Tang Guo
dal 10/5/2013 al 10/6/2013
Segnalato da
10/5/2013
Tang Guo
ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai
The Rhyme of Ruins. This exhibition will also feature Tang's latest paper works, which stand as a resourceful book depicting the fine virtue of frozen ruins.
ShanghART is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in this season, The Rhymes
of Ruins: TANG Guo Solo Exhibition. Highly recommended by M50 joint openings, this
exhibition will be shown in ShanghART main space from May 11th through June 10th,
2013.
Five years have passed since TANG Guo had his last solo exhibition, while his
creative inspiration seems to stay the same. In his early years, the inspiration was
mainly from his obsession with handmade paper using traditional techniques; then in
Shui Kou (Water Source), it was from the temperament of river characterized by its
placidity yet tenacity, haziness and elusiveness; later in Human Territory it was
manifested as the immortal figures flying against the wind; and now his latest video
work The Rhymes of Ruins once again returns to the unforgettable memory of
overwhelming flood of water. The work is done in the form of stop motion animation
derived from black and white photography, featuring a composition of natural
materials, such as dead branches and dry leaves. Though succinct in form, the effect
is astonishing and far-reaching, as if it were stretching into endless
reincarnation. Dubbed by the artist himself, the work reveals mixed feelings of
sorrow, grace, casualness and discontent, being resentful while at the same time
admirable, with the intermittent blanks enhancing the impression of a perpetual
struggle in the hope of nirvana. This exhibition will also feature TANG’s latest
paper works, which stand as a resourceful book depicting the fine virtue of frozen
ruins.
TANG Guo was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province in 1955. He studied at Nanjing Art
Academy and Central Academy for Arts and Crafts, Beijing from 1986 to 1989. Now he
resides and works in Nanjing. Major solo exhibitions include Emanation, Bund 18
Creative Center, Shanghai (2008); TANG Guo, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai (2006);
Human Territory, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai (2005); Water, ShanghART Gallery,
Shanghai (2002); Long Life, La Galliavola, Milan, Italy (2000); TANG Guo New Works
on Paper, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai (1998) and Paintings by TANG Guo, Guofu
Museum, Taipei (1996).
Opening 11 may 17-19
ShanghART Gallery
Bldg 16, Nr 50 Moganshan Rd., Shangai
Free admission