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70 / 80 - The Generational Transformation of Contemporary Chinese Art

Group exhibition

20/03/2014 - 26/04/2014

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In China, a new generation of contemporary artists born in the 1970s and 1980s identifies itself as the "Move on" generation. Breaking away from the Chinese avant-garde, these young creators are turning increasingly toward personal concerns, in direct responses to the economic and social transformations they were experiencing. From politically engaged, complex works shaped by current events (Wi Yiqiang, Li Changlong) to those that privilege intimacy and the creation of an inner world (Li Chaoxiong, Ma Sibo, Chen Man, Zhao Yutong), the exhibition 70/80 reveals the future of Chinese art scene. Opening reception: Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 6 p.m Exhibition: March 20 - April 26, 2014 Late openings until 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, in conjunction with the Art Paris Art fair held at the Grand Palais.

Artists

Arx Lee (Li Chaoxiong)

Arx Lee (Li Chaoxiong)

In research of the meaning of life, Li Chaoxiong (Arx Lee), a genius illustrator, gradually creates different poetic universes where the heroes and dreamers live. Since his childhood, the artist is immersed in the world of superheroes, cartoons and illustration. Developing his style in different artistic disciplines, such as painting, illustration, design, sculpture and photography, Li has gradually found his own language and mastered the codes of literary narration and of plastic and digital composition. Undoubtedly his unique painting style and figurative language are representative of what China has best to offer among the young generation.

Ma Sibo

Ma Sibo

Strongly inspired by Impressionism, Ma Sibo likes to paint "fuzzy and imperceptible" landscapes where shadow and light enter into dialogue. His color-graded, layered and retouched works draw viewers into a poetic dream world. The everyday objects that inhabit his paintings specifically evoke the era of the 1990s in China and unfold as a staging of memory, personal but also collective.

Chen Man

Chen Man

Vogue, Elle, Bazaar, Marie-Claire, Cosmopolitan, Officiel, Esquire, Madame Figaro China… none could do without her and her instantly recognizable photos. Chen Man has also produced advertising campaigns in China for Lancôme, Motorola, Adidas, Nike, Max Factor and L'Oréal. Through her unique aesthetic, she now explores contemporary themes, always inspired by traditional elements of China, which allow her to decipher today's society from the inside.