| Date | ... closedJan 23, 2010 - Mar 13, 2010 |
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| Venue(s) |
Oriental Vista Gallery (Shanghai, China) |
| Curator(s) | Rebecca Catching |
| Artist(s) | BirdHead , Chen Hangfeng, Jutta Friedrichs, Gao Mingyan, Ben Houge, Ji Wenyu, Jiang Hongqing, Jin Feng, Maya Kramer, Lu Jiawei, Ning Zuohong, Qiu Anxiong, Christina Shmigel, Su Chang, Wu Ding |
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Oriental Vista Gallery (Shanghai, China) |
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We’ve all seen it – the warped bamboo scaffolding, the torn up streets, the walls dripping with fresh paint, the city is getting a face lift in time for the World Expo, similar to the process which befell Beijing in advance of the Olympics.
But what lies underneath that glossy white paint? What are we covering up and why? Who decides what will be the new face of Shanghai? This exhibition explores issues of history, idealism and image-making in the context of modern China.
“Make-over” features 15 newly-commissioned works, including cutting-edge video, installation and performance works, which employ materials as diverse as cake, barbed wire, live goldfish and a bubble-making machine.
Mediums: performance, sound, video, sculpture, installation, mixed media, digital and site specific works
Bubble City, Bubble Life(Series: Bubble City, Bubble Life), 2010
installation, Wire cage, bubble machine, IV drip and mirrorArtist(s): Chen Hangfeng
"Bubble City, Bubble Life" involves bubble machine surrounded by a wire cage; as the bubbles emerge, they will hit the wires of the cage and burst, with only the smallest managing to escape. The whole apparatus is provided a steady supply of bubble fluid administered via IV drip – a sort of life support system for dreams. The work uses humor to create a tension between ideals and realities. The bubble has the intriguing property of reflecting our world in a small round idealized shape but also conveys a sense of speculation, fragility and emptiness.
The View in Fragments(Series: The View in Fragments), 2010
installationArtist(s): Christina Shmigel
The View in Fragments(Series: The View in Fragments), 2010
installationArtist(s): Christina Shmigel
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 | 798 Multimedia Art Festival 2010 (group) 07.18 - 09.14 |
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 | Pan Qiliu’s Solo Exhibition (solo) 09.04 - 09.26 Tina Keng Gallery (Taipei) (Taibei, China) |
 | Floating Landscape - Liu Jianhua’s Solo Exhibition (solo) 08.28 - 09.27 Z-art Center (Shanghai, China) (12) |
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 | The Mirror of Time (group) 08.22 - 10.10 Michael Ku Gallery (Taibei, China) |
 | Vivid As Fruit - Xu Di Solo Exhibition (solo) 09.03 - 10.10 Vanguard Gallery (Shanghai, China) (1) |
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 | Attitude - Jiang Zhi Solo Exhibition (solo) 09.05 - 10.17 Platform China Contemporary Art Institute Space A (Beijing, China) |
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 | Hope Tunnel - Zhang Huan Solo Exhibition (solo) 07.17 - 10.24 Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing) (Beijing, China) (1)(20) |
 | Munnery (group) 09.04 - 10.24 Art Channel (Beijing, China) |
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 | Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition (group) 04.15 - 10.31 Shanghai Quanhua Watercolor Art Gallery (Shanghai, China) (1)(1) |
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 | Homeland: Painting The Moment - Painting Slowness (solo) 09.04 - 10.31 Galerie Urs Meile (Beijing) (Beijing, China) (2) |
 | 2010 Shanghai Jing An Sculpture Exhibition Hiquily <Girouette Monumentale> (solo) 09.01 - 10.31 Shanghai Jing An Sculpture Park (Shanghai, China) |
 | Gadgetry and Rites - Li Hui Solo Exhibition (solo) 08.01 - 11.01 Yuz Museum (Jakarta, Indonesia) (1)(4)(6) |
 | Textile Town Art Festival of Xi'An China (group) 10.30 - 11.02 |
 | King and Queen - Jiang Xiaochun and His World (solo) 09.04 - 11.04 Yun Gallery (Beijing, China) (1) |
 | Another Episode - The Photography of Liu Lijie (solo) 09.04 - 11.04 798 Photo Gallery (Beijing, China) (1) |
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 | CHINA PARK - Gu Wenda Solo Exhibition (solo) 05.15 - 11.15 |
 | History Lessons (group) 09.04 - 11.15 Pekin Fine Arts (Beijing, China) (1)(18) |
 | Top Secret - Flying Carpet III (solo) 08.22 - 11.15 Hadrien de Montferrand Gallery (Beijing, China) (7) |
 | China Original Art Collection Exhibition (group) 08.08 - 11.18 |
| Youth·Gardens - Group Exhibition of Wang Daishan, Xiao Fangkai (Beijing) (group) 11.03 - 11.26 Bridge Gallery (Beijing, China) (11) |
 | Anywhere (group) 05.22 - 12.31 |
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