Contemporary Artists from China
8 February - 3 March 2006
Featured Artists: Feng Zhengjie, Sheng Qi, Luo brothers, Li Luming,
Miao Xiaochun, Cui Guotai, Danwen Xing and Frank Fu
In celebration of Chinese New Year 2007, Gow Langsford Gallery is pleased to present Contemporary Artists from China. The exhibition will draw together works by eight Chinese visual artists in a dynamic show of painting, sculpture, photography and performance art. Seven of the eight artists selected demonstrate the diversity of current art emerging from China, while NZ based artist Frank Fu represents the burgeoning diaspora in New Zealand, bringing with him a local dimension to the exhibition. Featuring alongside Frank Fu is photography by Danwen Xing and Miao Xiaochun, painting by Cui Guotai, Sheng Qi, Feng Zhengjie and Li Luming as well as sculpture by the infamous Luo Brothers.
As individuals these artists offer a unique perspective of topical themes and concerns also being explored by mainstream artists worldwide such as social and cultural transformation, globalisation, urbanisation, industrialisation, philosophy, spirituality, popular culture and self-determination. While many of the artists have exhibited widely, both internationally and within China, for most it is their first exhibition in a New Zealand dealer gallery. For the duration of the show, recent MIT graduate Frank Fu, will be conducting a live performance piece at intervals outside the main gallery window.
Contemporary Artists from China will preview at Gow Langsford Gallery on Thusday 8 February and will conclude on the 3rd March 2007.