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7/10/2006

China Power Station - Part 1

Serpentine Gallery, London

Serpentine Gallery presents China Power Station: Part 1 at Battersea Power Station

A major exhibition of Chinese contemporary art, architecture and sound
China Power Station Part I, II and III are curated by Julia Peyton-Jones, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Gunnar B. Kvaran, Director, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art

For five weeks this autumn, the Serpentine Gallery will take up residence in Battersea Power Station with a presentation of Chinese culture. This is the first chapter in an on-going series of exhibitions of contemporary Chinese art and architecture, organised by the Serpentine Gallery in collaboration with the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Mordern Art, Oslo.

China Power Station: Part I is a unique opportunity to visit the iconic Battersea Power Station before it is redeveloped. It will also be the first chance to see the work of an extraordinary and vibrant new generation of Chinese artists and architects installed at this remarkable site.

Battersea Power Station echoes post-industrial art venues in China and the works on show have been chosen to activate the enormous scale of its spaces. The exhibition will be filled with sound and moving images, arguably the most prolific and strongest type of work being created in China today. There are three floors to visit and the art will engage with each of these distinct areas. The unmissable and outstanding view from the third floor will offer a rare perspective of London. Two celebrated Chinese architects will define the space, demonstrating the potential of the building.

This is the Serpentine Gallery’s first large scale, off-site exhibition project. It will embrace and celebrate the power of the building as well as the buoyant developments in Chinese contemporary culture.

The exhibition is part of the Serpentine Gallery’s ongoing collaboration with the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo. China Power Station: Part I in London marks the first phase of the project. Part II will be developed for Oslo in 2007 and Part III for Beijing in 2008. The project will propose a new model for showcasing developments in Chinese art and architecture and will be updated annually from 2006 to 2008.

This exhibition heralds the continuation of the Serpentine’s ambitious expanded programme, devised by Julia Peyton-Jones, Director, Serpentine Gallery and Co-Director, Exhibitions & Programmes and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects. China Power Station Part I, II and III are curated by Julia Peyton-Jones, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Gunnar B. Kvaran, Director, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art.

Co-produced by The Red Mansion Foundation

Opening: 8 October 2006


Uncertain States of America
To 15 October 2006
The exhibition features more than 40 artists and surveys practices spanning appropriation, Pop and socio-political critique. The manifestation of Uncertain States at the Serpentine Gallery updates the project from its inauguration at the Astrup Fearnley Museum in autumn 2005 and subsequent restaging at Bard College, New York, in summer 2006, and serves as a launch pad for future presentations in Iceland, Poland, Russia and China.

Acting Head of Press & Publicity: 020 7298 1520
Press & Publicity Officer, Tom Coupe : 020 7298 1528

Entry £5 plus booking fee
Tickets at http://www.timeout.com/powerstation
Battersea Power Station, or Serpentine Gallery,
Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens W2 3XA - London
Battersea Power Station Battersea Park Road London SW8

Thursday - Sunday, 12 - 7pm.
Last admission at 6.15pm

We recommend wearing waterproof clothing

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