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- Wu Hung is an artist, a curator and a critic.
SUMMER - NEW PAINTINGS BY ZENG HAO (solo)
OVERVIEW
| Date | ... closedSep 11, 2010 - Oct 31, 2010 |
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| Venue(s) |
Beijing Center for the Arts (Beijing, China) |
| Curator(s) | Wu Hung |
| Artist(s) | Zeng Hao |
| Organizer(s) |
Beijing Center for the Arts (Beijing, China) |
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EXHIBITION SYNOPSIS
About Summer - New Paintings by Zeng HaoAs a representative artist of China’s New Imagists that sprung up in the 1990’s, Zeng Hao’s work concerns the imbalance following China’s period of rapid urbanization between the material world and the spirit of the contemporary. In his early paintings, humans and objects were not differentiated but rather scattered over the flattened background in miniatures, thus serving to convey the weightlessness of the contemporary urban life.
However, the exhibited works in the upcoming show “Summer” curated by Wu Hung completely overturn the dominant style used by the artist over the past decade. On one hand, he abandons the contemporary narrative coated with symbolism, weakens the effect caused by abnormal patterns and diverts to the state of human being in a normal environment. The works thus created expose an ambigious time-space relationship between the figures and the landscape they are involved in－something between “presence” and “absence”. In another sense, by using a more common language of art, the artist has unprecedentedly made “pictoriality” the core of his transformation. We may decipher from these paintings a language of speed and directness－uniquely modeled figures, Chinese-style trees and all-white/ black backgrounds. All in all, the artist is in pursuit of a language that surpasses Realism while keeping a distance from the so-called “conceptualization” formed in Chinese contemporary art over the last two decades.
Though regarded as an indispensable part of Chinese New Imagism, Zeng Hao’s paintings have never been defined in terms of style and value. The exhibition is a full display of the artist’s latest paintings, following his recent artistic transformation. More importantly, it will put to the table a serious question: in a post-financial crisis era, how can we, through case studies, delve deeper into analyzing the values conveyed by Chinese contemporary artists and finding their connections with the nation’s social state and art history.
Jul 10, 2010
WORKS (11)
A Slope and the Trees(Series: works with no series), 2010
painting, 2000x2400mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
(Series: works with no series), 2008
painting, 2400x2000mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
(Series: works with no series), 2008
painting, 2000x2400mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
No.1(Series: Four Tress in the White Background), 2010
painting, 2400x3000mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
The Trees, a Man and a Woman(Series: works with no series), 2009
painting, 2500x2000mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
(Series: works with no series)
painting
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
A Man and two Trees(Series: works with no series), 2009
painting, 2400x3100mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
A Leaning Tree in the Black Backgroud(Series: works with no series), 2010
painting, 2400x2000mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
A Tree in the Black Background(Series: works with no series), 2009
painting, 3000x2400mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
No.2(Series: Three Trees in the Black Background), 2010
painting, 2400x3000mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
(Series: works with no series), 2010
painting, 2500x2000mm
ARTIST: Zeng Hao
2010(6)
- Summer - New Paintings by Zeng Hao (curator, solo)2010.09.11 - 2010.10.31
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Beijing Center for the Arts(1)(11) - Materials of the Future: Documenting Contemporary Chinese Art from 1980-1990 and Contemporary Chinese Art: Primary Documents (artist, group)
2010.09.07 - 2010.10.15... closed
Hong Kong Arts Centre(1) - Credit Suisse Today Art Award (curator, group)2010.09.01 - 2010.09.07
... closed
Today Art Museum - 2010 Zeng Fanzhi Solo Exhibition (curator, solo)2010.08.12 - 2010.10.12
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RockBund Art Museum Shanghai(1)(24) - Suyuan Stone Generator - 1 Hour Equals 100 Million Years (curator, solo)2010.08.03 - 2010.08.10
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Today Art Museum(1) - Re-Imagining the Real - Photography Show of Gao Lei, Shi Guorui, Yang Fudong, Zhuang Hui (curator, group)2010.03.31 - 2010.06.30
... closed
Yuz Museum(1)(4)
2009(3)
- Traces - Liu Xiaodong Solo Exhibition (curator, solo)2009.09.18 - 2009.10.29
... closed
Beijing Angle Modern Art - Motion/Tension: New Work by Sui Jianguo (curator, solo)2009.09.06 - 2009.10.15
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Today Art Museum(9) - A Conversation with Chicago: Contemporary Sculpture from China (curator, group)2009.04.09 - 2010.10.10
... closed
Millennium Park(1)(11)
2008(8)
- Microscopic Narration Social Images by Zhang Xiaotao and Li Yifan (curator, group)2008.08.25 - 2008.10.04
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Iberia Center for Contemporary Art(41) - "From Six Mile Village to Three Shadows" New Works by Rong Rong and Inri (curator, group)2008.08.08 - 2008.10.07
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Three Shadows Photography Art Centre(1) - From Six Mile Village to Three Shadows New Works by RongRong & Inri (curator, group)2008.08.08 - 2008.11.18
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Three Shadows Photography Art Centre(28) - 2D and 3D - Negotiating Visual Languages (curator, group)2008.08.01 - 2008.09.28
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PKM Gallery (Beijing)(1)(18) - Fire His Breath, Jade His Bones: New Work by Shi Jinsong (curator, solo)2008.07.26 - 2008.08.24
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Platform China Contemporary Art Institute Space A(1)(9) - Liu Hung: Great Granary (curator, solo)2008.05.25 - 2008.06.08
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Xin Beijing Art Gallery - Early Spring - New Work by Xia Xiaowan (curator, solo)2008.05.20 - 2008.06.29
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Aye Gallery(17) - Early Spring - New Work by Xia Xiaowan (curator, solo)2008.04.22 - 2008.05.11
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Today Art Museum
2007(7)
- NET: curated by Wu Hung (curator, group)2007.09.20 - 2007.11.03
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Chambers Fine Art (Beijing) - Between Heaven and Earth Miniascape - Shen Shaomin Solo Exhibition (curator, solo)2007.09.09 - 2007.10.21
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Courtyard Gallery(35) - Between Heaven And Earth: fighter-X (curator, solo)2007.09.09 - 2007.10.21
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Platform China Contemporary Art Institute Space A(9) - Shen Shaomin Solo Exhibition (curator, solo)2007.09.08 - 2007.10.03
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Tang Contemporary Art Beijing(1)(8)(8) - NO.1 Project - Shen Shaomin Solo Exhibition (curator, solo)2007.09.05 - 2007.08.20
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Tang Contemporary Art Beijing
Today Art Museum(1) - New Photo - Ten Years (curator, group)2007.06.27 - 2007.09.16
... closed
Three Shadows Photography Art Centre - Seven Worthies: Hong Lei Solo Exhibition (curator, solo)2007.05.03 - 2007.05.06
... closed
Today Art Museum(1)
2006(1)
- I paint there for I am (curator, group)2006.12.24 - 2007.01.14
... closed
Today Art Museum
2005(1)
- "Sublimation" - A New Art Project by Zhang Dali (curator, solo)2005.10.22 - 2005.11.15
... closed
Beijing Commune
2004(2)
- Xu Bing : Tobacco Project 2004 (curator, solo)2004.08.21 - 2004.09.18
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Shanghai Gallery of Art - Intersection: Contemporary Oil Painting and Photography (curator, group)2004.06.08 - 2004.07.23
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Chambers Fine Art (Beijing)
2002(1)
- The First Guangzhou Trienale-Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990-2000) (curator, group)2002.11.18 - 2003.01.19
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Guangdong Museum of Art
