Regards Croisés:a Selection of AsianContemporary Art
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Art Plural Gallery is pleased to present its second exhibition entitled Regards Croisés: A Selection of Asian Contemporary Art, a comparative dialogue among selected artists from Asia.
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REGARDS CROISÉS:
A SELECTION OF ASIAN
CONTEMPORARY ART
Summary
foreword 3
CHoi Xoo ang 7-11
CHU teh-Chun 13-15
feng shuo 17-19
gao Xingjian 21-23
li tianbing 25-31
m shanthamani 33-35
paribartana moHanty 37-41
Jagannath panda 43-47
QiU Jie 49-55
sHi Jinsong 57-61
tHUKRal & tagRa 63-73
tian taiquan 75-77
Hema UpadHyay 79-81
lochan UpadHyay 83-85
fabienne VeRdieR 87-91
acknowledgements 93
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Foreword
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ArtPluralGalleryispleasedtopresentitssecondexhibitionentitledRegards Croisés: A Selection of Asian Contemporary Art,acomparativedialogueamongselectedartistsfromAsia.
Timelyandtimeless,thegallerydisplaystoday’smostintriguingquestionsandthoughtprovokingart.Morethananexhibition,aneyeopenertocomplexinteractionsbathedinpolitics,industrialandenvironmentalissuesim-mersedinourendlesslychangingconsumersociety.Theartistsusemetaphoricalandsymbolicalmediumstovoicethesedilemmasinaglobalworld,byfacilitatingcoexistenceandconstructiveinteractionbetweendiffer-entcountries.TheexhibitionpaysatributetotherichculturaldiversityofAsiaanditstwoworldpowers:ChinaandIndiathathavefuelledcreativityandignitedthemindsoftheseartists.
Wearegratefultoalltheartistsfortheirendlesstalent.
FrédéricdeSenarclens
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CHOI Xoo Ang
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Choi Xoo Angshowsustherealismofthehumanemotionfrozeninaninstant.TheflowoflifethroughpolymerclayfiguresbreathesthedifficultrealitywefacetodayifMandoesnotconfronttheouterworld.Choipersonifieswhathefeelsinsidecanalizedbyeveryemotioninamultidimensionalway.Heworksthroughthewholebodyorapart,focusingontheintensityofsensationashecrystallizeslifefilledwithsomuchseverityanddarkness.HisartisticintuitionsuggeststhatManhidesbehindhisbodybutthatthesoulissopowerfulthatskinspeaksalanguageofitsown,howlingwhenithurtsandplayfulwhenpeaceful.However,whencontinuouslyfightingagainstsocietyand theburdenofexistence, thequintessenceofnumbedfleshdieseven though thebloodflowsandtheheartstillbeats.
BorninSouthKoreain1975,ChoiholdsaBFA(2002)andaMFA(2005)inSculpturefromtheSeoulNationalUniversity.HisworkshavebeenexhibitedinmuseumsandgalleriesinSeoulsuchasTheNationalMuseumofContemporaryArt,GimhaeArtsCentre,SeoulMuseumofArt,GwangiuMuseumofArtandtheMuseumofArtSeoulNationalUniversity,DukwonGallery,DoosanArtCenter,GallerySangsangmadang,AlternativeSpaceChoongJungGak,KwanHoonGalleryandGalleryEspaceSol.Internationally,ChoiistakinghisfirststepsintothecontemporaryartworldinParis,BeijingandSingapore.TheartistlivesandworksinSeoul,Korea.
The Dreamer Red 2007Oil and acrylic on resinEdition 2/376 x 36 x 31 cm
CHOI Xoo Ang
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Detail
CHOI Xoo Ang
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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CHU Teh-Chun
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Chu Teh-Chun’spoetic landscapes lieat thegatewayofhisown fantasies.Travelling in the imaginary,Churidesthedepthofhisinteriorsymphony,limitless.Theconstraintsofhiscross-culturalinfluenceareabolishedwithanon-perspectivelimitationdrivenbyintuition.ThebreathtakingviewsofhisendlesspromenadethroughChinaandkeylocationsbroughtaboutthedialoguebetweenartandnature.InfluencedbyNicolasdeStaël,Chuexploresanabstractstyle.His techniqueandgenerousstrokesevokethesubtletyofartasauniversallanguage in lyricabstraction.Thecanvasesarefilledwithachoiceofoilpaints,watercoloursaswellascal-ligraphysearchinganddiscoveringthepervadingtruthofthevision.TheperspectivesareinfiniteinasynthesisofChinesephilosophyandWesterntradition,combiningaswellassuperimposingthefourelements;air,water,earthandfire.
