Marcella Campa and Stefano Avesani
dal 17/5/2012 al 14/8/2012
Segnalato da
17/5/2012
Marcella Campa and Stefano Avesani
Landgent Center, Beijing
Microurbanism Interactions. Initiated by Beijing-based curator Tang Zehui, Personally on the Scene is dedicated to presenting and promoting the work of foreign artists living and working in Beijing through a series of solo exhibitions.
Personally on the Scene: Art Expats in Beijing Exhibition Project is delighted to present its inaugural exhibition Microurbanism Interactions by Italian artist collective Marcella Campa and Stefano Avesani. Initiated by Beijing-based curator Tang Zehui, Personally on the Scene is dedicated to presenting and promoting the work of foreign artists living and working in Beijing through a series of solo exhibitions and accompanied catalogues. Microurbanism Interactions, the first exhibition of the series, opens on May 18, 2012 at the Lobby Gallery of the Landgent Center in Beijing. Marcella and Stefano first came to China in 2003 to study the urban planning of Beijing and Shanghai for their graduate projects at the Venice Architecture Institute.
Fascinated by the habits of people and the beauty of the old districts of the city, Marcella and Stefano moved to Beijing in October 2005, undertaking their investigation on the rapid urbanization in China through a variety of mediums including architecture, design, art and urban studies. This interdisciplinary background has given multiple, overlapping layers to their work. At times they are scientific and strictly controlled, but can also be surprisingly poetic and improvising. Given their training as architects, it is not surprising that they have chosen maps as a major tool for their art practice. The maps they make, however, do not serve practical functions in the general sense, but rather they are metaphors for the ever-changing urban landscape and props for their street level urban interventions. Featuring 9 bodies of the artists’ work, including Instant Hutong, Blinking City and 120KM, Microurbanism Interactions presents a comprehensive view on Marcella and Stefano’s art practice since they moved to China. Hosted by the Landgent Center and supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the First Cause Creative, the exhibition will be on view through August 15, 2012.
Opening May 18th 4:00- 8:00pm
Landgent Center
No. 20 East Middle 3rd Ring Road, Chaoyang District Beijing , No. 20
subway line 10 ShuangJin - Beijing
Friday, May 18 9:00am- 8:00pm