從1978年起，藝術家謝德慶在紐約展開五個「一年行為表演」—「籠子」，把自己囚禁在籠子裡；「打卡」，每天每小時打卡一次；「戶外」，在紐約街頭生活，不進入任何遮蔽空間；「繩子」，和藝術家Linda Montano以一條8英尺長的繩子綁在一起；「不做藝術」，不談、不看、不讀藝術。然後，他進行一個十三年計畫—做藝術，但不公開。 長年來，他像個傳奇般的被國際行為藝術圈討論，但學術評論界對他的書寫卻很有限。而他也遲至2025年10月，第一件行為表演近半世紀後，才首度於紐約Dia Beacon美術館舉辦生涯回顧展，完整展出六件行為表演作品。 謝德慶以自身作為度量時間的媒介，以激進的方式和近乎「犧牲」的投入，在一次次的囚禁與放逐間，探究生命和存在的本質。策展人Adrian Heathfield認為，這些創作關乎生命、居所、勞動、自由，和與他人的關係，揭示了人之所以為人的意義，是人類存在的重要議題。他的作品在極其簡約的形式裡蘊含深刻內涵，人們得花時間才能追上他的腳步，開始理解作品的意義與影響。 Tehching Hsieh’s Doing Life From 1978 onward, artist Tehching Hsieh carried out five One Year Performances in New York: Cage Piece, where he confined himself in a cage; Time Clock Piece, punching a time clock every hour on the hour; Outdoor Piece, living on the streets without entering any enclosed space; Rope Piece, being tied to artist Linda Montano by an eight-foot rope; and No Art Piece, where he did not talk about, look at, or read art. He followed these with Thirteen-Year Plan—making art without making it public. For years, he has been discussed as a legend within international performance art circles, yet scholarly and critical writing on his work has remained limited. It was not until October 2025, nearly half a century after his first performance, that his first career retrospective was held at Dia Beacon in New York, presenting all six of his performances in full. Using his body as a measure of time, and with an almost self-sacrificial commitment, Hsieh explores the nature of existence through radical acts of confinement and exile. Curator Adrian Heathfield believes that these works about life, shelter, labour, freedom, and our relationships address vital issues of human existence and reveal what it means to be human. Hsieh’s works embody profound depth within their extremely minimal forms. It truly takes time for the viewer to catch up to his pace and begin to understand the impact and meaning of the works he has left behind. 【Subtitle revisions】 24:51 所以我就起來 就又搬家 / I just got up and moved. 26:38 然後把我的背包摔到街上去 / then flung my backpack onto the street. #謝德慶 #行為藝術 #謝德慶的做一生 #一年行為表演 #籠子 #打卡 #戶外 #繩子 #不做藝術 #十三年計畫 #TehchingHsieh #Lifeworks #contemporary #performance #passingtime #DiaBeacon