ChuTeh-Chunwasborn in1920 inBaitouZhen, JiangsuProvince,China.Hegraduated from theNationalAcademyCollegeofArt,Hangzhou,directedbyLinFengmianin1942.Chuwasinvitedtobeaprofessor inboththeCentralUniversityofNankingandTaiwanUniversitybeforemovingtoParis in1955. In1956here-ceivedtheSilverMedalattheSalonofFrenchArtists.In2001hewasgrantedChevalierdel’OrdredesPalmesAcadémiques and Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur. Chu exhibited at both private and public institutionsthroughoutEuropeandAsia,hisworkgracesthepermanentcollectionsofoverfiftymuseumsworldwide.AnimportantmilestoneinChu’sexposurewasbeinginvitedin1964toshowhisworkattheInternationalArtEx-hibitionattheCarnegieInstitute,Pittsburgh.Otherimportantexhibitionsinclude:BibliothèqueNationale,Paris;FondsNationald’ArtContemporain,Paris;Muséed’ArtModernedelaVilledeParis;MuséeCernuschi,Paris;Muséed’ArtContemporaindelaVilledeLiège,Belgium;OlympicMuseum,Lausanne,Switzerland;NationalMuseumofHistory,Taipei;TaipeiFineArtMuseum,TaiwanandtheTaiwanMuseumofArt,Taichung.In2005,amajorexhibitionwasheldattheFineArtsMuseuminShanghai,in2009attheSuzhouMuseumofArt,Suzhou,ChinaandtheMuséeGuimet,Paris.In2010,ChuTeh-ChunreceivedanimportantretrospectivebytheNationalArtMuseumofChinainBeijing.TheartistlivesinParis,France.
Contraste 2006Oil on canvas73 x 92 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHU Teh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
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FENG Shuo
Feng Shuoexploresthecomplexitiesofhumannaturewiththemagicofallegory.Imaginationintertwinedwithworldtruthistheartist’sfigurativeartisticbalance.Theannihilationofmorals,theextinctionofprinciplesandthedestructionof freedomfeedFeng’s lonely inspiration.Striving toabolishpowerandcorruptiononearth,multiplemythsareused inamockingmanner. Immersingfromthecanvas,symbolicanimalsand individualsareportrayedinstrangesituations,suchas;afoxwearingboots,atoadsigningacontractinabowtie,aguiltyfallenangel;allrepresentingthehumanconditionbutalsothecontinuumoflifeinagreedy,moneyhungryenvi-ronment.Intheidealpsyche,mankindwillliveinharmonywithnature,inthecatharticconstructionofultimateself-awareness.
FengShuowasborninBeijingin1970.Hegraduatedin1994fromtheCentralAcademyofFineArts,(CAFA),Beijingandin2003fromtheCentralAcademyofDramawithamaster’sdegree.HeiscurrentlyteachingattheCentralAcademyofDramaintheStageDesignDepartment,andisaworkingassociateprofessorandtutorformasterstudents.Theartist’sgroupandsoloexhibitions include:MarlboroughGallery,NewYork;CentralAcademyofFineArtsGallery,BeijingandHanmoArtGallery,Beijingtonameafew.TheartistlivesandworksinBeijing,China.
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Coming of age 2007Oil on canvas250 x 190 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENG Shuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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GAO Xingjian
Gao Xingjian iseagertogobeyondhimself,tosurpasshis intellect intotal integritywithhissoul,constant-lysearching forhisownprofounddevelopmentamidsthis fragility. Inhisart, there is an intensepower,onecombiningmodernisttechniquesandthetraditionalChinesebrushstrokes.Everyartisticmeansofexpressionisexploredandfusedas‘paintingbeginswherelanguagefails’.Thecontemplativeandnarrativeimagesinhisworksshowhisjourneyinourunexplainableworldandhumancondition,usingmanyshadesofblackandwhitetones.Gaoiswearyoftheintersectionbetween‘spiritualpollution’andwesternmodernismultimatelybelievingthatbeinganindividual is likea lostparadise.Helives inthedeterminationofnot indoctrinatinghimselfwithideologies, imposinghisownpersonalanduniquestyle.Hismultifacetedwork isextensive; literary theorist,playwright,writer,critic,dramatist,directorandartistaswellasbeingthedistinguishedtranslatorofanumberofimportantpublishedworks.
