"Face to Faces"
10 June– 30 June 2008

"Face to Faces" is an exhibition presented under the programme "Dialogues d'images", initiated by Culturesfrance in 2005. The programme sets out to address contemporary issues in photography, video, graphics and drawing, by confronting a fixed corpus of 30 to 50 works by French and European artists with a series of works by artists from the country hosting the exhibition. The latter are to be selected jointly by the French curator and a curator from the host venue. Works of artists from the host country enrich these major exhibitions which in turn become unique at each stage.

 

Naked Beyond Skin
Xiang Jing
15 May – 7 June 2008

Naked Beyond skin is a touring solo exhibition that brings forth an array of new sculptural creations by Shanghai-based female artist Xiang Jing. Graduating with a sculpture degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, the artist first caught the Chinese Art world’s notice with the solo project, Keep in Silence, in 2005, Xiang revealed a tour-de-force assemblage of diverse figurative representations that astounded many critics, collectors and viewers, both in its craftsmanship and its clear, singular approach that eschewed much of the trendiness found in contemporary Chinese art today.

The sculptures were dramatic, some replete with iconic references that appeared to have been culled straight from reality while others were like comic-book characters, with the entire project made all the more profound by presenting only figures of women. There is also a power in the way she assembles the pieces, evocatively expanding the sculptural possibilities of the viewers’ relationship to the work; especially in regard to the angularity between the bodies’ scale, dimension, texture and color.

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Radiancy Feng Zhengjie 3 April - 30 April 2008 Radiancy is a solo exhibition chronicling past and present aspects of the artistic odyssey of Feng Zhengjie, one of the most recognisable names in Chinese Contemporary Art today. With innumerable participations in international expositions, both group and solo, Feng has gained a formidable reputation for his visual metaphor towards the flashy, commercial nature of modern China. Rather than a retrospective in nature, this project is more of an overview representation of the artist’s oeuvre, dating back 16 years when he assembled his first complete series of paintings. To date, Feng Zhengjie has created more than 7 series of artworks and some of the reputable ones include “Romantic Trip”, “Butterfly in Love” and “China Series”, the last of which he is still continuing to produce.

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surFACE: in transit Ling Jian 27 February - 25 March 2008 Ling Jian was born in Shandong Province, China in 1963. He graduated from Qinghua University Art College, Beijing in 1986. Later, He has spent more than 15 years in Europe, before returning to Beijing to set up a studio. He now straddles between Beijing and Berlin. His recent solo exhibitions include “Last idealism”, Gallery Volker Diehl, Berlin and “Red Vanitas”, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, both were held in 2007.

The Ripe Project
Sakarin Krue-on
24 January - 24 February 2008

The Village and Harvest Time” by Sakarin Krue-on presents the story of the oriental way of life. The technique used in this project is different from other types of art presentation. This work has been carrying from the 12th Documenta, Kazzle, and German.
The inspiration from the simple life pattern of the countryside and the value of generousity lead to the concept for this exhibition. It is to present the missing pieces from this materialized society. The interactive-participative fine art and activity are aimed to help the viewer appreciate and become aware of the value of good working process.