Active artists showcased in capital
( 2003-12-20 14:25) (China Daily)
Agrand art show entitled "The Left-Wing" will start on Saturday and run until
end of the month at the Left Bank Gallery in the Zhongguancun area of western
Beijing.
Attending the exhibition are about 30 of the most active of today's Chinese
artists including Cao Fei, Fang Lijun, Gu Dexin, Song Dong, Sui Jianguo, Zhuang
Hui, Du Zhenjun, Huang Yongbing and Shen Shaomin, according to curator Gu
Zhenqing.
In 2003, many Chinese artists have turned their attention from experimenting
with more abstract art forms to expressing their views and concerns over
societal issues such as environmental pollution, and migrant workers, the gap
between the rich and the poor.
Different art forms such as painting, installation, video art, performance
art and new media art are on display. The artists have depicted the different
lifestyles of ordinary Chinese people as they come to terms with the
unprecedented, dramatic economic and cultural impacts of globalization.
The exhibition displays the artists' earnest explorations into the history of
China and their efforts to bring the mundaneness and mediocrity of daily life to
the level of soul-searching and spiritually uplifting works of art, the
organizers say.
The venue of the art show is next to Peking University and Zhongguancun
High-Tech Park, and the so-called high-brow residential communities on the
Fourth North Ring Road of Beijing. The exhibition provides a platform for
interactions between artists and a portion of high-paying Chinese population,
which in turn will make the art show meaningful, the organizers say.
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