GaoXingjianwasborninGanzhou,Chinain1940.GaoXingjianwasawardedChevalierdel’OrdredesArtsetdesLettresin1992andNobelPrizeinLiteraturein2000.Hisartexhibitionsinclude:MuseumZKM,Karlsruhe;SENEDAGallery,Barcelona;GalerieClaudeBernard,Paris;MuséedesBeaux-Arts,Bern;SingaporeArtMu-seum, Carousel du Louvre, Paris; Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, Asia-Art Center, Taipei; Alisan FineArts,HongKong,GrandPalais,Paris,TrejiakovGalerie,Moscowtonameafew.Hisworksgracethepubliccollections of: Morat-Institut für Kunst und Kunstweissenschaft, Freiburg, Germany; Museum of Fine Arts,Boston,USA; National History Museum, Taipei; Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan; The Chinese University ofHongKong,UniversityMuseumandArtGallery,UniversityofHongKong,SingaporeArtMuseum,ArtothèquedeNantes,MuséeGuimet,Paris,ThéâtreMolière,Paris,MaisondelaCulturedeBourges,LaVilledeMarseille,France; Nobel Foundation, KrapperrusKonsthall, Malmö, Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Ostasiatiska-Museet,Stockholm,SwedenandLeibniz-GesellschaftfürkulturellenAustausch,Berlin,Germany.GaoXingjianisnowaFrenchcitizenlivinginParis,France.
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L’Écoulement de Lumière 2005Ink on paper145 x 158 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAO Xingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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LI Tianbing
Li Tianbing exploresfictionandrealityhauntedbyselectedchildhoodmemoriesinasuffocatingsocietyandchargedpoliticalsetting.Usingphotographsasamediumtoillustratehisreflectionsonthepastandhismul-ticulturalexperiences,Lilayersthepresentusingoilpaintinginatimelessduality.ReflectionsonlonelinessareaddressedinasymbolicfashionacrossLi’sart,sufferinginstilledbythesinglechildpolicy.Thisstateofconfu-sionengulfstheartistandhelosesthefrontierbetweenhisownauthenticityandinvention.Theinterpretationofhiswork incorporatespersonal identityanddramainatalewiththe infiltrationofmulticultural factors.HiscompositioninterweavesthecontrastingthemesofChinatoday:EastandWest,communismandcapitalism,ancientcultureandmodernconsumerism.
Born inGuilin,China in1974,LiTianbingstudiedat the Instituteof InternationalRelations inBeijingbeforegraduatingin2002fromtheEcoleSupérieureNationaledesBeaux-ArtsinParis.Hissoloexhibitionsinclude:L&MArtsGallery,NewYork;GalerieAlbertBenamou,Paris;GalerieLoft,Beitou;KashyaHildebrandGallery,Zurich;GalerieDeborahZafman,Paris.Aselectionofgroupexhibitions include:TodayArtMuseum,Beijing;MuseumofContemporaryArt,Shanghai;NationalMuseumofFineArts,Beijing,ChinaandInstitutoValencianodeArteModerno,Spain.TheartistlivesandworksinbothBeijingandParis,France.
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Me and My Brother in the Hospital #2 2008Oil on canvas200 x 160 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LI Tianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Detail
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LI Tianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Devant la Propagande 2011Oil on canvas200 x 200 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LI Tianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Chez Bacon 2011Oil on canvas200 x 200 cm
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M Shanthamani
M Shanthamani explorestheaftermathoftransitionandtransformationthroughculturalimpacts.Asgrowingmaterialismcreatesalossofvalues,theartistremindsusthathappinessdoesnotcostathing.Sheshowsusthatlifeisremovedfromexistence,thespiritualisforgotten,cultureislost,traditionsarehistory,andeverythingisreducedtoa label ‘madesomewhere’.Shanthamaniusesfragmentation inallmediumsandsymbolisminordertohelpmanrecognizeandunderstandwhatischanging,thatweareatthelaststagebeforeashes.Heruseofcharcoalrepresentsthedepletionofournaturalresourcesandthedestructionofindustrialdevelopment.Shanthamani’ssculpturesarerusticcharcoalbrickscombinedasanallegoryonthepassageofexistenceinasensualfigure.Shanthamani’sworksareintrospectionsontheinnerconsciousnessasitmutateswithtimeandslowlybecomesapileofpiecesburnedbythecombustionoflife.
