New York City Air Project《紐約市空氣系列》

2018 - Ongoing

Glass jar filled with air collected in New York City

7 x 4.5 cm (2.76 x 1.77 inches) each

New York City Air Project examines the issue of air pollution in Beijing by contrasting it with the air quality in New York City following Zhang’s return to Beijing from New York City in 2014. This project captures the essence of breathing New York City air on various days from 2018 to 2023, and will continue. Each sealed bottle of New York air is paired with a documentary photograph, offering a visual and tangible memory of the city's atmosphere. This poetic expression underscores the seriousness of how air pollution contributes to the issue of climate change.

New York City Air Project

Sep. - Dec. 2023

Glass jar filled with air collected in New York City

7 x 4.5 cm (2.76 x 1.77 inches) each

  • Hudson Yards, New York, September 19, 2023 1:51PM

  • Hudson Yards, New York, September 19, 2023 1:51PM

  • Little Island, New York, September 20, 2023 2:44PM

  • Little Island, New York, September 20, 2023 2:44PM

  • Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York, September 21, 2023 3:29PM

  • Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York, September 21, 2023 3:29PM

  • Bryant Park, New York, September 22, 2023 3:57PM

  • Bryant Park, New York, September 22, 2023 3:57PM

  • Sculpture Garden, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, September 23, 2023 4:14PM

  • Sculpture Garden, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, September 23, 2023 4:14PM

  • Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, September 27, 2023 4:01PM

  • Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, September 27, 2023 4:01PM

  • NARS Foundation, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, December 18, 2023 3:46PM

  • NARS Foundation, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, December 18, 2023 3:46PM

  • Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, New York, December 26, 2023 6:07PM

  • Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, New York, December 26, 2023 6:07PM

  • Times Square, New York, December 30, 2023 9:06PM

  • Times Square, New York, December 30, 2023 9:06PM

New York City Air Project

Nov. - Dec. 2019

Glass jar filled with air collected in New York City

7 x 4.5 cm (2.76 x 1.77 inches) each

  • Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, November 27, 2019 11:27PM

  • Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, November 27, 2019 11:27PM

  • 4540 Center Blvd. 1908, Long Island City, Queens, “Thanksgiving” - November 28, 2019 10:16PM

  • 4540 Center Blvd. 1908, Long Island City, Queens, “Thanksgiving” - November 28, 2019 10:16PM

  • Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, November 29, 2019 5:37PM

  • Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, November 29, 2019 5:37PM

  • Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, NY, November 30, 2019 3:34PM

  • Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, NY, November 30, 2019 3:34PM

  • Sojo Spa, Edgewater, NJ, December 1, 2019 8:25PM

  • Sojo Spa, Edgewater, NJ, December 1, 2019 8:25PM

  • La Lanterna di Vittorio, Greenwich Village, New York, December 3, 2019 9:25PM

  • La Lanterna di Vittorio, Greenwich Village, New York, December 3, 2019 9:25PM

  • 4540 Center Blvd. 1908, Long Island City, Queens, “Birthday” - December 4, 2019 9:54PM

  • 4540 Center Blvd. 1908, Long Island City, Queens, “Birthday” - December 4, 2019 9:54PM

  • Metrograph, Lower East Side, New York, December 5, 2019 6:50PM

  • Metrograph, Lower East Side, New York, December 5, 2019 6:50PM

  • Noguchi Museum, Astoria, Queens, December 6, 2019 2:45PM

  • Noguchi Museum, Astoria, Queens, December 6, 2019 2:45PM

  • Tiffany & Co., New York, December 6, 2019 5:04PM

  • Tiffany & Co., New York, December 6, 2019 5:04PM

  • Central Park, New York, December 7, 2019 10:10PM

  • Central Park, New York, December 7, 2019 10:10PM

New York City Air Project

Jul. 2019

Glass jar filled with air collected in New York City

7 x 4.5 cm (2.76 x 1.77 inches) each

  • Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, July 3, 2019 9:34PM

  • Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, July 3, 2019 9:34PM

  • Jongro BBQ, Koreatown, New York, July 4, 2019 9:07PM

  • Jongro BBQ, Koreatown, New York, July 4, 2019 9:07PM

  • Brooklyn Bridge, July 5, 2019 2:55PM

  • Brooklyn Bridge, July 5, 2019 2:55PM

  • Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, July 6, 2019 3:19PM

  • Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, July 6, 2019 3:19PM

  • The Vessel, Hudson Yards, New York, July 7, 2019 8:08PM

  • The Vessel, Hudson Yards, New York, July 7, 2019 8:08PM

  • RH Rooftop Restaurant, Meatpacking District, New York, July 8, 2019 8:04PM

  • RH Rooftop Restaurant, Meatpacking District, New York, July 8, 2019 8:04PM

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 9, 2019 12:48PM

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 9, 2019 12:48PM

  • Corner of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, July 10, 2019 4:27PM

  • Corner of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, July 10, 2019 4:27PM

  • Tom Jazz, Midtown East, New York, July 11, 2019 8:53PM

  • Tom Jazz, Midtown East, New York, July 11, 2019 8:53PM

  • 4540 Center Blvd. 1908, Long Island City, Queens, July 12, 2019 8:21PM

  • 4540 Center Blvd. 1908, Long Island City, Queens, July 12, 2019 8:21PM

New York City Air Project

Jun. 2018

Glass jar filled with air collected in New York City

7 x 4.5 cm (2.76 x 1.77 inches) each

  • High Line, Chelsea, New York, June 8, 2018 5:32PM

  • High Line, Chelsea, New York, June 8, 2018 5:32PM

  • Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring, NY, June 9, 2018 1:31PM

  • Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring, NY, June 9, 2018 1:31PM

  • Rosemary’s, West Village, New York, June 10, 2018 10:58AM

  • Rosemary’s, West Village, New York, June 10, 2018 10:58AM

  • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, June 11, 2018 2:27PM

  • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, June 11, 2018 2:27PM

  • The Met Cloisters, New York, June 12, 2018 11:59AM

  • The Met Cloisters, New York, June 12, 2018 11:59AM

  • CHEERS THAI, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Thai Restaurant Next Xu Bing Studio NY), June 13, 2018 1:45PM

  • CHEERS THAI, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Thai Restaurant Next Xu Bing Studio NY), June 13, 2018 1:45PM

  • The Boom Boom Room, Meatpacking District, New York, June 13, 2018 4:41PM

  • The Boom Boom Room, Meatpacking District, New York, June 13, 2018 4:41PM

  • Nordstrom Rack, Union Square, New York, June 14, 2018 1:34PM

  • Nordstrom Rack, Union Square, New York, June 14, 2018 1:34PM

  • Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, June 14, 2018 8:25PM

  • Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, June 14, 2018 8:25PM