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art scene in China. They aim to support and nurture the work of creative
talent, whether local or international. Each week on That's, they will be highlighting the top art exhibits, shows and galleries to see in Shanghai.
Feng Mengbo: Museum
Feng Mengbo has converted MadeIn Gallery into a museum. The objects on display are familiar, but not from high culture, history, or scientific endeavor. Rather, they are from popular culture. The exhibits are displayed in exhibition vitrines, each with their own diorama playing out separate scenarios. These items are all familiar within Feng Mengbo’s previous computer-generated works and paintings. You can even play the video game machine the artist designed and built.
Until July 2, MadeIn Gallery.
Patty Chang: Reconfiguration
This is the first solo show of the American-born-Chinese artist Patty Chang in Chinese mainland This exhibition presents Chang’s latest, research-based, performative-lecture work and its attendant photos and sculptures, with a selection of earlier videos that helped secure her position as one of the most influential performance artists of her generation.
Until July 2, Bank Gallery.
Collage: The Cards Players
From montage to assemblage, collage art extended from paper pasting to photography, film and installations until it became a common denominator in all art media. This exhibition presents a number of collages by 18 important and influential artists from China and Europe.
Until June 3, Shanghai Gallery of Art.
Liang Manqi: Emcoding
Adopting two-dimensional paintings as
the primary cue, utilizing installations, site-specific paintings, and
even the architectural structure of the space as her media, Liang Manqi
intends to connect, intervene, and complement the exhibition space with
her works of art. This exhibition provides a kaleidoscopic visual
experience, as if the visitor is placed on a ritualized theater stage.
Until June 25, Arario Gallery.
Camila Pino Gay: Our Time on the Moon
In the words of illustrator Camila Pino Gay, all these works are inspired by the space race and the first images of UFOs that altered the naturalness of the daily landscape of the 1950s. This series of seven silkscreens titled “Out Time on the Moon” shows how logos and signs can be easily altered, with just a letter or word.
Until May 28, Flip Pop Gallery.
He Xiangyu: Turtle, Lion and Bear
This exhibition presents two facets of He Xiangyu’s recent works: his ongoing “Lemon Paintings” and his expansive video installation, “Turtle, Lion and Bear”. The works are rooted in the artist’s interest in sensory perception and in developing visual devices to influence and disrupt the viewer’s reactions to his work. Multiple vitrines display videos showing people and animals yawning.
Until June 8, Qiao Space.
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