“It’s About Relating- It’s About China”, Featuring Video Installations By Wang Gongxin
Date/Time
Date(s) - 28 Jan 2012 until 11 Mar 2012
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location
RedLine Gallery
Category(ies)
Exhibition: January 28 – March 11, 2012
Member’s Reception: January 28, 6-7pm
Public Reception: January 28, 7-9pm
Artist Talk: February 16, 6-8pm
Artist bio, from RedLine: “Known as the godfather of Chinese video art, WANG Gongxin’s first solo exhibition in the United States will be on display at RedLine this January. WANG Gongxin is one of China’s earliest and most influential video artists and his innovative conceptual videos reveal a deeply personal critique of contemporary life in China today. Organized by the Asian Art Coordinating Council and curated by Dr. Julie Seagraves, this exhibitoin will feature four video installations by Wang - My Sun, Always Welcome, Forward, and It’s About Ya. Ranging from 2-18 screens per piece, this vanguard exhibition will bring visitors through an immersive video experience that explores the artist’s reflections on contemporary and past chinese culture. Seagraves explains, ”Wang’s featured exhibit pieces are mid career examples as well as recent work. All are intense video installations, flawless in execution, and compelling in presentation. Each video installation has a different emotive quality, and the exhibit takes the viewer though a wide range of emotions. Although Wang’s videos are personal statements about China, in reality they deal with universal issues that all viewers can relate to and have their own personal interpretations.”