Shanthamaniwasbornin1967inMysore,Karnataka.ShereceivedherBachelorofFineArtsinPaintingfromCAVA,MysoreandherMasterofFineArtsinPaintingfromMSUniversity,Baroda.ShehasalsocompletedapapermakingCourseinGlasgow,Scotland.ShanthamanihasreceivedmanyawardssuchastheNationalJun-iorFellowshipfromMinistryofTourismandCulture,NewDelhifor2006-08andtheCharlesWallaceScholarshiptoworkinGlasgow,UKfortheyear2004.Shanthamani’srecentsoloexhibitionshavebeen‘FrozenPhoenix’atGallerySumukhain2008,‘SilentSpeak’atChemouldPrescottRoad,Mumbaiand‘GesturesSpeak’atGallerySumukha,Bangalore&Chennai.Shehasparticipatedinmanyartistcamps,workshopsandgroupshowsinIndiaandabroadincludingashowcuratedbyProf.PremSinghforLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhiinSriLankain2006,‘TurningWheel-TraditionUnbound’,curatedbyDr.AlkaPandeatIndiaHabitatCenter,NewDelhiin2005,aswellasthe46thNationalExhibition,NewDelhiin2003.Shanthamani’sworksarepartofmanypres-tigiousprivatecollectionsinIndiaandabroadincludingtheVenkatappaArtGallery-StateGovernmentMuseum,Bangalore.TheartistlivesandworksinBangalore,India.
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Buste 2011Charcoal, cotton sheet, polyurethaneEdition 1/2190 x 102 x 60 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
M Shanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Paribartana MOHANTY
Risingtalent,Paribartana Mohantyworkswithavarietyofmediums includingvideo,performance,paintingandsculpture.Theartist’ssubjectmatter isoftenavisual representationoffigures,placesorsituationsthathavedeeplyinspiredhim.Hisvibrantcoloursanddescriptionaresupernatural,creatingnewlifescenariosforthethemeofeverydaylifeinIndia.Mohanty‘sessenceisludic,dramaticallystagingacontradictoryreality;theartist’suncannyuniverseisunique.Thefictivedialoguespayattentiontotypologiesthroughdetail,whichspeakwithmultiplevoicesandhaveenabledhimtoengage inpublicandcommunityartprojectsaccessible toallaudiences.
Bornin1982inBhubaneswar,Orissa,ParibartanaMohantypursuedhisBFAinPrintmakingattheDhauliCol-legeofArtandCraftandhisMAinArtHistoryatNationalMuseumInstituteinNewDelhi.Hehasparticipatedinseveralgroupexhibitionsincluding‘Tobecontinued...’atVolteGalleryinIndia,‘OutsetThePresentisNow’onanonlineartspaceforcollegestudents,besidespartakinginresidenciesatSandarbhinIndiaandatPROGRinSwitzerland.MohantywasarecipientoftheFoundationofIndianContemporaryArt(FICA)’sEmergingArtistAwardin2010andtheSaraiCSDSCityStudioFellowship.Mohantyhasalsowonathree-monthresidencyinSwitzerlandtohonehisskills;allhispaintingsweresoldbeforehissoloshowbeganinDelhiuponhisreturn.Hisvideoworkshavebeenscreenedatmultiplefilmfestivals.TheartistlivesandworksinNewDelhi,India.
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The Gypsy with a Pet 2011Oil on canvas137 x 92 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
Paribartana MOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Kabadiwala 2011Oil on canvas137 x 92 cm
The Famous Wig 2011Oil on canvas137 x 92 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
Paribartana MOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Old Man with a Muffler 2011Oil on canvas137 x 92 cm
Found object, Kabadiwala and Conservator II 2011Oil on canvas137 x 92 cm
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Jagannath PANDA
Jagannath Pandaconductsthroughoppositionalfundamentalsastudyofco-existence.Asystemofsymbol-ismsillustratesthemanifestationofwhatishappeningtodayflowingwiththepast.Pandausestheevidentdu-alitiesoflife:natureandculture,theurbanandtherural,traditionandinnovation,thefigurativeandtheabstract.Thissubtletyintheartist’sworkusesanimalsforpeopleinourgrowingurbanenvironment.Theambiguityofhisownculturefusedwiththisworldofco-habitation,isreflectedinhisthemespertainingtoecologyanddevelop-ment,natureandtechnology.Panda’srealismbelievesintheexistenceoffantasy,inthisancientandmoderntimewhich isseen inhiscolours;white,redandblack‘Sattva’,goodnessandhappiness;‘Rajaher’passionandmovement;and‘Tamas’:darknessandignorance.Pandaoftenusesbrocadetextileasanartisticsignaturewhilehisworkstagesaconjugationwithrealityinamultidimensionalmessagetoourearth.
