Events

Edward Burtynsky: China

thebeijinger — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:51:37 +0800

Although Edward Burtynsky’s panoramic photographs on manufactured landscapes are similar to the work of Andreas Gursky, he still manages to create an aura of beautiful individuality flattened by environments ruled by unitary precision.Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery (8459 9263)

Christian Dior and Chinese Artists

thebeijinger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:40:53 +0800

This highly innovative project creates a dialogue between two continents and two different means of expression: contemporary art and fashion. More than 20 specially commissioned artworks will be presented alongside the designs which inspired them, as well as emblematic objects from the house's perfumes and accessories. Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (6438 6576)

Group Exhibition: Direction

thebeijinger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:39:01 +0800

A small yet delicate and comprehensive show of five Chinese artists working in abstract art, experimental wash painting, mixed media, woodcuts and sketches. March Art/Felix Ringel Gallery Beijing (5978 9371)

Italian Shape

thebeijinger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:49:51 +0800

Italian-born artists Berlingeri and Rabarama explore their own art languages with the form of sculpture. By folding different materials-mainly textiles-Berlingeri creates shapes and the shadows of the folds of her works, while Rabarama traces untouchable light, reshaping it into a tangible work. Anni Art (8456 7783)

Jia Aili: Hibernation

thebeijinger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:32:14 +0800

Jia believes that what usually blocks people from art is perhaps the artwork itself. With Hibernation, the creative process itself will be put on display in the gallery space. Visitors will get to witness the gradual birth of a painting named "We Are From the Century". doArt China (8457 4550)

Jorg Immendorff and Ren Rong

thebeijinger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:42:22 +0800

German-based Chinese artist Ren, born to a military family in Nanjing, incorporates Chinese seal characters, paper cuts, shadow puppets, and almost anything ìChineseî into the compositional structures of his works. German master Jorg Immendorff is an artist who used his neo-expressionist/surrealist visual style to portray political developments in Germany, and was a heavy influence on Ren. Another East-West dialogue, or just single-sided Orientalist imagery? Gallery TN (5978 9757)

Li Qing: Ghosting

thebeijinger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:44:44 +0800

The young artistss exploration into forms of "interaction"through paintings is presented along with approximately 30 works of film, installation and photography, offering a deeper understanding of the new generation of Chinese artists who have engaged in a rare and exemplary unification of concept and language. Iberia Center for Contemporary Art (5978 9030)

Shirin Neshat: Women Without Men

thebeijinger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:47:29 +0800

Neshat, an Iranian woman who has spent most of her life in exile in the US, presents us with a beautiful, eye-opening series of five films that seek to expose the fundamental human problems in contemporary Islamic culture. In five parallel sequences, Shirin Neshat portrays the lives of five Iranian women in 1953, the year that the democratically elected prime minister was removed in a coup d'etat mounted by American and British forces. The films are presented in Farsi without translation, which, while obscuring some of the content, replicates for the viewer the challenge of making sense of a foreign sensibility without all the facts.Faurschou Beijing (5978 9316)

Xie Nanxing: Big Show

thebeijinger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:36:44 +0800

Xie's works always bear a blurriness-a visual violence which projects people into a state of insecurity. Is the goal of this self-proclaimed "Big Show" to incite overwhelming emotions that will deliver us from our half-lived lives? Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne-Beijing (6433 3393)

HPA (Humanity Photo Award) 2009 world folk photo contest

shiperzy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:45:05 +0800

HPA (Humanity Photo Award) 2009——the world folk photo contest is on entry now.

A stage for you to record and share the world folk culture with other photographers all over the world

Entry Closing Date: 15th April 2009
Award Ceremony Date: 16th September 2009

About HPA:
1. The only world folk photo contest all over the world;
2. Launched by CFPA(China Folklore Photographic Association);
3. Five successful contests in the past;
4. Supported by UNESCO;
5. 94 nationalities have participated in the HPA contests;
6. Each entry should consist of a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 photographs;
7. Attractive bonus plus transportation fee and a 3-day hotel accommodation for the ceremony if you win the award;
8. 166 awards in total;
9. Famous and honest judges all from different nationalities.

