Shanghai Surprise
Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai, Shanghai, 03/01/2013 - 04/10/2013
Fuxing Xi Road, Lane 49, Building 3
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Artists: Aaajiao (Xu Wenkai), Birdhead, Chen Wei, Cheng Ran, Ding Yi, Gao Mingyan, Gabriël Lester, Liang Yue, Liao Fei, MadeIn Company, Michael Lin, Liu Jianhua, MadeIn Company, Qiu Anxiong, Shi Yong, Song Tao, Xiao Jiang, Xu Zhen, Yang Fudong, Yang Zhenzhong, Zhang Enli, Zhou Tiehai
‘Shanghai Surprise’ comprises of two parts: a group exhibition featuring works by defining artists, young Chinese and expat authors who possess strong ties to Shanghai-geographically or culturally; and a mobile library that captures Shanghai’s transforming cultural landscape.
Central to the exhibition is a selection of works that are unique or less exhibited and have possibly faded into oblivion after their initial premiere. According to Xu and Wu, the combination of iconic works and rare pieces marks a distinctive narrative of the last ten years of Shanghai’s production of contemporary. These works will be accompanied by a presentation of recent works by a group of emerging artists who are either based in Shanghai or draw their inspiration from the city.
Titled ‘Archiving Contemporary Art In Shanghai Since 2000′, the mobile library provides access to a rich collection of printed matters and digital resources. It documents the activities of Shanghai-based artists, collectives, as well as programs of institutions, galleries, alternative spaces and cultural councils of foreign consulates in Shanghai since 2000. The mobile library is the first project of ‘The Subscribers’, a curatorial initiative founded by Leo Xu and Azure Wu.
A fully illustrated catalogue will be published in conjunction with the project.
‘Shanghai Surprise’ is a curatorial collaboration between Leo Xu and Azure Wu with assistance of Kim Wu. For More Information