JagannathPandawasborninBhubaneswar,Orissain1970.HereceivedaBFAfromtheB.K.CollegeofArt&Crafts inBhubaneswar (1986-91)andthenanMFA inSculptureat theFacultyofFineArtsM.SUniversityinBaroda(1994).HewasavisitingresearcheratFukuokaUniversityofEducation,Japan,andcompletedanMFAinSculpturefromtheRoyalCollegeinLondonin2002.Hispaintingswerealsofeaturedin“Chalo!India,”in2009agroupexhibitionofcontemporaryartfromIndiaorganizedbytheMoriArtMuseuminTokyo,Japan,thattravelledtotheNationalMuseumofContemporaryArt inSeoul,KoreaandtheEsslMuseuminVienna,Austria.In2011,hewaspartofthetouringexhibition“IndianHighwayIV”,Lyon,France.Pandahasexhibitedatmanyinternationalvenues.HehaswontheLalitKalaAkademiAwardin1990andAllIndiaFineArtsandCraftsSocietyAward,Delhi,1996.TheartistlivesandworksinNewDelhi,India.
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The Being 2008Acrylic, fabric and glue on canvas, two panels213 x 304 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
Jagannath PANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Immersion 2011Acrylic, fabric, glue on canvas183 x 244 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
Jagannath PANDA
QIUJie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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QIU Jie
Qiu Jie,thesolitaryartistwhocallshimself“themanwhocomesfromothermountains”grewupinChinabeforemovingtoSwitzerlandin1989.AsachildduringtheCulturalRevolution,heproducedpropagandadrawingsforthelocalnewspaperinaprovincenearShanghai.HisintricateautobiographicalworkcombinestherealismofreferencestoboththeChineseandWesterncultures.Qiu isscarredbythepolitical indoctrinationthatheunderwentinChina.However,heusesderisiontocounterbalancetherevolutionaryfictioninhisart.QiuJie’sstylecouldbedescribedas ‘politicalpop’;his imageryconfronts thehistoryofChinesesocietywith thatofcontemporaryWesternpopularculture.
QiuJiewasborninShanghaiin1961.HegraduatedfromtheSchoolofDecorativeArtsinShanghaiin1981andpursuedacareerasadesigneranddecoratorforastatecompany.Duringthose6years,hetravelledpro-ductivelyacrossChinafeedinghisimagination,whichgrewtobehiswellofinspiration.In1985,hepresentedhisfirstsoloartexhibitatthePalaceofCultureXuHuiofShanghai.QiumovedtoGeneva,SwitzerlandtoattendtheSchoolofFineArtsandgraduatedin1994withadegreeinmultimedia.Hisprizesanddistinctionsinclude,1stprizeintheVisualArtsofGenevacompetition(1994),FederalPrizeofFineArts,Geneva(1995),grantedastudiobythetownofGeneva(1996),SimonI.PatinoscholarshipgrantedbyLaCitédesArts,Paris(1995)andaportraitoftheartistontheTSR(SwissTelevision)(2003).Hisexhibitionsinclude:MuseumofContemporaryArt,Basel,MuseumofModernandContemporaryArt,Geneva;RathMuseumGeneva,Kunsthalle,Bern,Swit-zerlandandtheMuseumofFineArts,Shanghai,ShanghaiBiennale,MuseumofContemporaryArt,Shanghai,China.TheartistlivesandworksinGeneva,Switzerland.
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Enfance 2010Pencil on paper100 x 63 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIU Jie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
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HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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La Longue Marche 2011Pencil on paper100 x 140 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIU Jie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
TIANTaiquan
HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
FabienneVERDIER
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Le Lac des Lotus 2011Pencil on paper82 x 120 cm
CHOIXooAng
CHUTeh-Chun
FENGShuo
GAOXingjian
LITianbing
MShanthamani
ParibartanaMOHANTY
JagannathPANDA
QIU Jie
SHIJinsong
THUKRAL&TAGRA
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HemaUPADHYAY
LochanUPADHYAY
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SHI Jinsong
Shi Jinsongdissectslifeinthesocio-culturalenvironmentthroughsolidstainlesssteel.Spurredbytheresist-anceofhumanity,heusestraditionalcraftsmanshipasamediumandthejuxtapositionofmeaningfulmodernityandindustrializationinamechanicalsociety.ThevisualcultureofcontemporaryChinathatShicreatesinhisworks is themirrorofdangerdisseminated inglobalization today thatdrivesour lives.Contradictionscausechanges inalldimensions,Shishowsusanewanglewithhismetaphors.Thedisguiseofprotection inourpresentcivilizationisseenthroughtherealityofsocio-controlofconsumerobjectsinShi’swork.HiscreationsareinspiredbyfatherhoodandFoucault’sMadnessandCivilization;theartistillustratestherealperilsofexist-ence.Inourglobalworld,thebaby,liketheNaZhawarrior,hastofighttosurviveandmustbearmedtofacethecompetitivenessofthecapitalistworld.
