THE MAN WHO THREW AWAY GOLDEN RICE // YEXIN YANG
5 May - 22 November, 2026
The Man Who Threw Away Golden Rice. Yexin Yang
Curated by Chunchen Wang
SAVE THE DATE:
Vernissage Tuesday 8 May at 15:00
5 May - 22 November, 2026
Opening hours:
Summer: 11 am - 7 pm (May – Sept.)
Autumn: 10 am - 6 pm (Oct. – Nov.)
Closed on Mondays
Location: Bragora Gallery, Salizada S. Antonin, 3496, Castello, Venice, Italy
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?