For the details of the HPA 2009 contest, please view the link below:
http://www.china-fpa.org/en/hpa2009/list.asp

Liu Dewei: Pre-destiny with Calligraphy

thebeijinger — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:35:50 +0800

Galerie Ora-Ora is also holding its debut exhibition, with paintings by senior artist Liu Dewei. The 72-year-old painter is showing a number of works of what he terms “picto-calligraphy.” Here Liu combines his skills in oil and traditional Chinese painting to poetic effect.Beijing Ora-Ora(info@ora-ora.com)

Pekin Fine Arts Group Exhibition : Accumulation

maiko — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:28:31 +0800

Group Exhibition: Accumulation
13 Dec – 16 Feb 2009
Artists:
Aniwar, Bai Yiluo, Billy Lee, Choi Jeong-Hwa, Huang Zhiyang, He Yunchang, Li Yao,Marvin Mintofang, Peter Sandbichler, Suling Wang, Wu Shanzhuan,Yeh Yi-li, Redxing Ye

Overseas artists from Beijing,Shanghai,Taiwan,Seol,London,Vienna exhibit their paintings,installations,sculptures.Their works will show you infinite possibilities of their artworks in the whole exhibition space.Their artworks can have another greater powers and stronger impressions when they are put together.Please feel the air of "Accumulation" in Pékin Fine Arts.
===========================================================
Artist Statement
Bai Yiluo
Recycling (Mixed Media Installation/2008)

Let’s imagine for a minute a possible scenario: What if there was a man or a woman who decided one day to throw away his/her heart? What if he/she decided to sell his heart at a very cheap price? Sell it to the first guy that came around collecting rubbish for recycling? Off goes the heart, as the garbage collector tosses it on to his three-wheeled bicycle. And takes the heart away….

Call for Submission: 2009 Affordable Art Beijing(AAB)

Dawnhe — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:09:12 +0800

AAB(Affordable Art Beijing), a project was founded by Tom Pattinson and Tamsin Roberts, inaugurated in 2006. AAB is an annual event, 2009 will be our 4th AAB. Over the past three years AAB has established itself as a popular, great value venture for our sponsors, our clients, the public and of course our artists. AAB 2008 exhibited 700 works by not less than100 artists from both home and abroad. More than 50% of works in the event were sold.

This event is designed to help young artists gain public attention. It is an opportunity for artists of all styles and backgrounds to exhibit in a highly promoted show to large numbers of people, and for the public to snap up great works at affordable prices. Each year we have attracted wide spread media attention, large numbers of visitors, great interest amongst artists circles and the support of well known artists and patrons of the arts, all offering their support.

AAB 2009 will be held at The Orange, Sanlitun Village. Red T. art welcomes you to participate.

I. Submission: Please download the AAB_Application form at www.redt-art.com
EITHER:

Two Blocks East West － Exhibition / Design Shop

nuo_dina — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:41:27 +0800

20th Anniversary of Goethe-Institut in China - Serial Celebration "Chinese and German New Design" Series IV - Two Blocks East West

Date: 21.12.2008 - 20.02.2009
VIP Preview: 20.12.2008, 16:00-18:00 (Invitation only)
Organisation: Goethe-Institut (China), MEWE Design Association, 798 Art District 706 Loft
Curator: Liu Zhizhi

A Different Take

thebeijinger — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:01:52 +0800

798/Red Gate Gallery presents its winter show, featuring gallery artists including Chen Yufei, Han Qing, Liu Qinghe, Tsewang Tashi and Xie Guoping. 798/Red Gate Gallery (6438 1005)

Accumulation

thebeijinger — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:02:11 +0800

Pekin Fine Arts brings together a typically eclectic group of artists for its winter show. Painter Aniwar, installation artist Choi Jeong-Hwa, sculptor Marvin Mintofang and video artist Yeh Yi-li should all be highlights.Pekin Fine Arts (5127 3220)

Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993

thebeijinger — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:36:37 +0800

This exhibition of Ai Weiwei’s unpublished photographs was chosen from over 10,000 the artist took during his ten-year sojourn in New York. He insists his motivation in showing these photographs now is not nostalgic, even though the appeal of many lies in the documentation of a bohemian life now gone. Three Shadows Photography Art Center(6432 2663)

Bo Yun: Song Dynasty Wind

thebeijinger — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:49:40 +0800

Bo Yun’s oil paintings are influenced by a profound understanding of traditional Chinese art. Bo’s show gives viewers a chance to appreciate the kind of intensely detailed work normally associated with masterpieces from the Song dynasty. XYZ Gallery (8459 9299)

Chen Man & Yang Dawei

thebeijinger — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:56:52 +0800

Chen Man has established a reputation as a truly original fashion photographer with works that are both grand and elegant, wanton and teasing, giving her models a kind of overbearing beauty. The photography of Yang Dawei is more meditative, conveying an inner peace. March Art/Felix Ringel Gallery Beijing (8096 9200)

Direction

thebeijinger — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:01:24 +0800

A small and delicate, yet nonetheless comprehensive exhibition of works by five Chinese artists, covering a range of media and styles: abstraction, experimental ink and wash painting, mixed media, woodcuts and drawings. March Art/Felix Ringel Gallery Beijing (5978 9371)