Song Dong: Waste Not

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Song Dong: Waste Not 15 February 2012 - 12 June 2012 The Curve
Tickets: Free Times: View gallery opening times subject to availability
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Press 'The installation is infinitely photogenic, endlessly distracting. It comes with a gripping backstory' Time Out ★★★ 'Chinese artist Song Dong turns clutter into artwork' - BBC London (Interview) 'A life told in stuff. Most of it useless and unlovely, and yet strangely affecting' - The Independent★★★★ 'Song's installation is a more involving and reflective experience' - Evening Standard★★★ 'This is a special collection. It has been gathered together with love' - The Financial Times 'Creating a work called Waste Not... the slogan was drummed into the Chinese population during the cultural revolution: nothing was thrown away in case it could be used later' - The Guardian 'Beautiful and obsessive, it has the power of appeal for all of us' - The Flaneur 'Song Dong's Waste Not at the Barbican – in pictures' - The Guardian 'It’s true – my art is a load of rubbish' - The Sun 'My favourite object is the soap... My mother collected the soap during the time of the Cultural Revolution and some pieces are older than me' - Dazed Digital 'This month's must see' - REcreative