The artwork features a minimalist, black and white composition dominated by the text "DOCENT" in a bold, sans-serif font. The simple, monochromatic palette and straightforward typography create a clean, impactful visual style. The text serves as the primary subject matter, emphasizing the term "docent," which typically refers to a guide or educator in an art museum or gallery. The striking, conceptual nature of the piece reflects a contemporary artistic approach, likely intended to prompt reflection on the role of the docent and the relationship between art, education, and institutional frameworks. ...
Julia Long (b.1984, Chongqing, China) is an artist currently living and working in Beijing. She holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Georgia, where she majored in America History. Since 2010, Julia has contributed articles and interviews about American history, culture, art, and food for popular Chinese magazines, including GQ China, One Way Reading, T Magazine China, Esquire China, Oriental Historical Review, Weissen, Yueshi Epicure, Sanlian Lifeweek, Life Magazine, and etc. Meanwhile, she created illustrations for GQ China, T Magazine China, Economic Observer, Modern Weekly, Sanlian Lifeweek, Life Magazine China, Bloomberg Businessweek, National Geography Traveller, The Art Newspaper China, Grazia, One Way Reading, etc.
Selected solo exhibitions include: Provisional Emotions, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2021); Meanwhile, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2019); One Eighth of the Narrative, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2017); Serendipity, UNdefine (Shanghai, 2014); just to name a few. ...
Tabula Rasa Gallery is based in Beijing's 798 art district. Established in 2015, it aims to promote both Chinese and international contemporary artists through exhibitions, talks, research and publication. The gallery name is Latin for 'blank state'. In philosophical discourse, it refers to the idea that our knowledge comes from our experiences and education, all participants are born in a Tabula Rasa state. Tabula Rasa hopes that the exhibitions they present can subvert viewers’ preconceptions, creating conditions for fresh artistic experiments. ...
