CHEN HANGFENG
禄 Prospérité
vernissage jeudi 10 mai 2012, 18h-22h
exposition 11 mai - 21 juillet 2012
commissaires : Damien Brachet, Margherita Poli,Rosario Caltabiano.
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| Vue de l'exposition (© Ana Tamayo) |
| Vue de l'exposition |
Au premier abord, les œuvres semblent issues de la tradition chinoise, chère à l’artiste, puisqu’elles réinterprètent la méticulosité des gestes propre au travail artisanal par l’usage de formes symétriques et un souci du détail. Chen explore différentes techniques comme le tissage de tapis, la broderie et le découpage qui, par exemple, a une histoire millénaire en Chine.
Cependant, il ne s’agit pas de la simple récupération de techniques anciennes, mais d’un véritable renouvellement, d’ordre thématique et formel. Dans ses dessins, des éléments propres à la tradition orientale rencontrent ceux caractéristiques de la société de consommation occidentale du XXIe siècle, deux univers trop souvent cloisonnés. Il utilise un vocabulaire propre à l’art contemporain et un lexique de son temps pour sauvegarder les racines plus anciennes de sa culture.
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| Logomania no.1, 2006, découpage à la main, papier en fibres de bambou, 65 x 65 cm (© Ana Tamayo) |
| Logomania no.1 (détail) |
| It Matters, 2007, découpage à la main, papier en fibres de bambou (hand cut on red bamboo paper), 24 x 16 |
At first sight they seem to derive from Chinese tradition, dear to the artist, as they reinterpret the meticulous art of handicrafts by the use of symmetric forms and attention to details. Chen explores different techniques such as the art of carpet weaving, embroidery, and specifically cut outs with their thousand year old history.
Still, it's not the mere recovery of an ancient technique, but a true renewal of the art of paper cut-outs, its themes and forms. Chen's compositions bring together elements of the Far-Eastern tradition with symbols of 21st century Western consumer society, worlds that are frequently compartmentalized. In effect, he uses the language of contemporary art and references of his time to save the most ancient roots of his own culture.
Chen Hangfeng lives and works in Shanghai. His works have been exhibited in various galleries and museums, notably at the OV Gallery, at the Zendai Moma and RockBund Art Museum in Shanghai (China), Today Art Museum in Beijing (China), at Bradford Museum (UK), Casino Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Collective Gallery (Scotland) and at the White Rabbit Museum in Sydney (Australia).
The gallery 22,48 m² presents a set of works hitherto unknown in France. The works are also displayed in the gallery's offices, which will, exceptionally, be opened to the public just for the opening day, the 10th of May and till the 14th May.
Margherita Poli
[Translation by FRANK’S]
DOSSIER DE PRESSE / PRESSE RELEASE
[Translation by FRANK’S]
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| Vue de l'exposition (© Ana Tamayo) |
| Logomania Carpet No.3, 2008, tapis en laine, fait-main (hand-made carpet, colored wool ), 200 x 200 cm |



