{"id":58695,"date":"2026-09-04T15:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schirn.de\/ausstellung\/wu-tsang\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:35:07","slug":"wu-tsang","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/www.schirn.de\/en\/exhibition\/wu-tsang\/","title":{"rendered":"Wu Tsang"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class='wp-block-ho-pattern ' data-pattern='ho\/header-ausstellung-ohne-bullet-points'>\n\n<div  class='color-highlight-bg header-exhibition'>\n\n<div  class='container-fluid  sizes-width-fill cf-side-1 cf-gutter-1'>\n\n<div  class='row'>\n\n<div  class='col col-xs-12 col-md-6'>\n\n<div  class='header-full-height position-fixed'>\n\n<div  class='flash-wrapper '>\n\n<div  class='flex-full-height'>\n\n<div  class='exhibition-image-text-content-text position-parent-y'>\n\n<div  class='wp-block-ho-position ' style='top: 9.4607539915183%;'>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ho-div\">\n<div  class='wp-block-ho-scale' style='--ho-scale: 1.03;'>\n<h1 class='color-highlight-fg ho-sd-h1' style=\"white-space: normal;\">Wu Tsang<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ho-slot \"><div class=\"ho-tag-group teaser-text-2 colors-are-inverted\"><div class=\"ho-tag is-secondary is-large is-bold\"><span class=\"ho-tag-label\"><span class=\"hide-xs\">February 5 \u2013 May 9, 2027<\/span><span class=\"hide-sm\">02\/05 \u2013 05\/9\/2027<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ho-div\">\n\n<div  class='mobile-margin-bottom-5'>\n\n<div  class='exhibition-image-text'>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ho-div\">\n\n<div  class='exhibition-image-text-content-image'><div class=\"wp-block-ho-slot bockenheim-indicator\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" class=\"lazy-media-inline  lazy-background-fill\" role=\"group\" aria-describedby=\"media_Lq1XLY\">\n<script type=\"application\/json\">{\n\"id\" : 58647,\n\"sizes\" : {\"medium\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-300x169.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":169,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":11233},\"large\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-1024x576.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":576,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":65974},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-768x432.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":432,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":42673},\"1536x1536\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-1536x864.jpg\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":864,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":122804},\"small\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-440x248.jpg\",\"width\":440,\"height\":248,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":19235},\"semi\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-580x326.jpg\",\"width\":580,\"height\":326,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":28762},\"mobile\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-720x405.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":405,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":39303},\"hd\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-1280x720.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":92650},\"full\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e-1920x1080.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":173046},\"original\":{\"file\":\"La-gran-mentira-de-la-muerte-2024-e.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1125}},\n\"alt\" : \"Woman with a black veil and pearl accessories, thoughtful expression, ornate tile pattern in the background.\",\n\"path\" : \"https:\\\/\\\/schirn.b-cdn.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/\",\n\"video\" : null,\n\"autoplay\" : null,\n\"youtube\" : null,\n\"youtubelabel\" : \"play\",\n\"brightness\" : 100,\n\"crop\" : {\"x\":0.6,\"y\":0.63},\n\"background\" : true,\n\"scale\" : 1,\n\"zoom\" : false,\n\"annotations\" : null}<\/script>\n<div class=\"height-container \" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%; 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