ShiJinsongwasborninHubeiProvince,Chinain1969.In1994,heearnsaBAfromtheHubeiAcademyofFineArts,China.Shihasexhibited inChina46,HuokeArtGallery,Shanghai,Taipei,andMelbourne,HeXiangningArtMuseumandSculptureAcademy,Shenzhen,China,ShanghaiDuolunMuseumofModernArt,SanheArtCenter,TodayArtMuseumandLongMarchinBeijing,ChambersFineArt,NewYork,CentreGeorgesPompi-dou,Paris,Hangar-7,SalzburgAustria,ChengduBiennaleChinaandtheKunstmuseum,BerninSwitzerland.TheartistlivesandworksinWuhanandBeijing,China.
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Baby Carriage 2007Stainless SteelUnique Piece119 x 76 x 47 cm
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QIUJie
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THUKRAL&TAGRA
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THUKRAL & TAGRA
Thukral and Tagrahavebeenworkingcollaborativelysince2004.TheirinspirationbeginswiththerealityofoldvaluesmixedwiththeirideasonmoderntimesinthePunjabicultureofNorthernIndia.Theseversatileartistsplayontherefinedsymbolismbetweenadvertising,branding,anddomesticretailthroughpainting,sculpture,installationsandvideo.T&Tproject thevisualcultureofyoung Indiandreamsandaspirations today.Frompopularheroicimagerytoconsumerproducts,manyunderlyingmessagesintheirarttackleimportantissuesofourerainahumorousmanner.
Jiten ThukralBornin1976inJalandhar,Punjab,India,JitenThukralgraduatedwithaBachelorinFineArtfromChandigarhArtCollegeandaMastersinFineArtfromNewDelhiCollegeofArt.
Sumir TagraBornin1979inNewDelhi,India,SumirTagraearnedaBachelorofFineArtfromNewDelhiCollegeofArtandaPostGraduatedegreefromtheNationalInstituteofDesign,Ahmedabad.
Thukral&TagrahaveheldsoloexhibitionsatArtSummit inNewDelhi (2011),SingaporeTylerPrint Institute(2010),NatureMorteinNewDelhi(2005&2007),Chatterjee&Lal inMumbai(2008),BosePacia,NewYork(2007)andtheBarryKeldoulisGalleryinSydney(2008).In2007,NatureMorteandBosePaciapresentedtheirsoloinstallationentitled“Adolescere-Domus”intheArtStatementssectionofArtBasel.TheywereincludedinalargeexhibitionofcontemporaryartfromIndiaattheMoriMuseum,Tokyo,whichtravelledtotheEsslMu-seuminViennain2008.T&TwerealsorepresentedattheVancouverSculptureBiennaleandtheAsiaPacificTriennialattheQueenslandArtGalleryinBrisbane,Australia.In2011,T&Twerepartofthetouringexhibition“IndianHighwayIV”attheMuseumofContemporaryArt,Lyon,Franceaswellas“Paris-Delhi-Bombay…”attheCentreGeorgesPompidou,Paris.TheartistsliveandworkinNewDelhi,India.
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Delightfully Dreadful - 2 (project bosedk) 2009Acrylic and oil on canvas183 x 183 cm
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Immortalis 10 & 11 2009Acrylic on fibreglass in two parts, with accessories70 x 46 x 38 cm, each
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Somnium Genero - Monologue 1 2008Oil on metalDiameter 165 cm, Depth 31 cm
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Wonder Women IV (three girls and superman) 2011Acrylic, oil on canvas183 x 122 cm
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TIAN Taiquan
Tian TaiquanweighsthefactualtruthabouttheCulturalRevolutioninChinathroughhisart.Thestrengthandrealityofwhatheexperiencedinthepoliticalandculturalrealmofhislifeisdepictedinavisualmannerthroughdigital technology.Heusesphotography tocapture the instantandyetstages theelements thataccuratelyrepresenttheculturalandpoliticalscenarioinafictitiousway.Tian’sworksmetaphoricallyrepresentviolence,destruction,suffering,confusion,anddarknessincontrastwithvividcolorsandendlesssensuousmovement.Theartist’simagessimultaneouslybringtogetherthehistoricalpastandpresentcreatingapowerfulconclusioninasharpanddetailedcomposition.
