Tehching Hsieh 1986–1999 (Thirteen Year Plan), Tehching Hsieh

On 31 December 1986 Tehching Hsieh announced a thirteen-year plan: he would make art during that time but not show it publicly. At the end, on 1 January 2000, he reported only: “I kept myself alive. I passed the Dec 31, 1999.”

Tehching Hsieh, Tehching Hsieh 1986–1999 (Thirteen Year Plan). Seen in Tehching Hsieh: Lifeworks 1978–1999 at Dia Beacon.

Grows from

My own looking, not Namjoon’s pointing. Part of Tehching Hsieh: Lifeworks 1978–1999.

First seen