EXHIBITION

Christian Dior and Chinese Artists

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, Beijing, 11/16/2008 - 01/15/2009

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The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art presents the exhibition "Christian Dior and Chinese Artists" starting November 16th, 2008 in Beijing. Conceived as a highly innovative project, this exhibition creates a dialogue between two continents and two different means of expression, contemporary art and fashion. A legendary name, synonymous around the world with haute couture, places itself as a source of inspiration for major Chinese artists: Wang Du, Zhang Huan, Huang Rui, Li Songsong, Zhang Dali, Xu Zhongmin, Liu Jianhua, Zheng Guogu, Lu Hao, Wang Qingsong, Yan Lei, Zhang Xiaogang, Wen Fang, Shi Jingsong, Wang Gongxin, Quentin Shih, Liu Wei, Rong Rong & Inri, Tim Yip, Qiu Zhijie et Ma Yan Song. More than 20 specially commissioned works by these artists will be presented alongside the designs which inspired them, whether designed by Monsieur Dior, John Galliano, Kris Van Assche for Dior Homme or Victoire de Castellane for the Haute Joaillerie, as well as emblematic objects from the house's perfumes and accessories. The perfumes are placed in a context whose strength extends beyond the era of their creation to project them into Dior's present and future. A selection of creations, sketches and photographs from the Dior archives underlines the historical importance of a house that recently celebrated its 60th birthday, and highlights the key elements that remain a source of inspiration for the future. By allowing these Chinese artists to express its identity, Dior displays its capacity for reinvention in a contemporary world. The originality of this project relies on an unusual layout that brings the visitor to the heart of the Chinese art scene, currently one of the world's most innovative, audacious and productive. The works reveal a unique process of confronting Eastern and Western cultures in a futuristic perspective. At once a venue of expression and a platform for contemporary creation, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art has established itself in a year as the source of new artistic trends in China. With Christian Dior and Chinese Contemporary Art, the UCCA once again reinvents a creative dialogue as vital and lively as the Chinese art scene.

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