TianTaiquanwasbornin1960.Hegraduatedin1988fromtheSichuanFineArtsInstitute.Hissoloexhibitionsinclude:theCulturalArtsMuseum,Beijing,China;‘TearsofEros’,England;GibsoneJessopGallery,Canada;‘Nature’,Shanghai,China,ShijiazhuangContemporaryArtGallery,HubeiProvince,China,‘Lost’,Chongqing,China;501ArtSpace,Chongqing,China,SichuanFineArtsInstitute,China.Hisgroupshowsinclude:ArtPlusShanghai,China;ArtAsiaMiami;Dialogue2008China,Beijing;GatheringunderOlympicRings,Beijing;KitaiPveriodChinaForward,Moscow;SeoulInternationalMediaBiennale,Koreatonameafew.TheartistlivesandworksinChongqing,China.
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Totem Recollection No. 2 2007Chromogenic print on aluminium and mounted on plywoodEdition 2/1259.5 x 183 cm
Totem Recollection No. 3 2007Chromogenic print on aluminium and mounted on plywoodEdition 2/6109 x 335 cm
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Hema UPADHYAY
Pakistaniatheart,Hema UpadhyaymigratedtoIndiaatanearlyage,thenotionofexile,dislocationandper-sonalrecognitionareatthecenterofherartisticexploration.Usingphotography,collage,sculpturalinstallationsandpaintingtoexpresshertornidentity,sheconstantlyseekstobelong,whetherliteralormetaphorical.Theartist’sautobiographicalworksoncreationanddestructionpertaintoadichotomyofsenses,inahomeofitsown.Artistheplacewhereshecanletgoofallthatsorrowandfeelingofalienation,loss,nostalgia,excitement,memories,repression,andlettheenergybecomebuilding.IronicallylikeintheurbancitiesofIndia,Upadhyay’sartisfilledwiththeideaoftransferandchange,wherethetexturesaremultiple,thelayersareplenty,elementsofshadearepresent,andprotrudingsymbolismismassive,toppledwithculturalrituals,allcomealive.
HemaUpadhyaywasborninBaroda,Indiain1972.Shegraduatedin1995withaBFAinpaintingandin1997withaMFAinprintmakingfromtheFacultyofFineArtsinBaroda.Selectedexhibitionsinclude;CentreGeorgesPompidou,Paris,HelsinkiArtMuseum,AichiTriennial2010,NagoyaJapan,HerningMuseumofContemporaryArt,Oslo,Norway,SaatchiGallery,London,MuseumontheSeam,Israel,OrangeryLowerBelvedere,ViennaAustria,Museod’ArteContemporaneadiRoma,IVAMValenciaSpain,BodhiArtGallery,Mumbai,StuxGallery,NewYork,MoriArtMuseum,Tokyo,FukuokaAsianArtMuseum,JapanAnantArtCenter,NewDelhi,MartMu-seum,Italy,EspaceClaudeBerri,Paris,SakshiGalleryandSokaContemporaryArtCenter,Taipei,TheZimmerliArtMuseum,andChicagoCulturalCenter,USA,NatureMorte,NewDelhi,InstituteofModernArt,Brisbane,ArtSpaceSydney,Australiatonameafew.UpadhyayreceivedtheNationalScholarshipandtheGujaratStateAward in1996andwontheTenth IndianTriennial in2001.Shewasalsopartof theArtSpaceresidency inSydneyin2001andVaslResidencyinKarachiin2003.TheartistlivesandworksinMumbai,India.
