Angel Marcos
dal 3/10/2007 al 7/11/2007
Segnalato da
3/10/2007
Angel Marcos
Hilger Contemporary, Wien
China. The work rounds off a trilogy he began six years earlier in New York and continued in Havana in 2004. Though the locations are entirely different, the images revolve around the same conceptual parameter: the conversation between the city's population and the powers that govern it through advertising and propaganda.
China
Under the title 'China', Ángel Marcos (*Medina del Campo, Valladolid, 1955) rounds
off a trilogy he began six years earlier in New York and continued in Havana in
2004. Though the locations are entirely different, the images revolve around the
same conceptual parameter: the conversation between the city's population and the
powers that govern it through advertising and propaganda.
Exploring both the city centres and the suburbs of Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai,
the artist captures the contrast between past and present, tradition and modernity
through publicity, contrasting architectures and the clash of metropolitan
landscapes. The result is a broad-reaching project that includes photography and
video; a window onto Angel Marcos' personal take on today's China.
Vernissage: Thursday, 4th October 07, 7.30 p.m.
Hilger Contemporary
Dorotheergasse 5 - Wien
Tues-Fri 10am-6pm . Sat 10am-4pm
Free admission