Vhils - Action in the City
dal 30/3/2012 al 29/4/2012
Segnalato da
30/3/2012
Vhils - Action in the City
Magda Danysz Gallery, Shanghai
Vhils started scratching the surface for his action all across Shanghai. His artwork is a revolution in the stencil technique in its use of unusual tools. Through the destruction of walls, he explores the layers of urban space. The gallery inauguration of a new space is part of a larger movement to create a new Art District called 188.
Vhils starting scratching the surface for his action all across Shanghai. ONe month long action in the streets of the city.
VHILS’s artwork is a revolution in the stencil technique in its use of unusual tools. Through the destruction of walls, he explores the layers of urban space and its history. Old papers, worn out posters, wood panels, brick walls are attacked with chisels, jackhammer, acid, or explosives, in order to sculpt his stencil on the wall. VHILS’s portraits underline an important contrast between -ew and ancient; he makes visible the inside face of these buildings. VHILS tries to give a new face to the city which is, for him, a ground of popular inspirations.
Following a one month long action in the city of Shanghai, VHILS shows to the public his unusual work, chisels-carved walls, acid-engraved metal or laser-cut posters.
The gallery team is please to announce its expansion in Shanghai, moving to a new space. In its new version this completely renewed gallery of 1000m² becomes the largest ground floor gallery of Shanghai and offers a unique exhibition space. The extension of the gallery is part of a larger movement to create a new artistic area, Art District, in Shanghai called 188. The gallery inauguration will be on march 31st, 2012
Opening on march 31st, 2012
Magda Danysz Gallery
188 Linqing Road (x Pingliang Road), Shanghai
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 6pm