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How did Gillian's tears sell for 2.4 million yuan and become contemporary works of art?
It is reported that recently, a video titled "0.7% Salt" attracted many people's attention in the special session of "Asian Modern and Contemporary Art" filmed by Beijing Poly Spring 20 17, because the protagonist was Hong Kong star Gillian (Zhong Xintong). In the end, this work was finalized at a price of 300,000 yuan. The work is limited to 8 editions, and the previous work is the fourth edition. Although the price of each edition may be different, if the price of each edition is estimated at 300 thousand, the total value of this work is 2.4 million.

It is reported that "0.7% Salt" is a video work created by artist Jiang Zhi with a duration of more than 8 minutes. Gillian performed a process from smile to tears, and the subtle change of expression was the core part of the performance. The shooting time was 1 year after the outbreak of "Yanzhaomen". The reason why "0.7% salt" is chosen as the title is because human tears contain 0.7% salt.

The art world generally speaks highly of this work. Some experts say that (0.7% salt) has become an idol of popular culture, and there is a strong conflict between public image and private life, and once again, through media channels, expressions of laughter and crying are quickly produced. After many different descriptions in the media, "truth" and "falsehood" have become increasingly difficult to distinguish. When questioning the authenticity of the media world, the author's metaphysical thinking is skillfully combined with a concrete and burning social opportunity.

It is understood that there are relatively complete standards for the collection of video art in the world. First of all, in principle, there are no more than eight video works, so as to ensure the price of the works; Secondly, the video works are mainly Beta tapes, and the label of the tape shell should have the artist's signature, the name of the work, the creation time, the length of the work and other information, as well as the copyright certificate.