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Yours Sincerely #4 2009Acrylic, dry pastel, gouache and photographs on paper183 x 122 cm
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Lochan UPADHYAY
Lochan Upadhyay is tornbetween tradition andglobalization; he is a child ofmodern India today; fromasmallvillagewithanancestraltwistallthewaytothemobilityofthe‘nobody’inthehustleandbustleofthebigcity.Inhabitedbyculturalritualsinruralsocieties,urbandevelopmentandrisingpollutionwithendlesswasteproducts,Upadhyaymixesalltheseelementsinaplayfulmanner,celebratinglifeamidstlegendsforallscalesof society. Influencedbyvariousmediums inhisaestheticquest,healsousespiecesof sari fabric thataregivenbyallthevillagewomenforhislargeweddingchairs,thewholeenergycreatingthepowerofcloth.Likeasymbolicdowry,thewife’sfamilyhastopaythefuturehusband;thisritualoftenruinstheentirecommunity,resultingintherepressionoffemalesataveryyoungage.Theartistraisestheseoldtraditionalquestionsandtheirremaininginfluencewhileonabroaderscale,theworldisoverpoweredbymaterialismandtheinstinctofconsumptioninametaphoricalmanner.
BorninRajasthan,Indiain1983,UpadhyaygraduatedwithaBFAfromtheFacultyofFineArtsfromtheM.SUniversityofBarodawherehe ispresentlyundergoinghisMFA.HewasawardedtheRajasthanLalithaKalaawardforthreeconsecutiveyearsaswellastheFICAPublicGrantAward.TheartisthasshowcasedhisworkinvariousexhibitionsacrossIndiaandfeaturedforthefirsttimeinNewYorkattheTamarindArtCouncilin2009,andinParis.TheartistlivesandworksinBaroda,India.
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Wedding Chair 2009Iron, wood, foam and recycled fabricEdition 1/4240 x 120 x 120 cm
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Fabienne Verdierusesspace tocapture the intrinsic forcesof life inaperfectstroke. It isacompletedia-loguethroughthechosenspiritualelementstranscendingtothematerialworldthatdriveshercreations.Thecosmicpowerofexistenceisexpandedthroughherart inaphilosophicalmanneratagiveninstant,beyondboundaries.Verdierworksverticallyusinggravitationalforcesastoolstoenhancethetransmissionofthematterthroughmovement,capturedintoamoment’stimeintheessenceofequilibrium.Paintingwithanimalbrushessuchashorsehairorroosterfeathers,herinstrumentsfunnelenergyontotheworkfromtheirownlivingspirit.Thecanvasarena isoccupiedby incandescentcolors thatbring theartistback toherwesternsparkleandblack,totheultimatepower:“thecolorbywhichallismaterialized”.TenyearsinChinaworkingwithmastersintraditionalinkpaintingandalifetimeofinspirationthroughtheiconsofarthistory,haveledtheartist’sinnateEast-Westspirittobedrivenbythequestofonenesswiththeuniverse.
“Most recently I havebeen impelled toexplore thegenesisof livingmatter, the spontaneousemergenceofstructures,movements,folds,thenaturaldynamicsofthebirthoflandforms.Withmybrushasmycompaniontheflowofmatterbecomesalandscape,thecanvasaphysicalmap,akindofgeographyofthespiritwhichbringsustoperceivethehiddenframeworkoftheworld.”
Born inParis in1962,Verdiergraduated fromtheEcoledesBeaux-ArtsofToulouse in1983whilestudyingChinese at the Institut des Langues et Civilisation Orientales in Paris. Verdier’s solo exhibitions include theChongqingFineArtsCentre,China,PekingFineArtsCentre’sinternationalcalligraphyexhibition,TheFrenchEmbassyBeijing,MaisondelaChine,Paris,theCenterforContemporaryArt,HongKong,GalerieJoyce,PalaisRoyal,Paris,thePacificCulturalFoundation,TaiwanandGalerieAlicePauli,Switzerland.VerdierhascreatedseveralimportantprivatecommissionsaswellashavingworksinimportantprivateandpubliccollectionssuchasFrancoisPinault,Barbier-Mueller,theH.LooserFoundation,CentrePompidou,andCernuschiMuseuminParis.TheartistlivesandworksinFrance.
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Ascèse VII 2011Pigments and ink on canvas, vertical diptych186 x 160 cm
Ascèse VIII 2011Pigments and ink on canvas, vertical diptych186 x 160 cm
Ascèse IX 2007Pigments and ink on canvas, vertical diptych186 x 160 cm
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L’un 2011Pigments and ink on canvas, horizontal triptych150 x 312 cm
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Acknowledgements
ConceptionFrédéricdeSenarclensCaroledeSenarclens
CoordinationVijayaKrishnanDeborahMoreauVeronicaNeo
GraphicDesignmostra-design.com
PhotoCreditSirMichaelCulme-Seymour
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