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ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai
New works on photopaper by Geng Jianyi. Geng Jianyi is one of the key figures of contemporary Chinese art. He has 'created some of the most poetic and sensitive Chinese art over the last decade' (Leila Aitken).
ShanghART is proud to be able to show the newest works by China based artists Geng Jianyi.
Geng Jianyi is one of a broadening handful of artists that are of tremendous significance to the course of contemporary art since the
mid-1980s for they were exploring, and continue to explore, specific avenues along which individual work is a reference to, and the
result of, their own personal experience. (Karen Smith)
His new works use photo material, but different from traditional way. His work has a value and an impact that goes far beyond the
surface. As is evident in all Geng Jianyi's works, the concern is for looking, looking closely at something small, a fragment a detail of
what is in essence quite ordinary, and through it, becoming aware of ourselves, our existence and the potential of this awareness to
shape what is taking place.
‘I am interested in our awareness of what has happened, what is taking place, what will unfold;
and our part in the process.’ Geng Jianyi
Geng Jianyi was born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province in 1962. He graduated from Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now China National
Academy of Fine Arts), oil painting department in 1985 and lives and works in Hangzhou. Geng Jianyi's works have been included in
major exhibitions of Chinese art in China and overseas
Opening reception : Thursday, December 6, 6 PM - 8 PM
ShanghART Gallery
2A Gaolan Rd
200020 Shanghai, CHINA
Tel 86 - 21 6359 3923, Fax 86 - 21 6359 4570