Chen Zhen
dal 28/9/2010 al 12/12/2010
Segnalato da
28/9/2010
Chen Zhen
National Museum of Asian Art Guimet, Paris
Five major works
The Musée Guimet associates itself with the Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP).
On a regular basis, these two institutions will display, among the permanent collections of the Musée Guimet, monographic sets of Asian artists, or artists influenced by Asian and Oriental art, from the collections of the CNAP.
For this first edition, five major works of the French-Chinese artist Chen Zhen are displayed.
With this event, the Musée Guimet takes part, for the first time, to the Nuit Blanche event (Saturday, October 2).
FEATURED WORKS
Set in the Musée Guimet, the works of Chen Zhen forge a unique relationship, spiritual and formal, with those of the permanent collections. Le Berceau (The Cradle), refers to the permanence of the cycle of life, while Round Table, shown in the museum’s rotunda, calls forth the themes of communion, unity and harmony, thus referring to the "Guanxi". The chairs and table symbolize an ideal human order, emphasizing the ideas of mutual respect, equality and multiculturalism. The notions of transition rites, purification and simplicity are all paths to the understanding of the displayed works, such as La Stèle/le Cercueil (The Stone / The Coffin), L’hibernation (The Hibernation /The Divagation) and L’autel n°9 (altar No. 9).
Curators of the exhibition: Jacques Giès, President of the Musée Guimet, Caroline Arhuero, in charge of studies at the Musée Guimet and Sébastien Faucon, in charge of collections at the CNAP.
Chen Zhen (1955-2000) was born in Shanghai. Naturalized French, he comes from a medical family. Acknowledged worldwide as a major artist, he has held exhibitions in many contemporary art museums in Europe, the USA, Canada, Japan, Korea, China, Israel, and he is a frequent guest of the biennial of Lyons (1996), Shanghai (1997), Venice (1999 and 2009). Most recently, an exhibition of his works was shown at the Musée d’Art Moderne of Paris.
Image: Chen Zhen, Round Table, 1995, (FNAC 02-532), Centre national des arts plastiques – ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Paris.© ADAGP/CNAP
until 15 November 2010:
Rashid Rana
Perpetual Paradox
For the first time in France the contemporary creations of Rashid Rana, considered to be Pakistan’s greatest contemporary artist because of his digital photomontages, sculptures and video installations.
Nuit Blanche at Guimet museum ! With this event, the Musée Guimet takes part, for the first time, to the Nuit Blanche event (Saturday, October 2). The museum will be open until 4h am (Last entrance at 3h15 am).
Communication/Press contacts at the Guimet Museum
Head of the communication service Hélène Lefèvre
Tel: +33 (0)1 56525332 Fax: +33 (0)1 56525354 helene.lefevre@guimet.fr
Sophie Maire Jr. Press Officer tel.: +33 (0)1 56525411 Fax: +33 (0)1 56525354 sophie.maire@guimet.fr
National Museum of Asian Art Guimet
6, place d’Iéna 75116 Paris
The museum is open every day (except Tuesday) from 10:00 to 18:00
The ticket desk closes at 17:30.
Ticket prices: Acces to permanent collections (7,50 euros Full Fare; 5,50 euros Reduced Fare; Free under 26 years old from UE).