Wang Guangle, Terrazzo, 2004
video, acrylic on wall, 900 x 600 cm
Wang Ake, Facial Expressions Series, 2007
Digital print, 150 x 110 cm
Li Yu & Liu Bo, '13 Months in the Year of Dog,' 2006-2007
C-print, 150 x 120 cm
Sun Xun, 'Requiem', 2007
Animation
Chen Wei, 'Records on Hypnosis', 2007
C-print, 125 x 185 cm
This exhibition of young emerging Chinese artists comes with a word of warning about the hype currently surrounding the contemporary Chinese art market: 'Should we decide to consider contemporary art with a historical determinist attitude, and feel gleeful about it, then we may make mistakes unknowingly, because the development of all things does not necessarily follow our willful expectations. The fierce prosperity of the contemporary Chinese art market seems to have elevated the expectations of those who care about it, especially artists, who have actually benefited from these recent developments.'
Nevertheless, the exhibition hopes to reveal that contemporary art in China is vibrant and constantly evolving, with artists quietly exploring different mediums and approaches in their work. The exhibition has been given the title 'Refresh' in an attempt to invite viewers to 'reconnect' with Chinese contemporary art and to savour just 'some of the realities that are happening in contemporary Chinese art'.
Artists participating: Bao Weiyue, Chen Man, Chen Wei, Cheng, Ran, Chi Peng, Du Yan, Fan Mingzhu, Gao Mingyan, Gao Shengjie, Ge Lei, Guo Hongwei, Hu Liu, Jin, Shan, Li Mu, Li Xiaosong, Li Xuehui, Lin Zhipeng, Liu Bo & Li Yu, Liu Yiqing, Lv Ying, Ma Qiusha, Peng Yun, Sha Weichen, Su Chang, Sun Xun, Tang Yi, Wang Ake, Wang Dan, Wang Guangle, Wang Jun, Xie Donglei, Yu Tianzhu, Zhang Lehua, Zhang Yi, Zu Weimin
Refresh
Until 20 January
Arario
Jiuchang Art Complex
Beihuqu Road
Anwaibeiyuan Street
Chaoyang District, Beijing
T: +86 10 5202 3800
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