Shows & Nightlife & Activities

Abstraction as Painterly Rhetoric: A Case Study Between Germany and China

Date: July 21 - Sept 2 - 10 am

Venue: PIFO New Art Gallery

PIFO Gallery is delighted to present the annual exhibition Abstract Art already in its 11th iteration. This year the gallery brings together artists from China and Germany. Germany has an extraordinarily strong tradition in painterly abstraction, since its founding moment after 1945, leading up to the founding of documenta, Kassel and beyond. Consequently artists from Germany have been a source of reference for many Chinese artists. The highly influential artist Tan Ping studied in Germany in the early 1990. His paintings are juxtaposed with works by Bernard Schultze and Karl Fred Dahmen, who are to be found in all major museums and private collections in Germany. PIFO Gallery is proud to be the first gallery to present their paintings in China.

Binge Joking

Date: July 21 - 3 pm

Venue: The Bookworm

Sisley Wilson is an Virtual Artist created by a group of chaps whom are artists, comic playwright, animation artists and scientists. "Her" opus Binge Joking will be shown the very first time in Beijing on July 21. We shall see "Her" talk the talk as well as joke the joke. You probably won't see Her the way as you might have seen other artists. Nonetheless, from her jokes and words, surely you will perceive her character, humorous and witty. And of course she has a distinguishing feature that all girls have, changeable. Paolo De Grandis, the curator of this exhibition, who was the curator of La Biennale di Venezia, who also have been working with many well-known contemporary artists, such as Keith Haring, Yoko Ono, Emilio Vedova, Mimmo Rotella, and so on. This time he chose to collaborate with an Virtual Artist in Beijing, because "She" is such a lark. This exhibition will last one day, the opening ceremony contains a stand-up comedy show and a performance art.