquired into the collection of the Centre Pompidou. Lu's work from the same series, DOKU-The Self (2022), is on view until February 3, 2025 in the current group exhibition “目 China: A new generation of artists” at the Centre Pompidou.

 

The shape-shifting protagonist in this five-channel work is DOKU; the name is derived from the phrase “Dokusho Dokushi,” which translates to “We are born alone, and we die alone,” and references a canonical Buddhist scripture. While sharing Lu Yang’s facial expressions and features, the nonbinary character was generated from an amalgamation of various dancers and musicians, and created in collaboration with a team of scientists, 3D animators, and digital technicians using the latest in motion capture technology. Through this repeated incarnation, the artist is reborn as an ever-present avatar, endowed with talents surpassing physical limitations — uniting ancient concepts such as reincarnation with the latest technological innovations.

December 6, 2024