cells
SH CONTEMPORARY 12
booths W10 & N18
ifa gallery
open to the public
friday, 7 to saturday, 8 september 2012 from 11pm to 8pm
sunday, 9 september 2012, from 11pm to 6pm
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
No.1000 Yan An Road (Middle), Shanghai 200040, China
Fitting; in; the; system; staying; utterly; isolated - are the key words of the exhibition Cells, a showcase of the following artists based in China: Gao Brothers, Liu Bolin, Li Rui, Fan Jupeng, Dai Guangyu and Zane Mellupe.
This exhibition features a selection of works depicting emotional, mental or social structures of the artists themselves or perhaps the imaginary collective consciousness of the broader society. Each artist deals with depicting the place of an individual and the way one tries to fit in or is fitted into the social structure.
Gao Brothers depict the social structure itself, Liu Bolin dissolves into the environment, Li Rui tries to get into the soul, Fan Jiupeng openly states “Lost”, Dai Guangyu tries to decode and Zane Mellupe isolates time.