Sun Xun’s large-scale installation was unveiled on Tuesday 29 November 2016 on the Miami Beach oceanfront, spanning a city block between 21st and 22nd Streets. Audemars Piguet celebrated the unveiling with a cocktail party attended by 1,100 guests including brand ambassador Serena Williams and actress Katie Holmes who were entertained by renowned French DJ Martin Solveig.
Olivier Audemars, Vice Chairman of the Board of Audemars Piguet, welcomed guests to the event saying: “The Audemars Piguet Art Commission supports artists in the creation of works of exceptional complexity and craftsmanship, and we’re delighted to celebrate the unveiling of Sun Xun’s installation tonight. ”
Artist Sun Xun said: “It has been very interesting to work on the Audemars Piguet Art Commission, one of my most complex projects to date. I have drawn upon years of experience and worked with a team of over 100 art students to realize this artwork, and I am pleased to see that what I imagined on paper here exactly one year ago has now taken shape.”
Sun Xun’s Reconstruction of the Universe is a completely immersive work of art, which incorporates traditional craft and cutting-edge technology, but also explores global systems and individual memory. Audiences will be invited to enter the installation, presented in a large bamboo structure, after dusk to experience the full impact of the illuminated work.
The development and presentation of the installation was undertaken in collaboration with the artist’s three galleries: Sean Kelly Gallery in New York, ShanghART Gallery in Shanghai and Singapore and Edouard Malingue Gallery in Hong Kong.
