THE MAN WHO THREW AWAY GOLDEN RICE // YANG YEXIN
8 May - 22 November, 2026

Yang Yexin. The Man Who Threw Away Golden Rice
Artist: Yang Yexin
Curator: Chunchen Wang
Organised by: Contemporary Art Research Centre of CAFA Art Museum
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Opening to the public: May 9 at 3 pm
Open from Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Mondays | Free admittance
May – Sept: 11 am - 7 pm
Oct – Nov: 10 am - 6 pm
Bragora Gallery, Salizada S. Antonin, 3496, Castello - Google maps link
The centerpiece of this exhibition is the new performance artwork Art or Gold? During the Biennale, Young will scatter pure golden rice grains crafted from solid gold, freely available for the public to collect, around the Bragora Gallery and its vicinity for ten consecutive days.
This seemingly generous gesture is, in truth, the artist's incisive interrogation of the intricate relationships between art and capital, Eastern and Western values, and global resource distribution. Curated by renowned curator Wang Chunchen, the exhibition invites audiences worldwide to witness this symbolic "invasion by gold" and confront the ultimate choice: Art or Gold?
Courtesy Yang Yexin



