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Curated by Fang Lei & Jonathan Goodman
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Cao Xiaodong, Jing Kewen, Li Luming, Shen Jingdong, Su Xinping, Wang Yiqiong, Yang Qian, Yin Zhaoyang, Zhang Hongtu, Zhao Nengzhi, Zhong Biao
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December 4th - January 12th, 2007 / Opening Reception: December 13th, 6.30-8.30 pm
ChinaSquare is pleased to present Revolution, a group show curated by Fang Lei and Jonathan Goodman featuring Cao Xiaodong, Jing Kewen, Li Luming, Shen Jingdong, Su Xinping, Wang Yiqiong, Yang Qian, Yin Zhaoyang, Zhang Hongtu, Zhao Nengzhi and Zhong Biao. These artists, born during the Cultural Revolution, examine the legacy of Mao's socialism in ironic and allegorical ways. As Mainland China embraces late capitalism, monuments and leaders once revered are judged and deconstructed. The participants in the show pay homage mostly to another time, when politics was not so easily engaged or made fun of. The artists' nostalgic memories of youth are juxtaposed with the ideological revolutions that now take place everyday.
Fang Lei, a Beijing-based independent curator since 1998, has curated and organized a number of exhibitions and events including the Beijing Biennale, Guangzhou Triennial, and Shanghai Biennale, etc.
Jonathan Goodman has been writing about contemporary Chinese art for more than a decade. Based in New York, he is currently teaching at the Pratt Institute and the Parsons School of Design.
My favorite:
Shen Jing Dong
Navy/ Army/ Air Force, 2007
oil on canvas
120 x 180 cm / 47.24 x 70.86 in., for each piece
Jing Kewen
Dream 2006 No. 16, 2006
acrylic on canvas
200 x 300 cm / 78.74 x 118.11 in.
Li Luming
Aiming, 2007
oil on canvas
150 x 200 cm / 59.05 x 78.74 in.
Zhang Hong Tu
Ping-Pong Mao, 1995
mixed media installation, ed. 2/5
76.2 x 152.4 x 274.3 cm / 30 x 60 x 108 in.
Zhong Biao
Grandma's Sky, 2007
acrylic on canvas
400 x 280 cm / 157.48 x 110.23 in.
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