Friday, August 29, 2008

Absurd Recreation: Contemporary Art From China

Absurd Recreation
Contemporary Art From China
July 26, 2008 - October 04, 2008
Opening Reception: July 26, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM


"Absurd Recreation: Contemporary Art from China" is a multi-media group exhibition of artists from China who use playful, humorous, ritualistic imagery, as if they were engaging in an absurdist, leisurely "recreation" that focuses on their interior lives and keeps the external world at an arm’s length. They also have as a common theme the "re-creation" of settings, events, and situations, as if trying to recover scenes from a cultural amnesia, in reaction to the rapidly changing political, social, cultural, economic, and environmental landscapes in China. Artists in the exhibition include Chen Chieh-jen, Chen Wei, Hong Hao, Liu Qinghe, Wang Wei, Xie Xiaoze, Xu Ruotao, Xu Zhen, and Zhao Liang. Support provided by Morono Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles and Falling Leaves Foundation. Organized by UCR Sweeney Art Gallery, and curated by gallery director Tyler Stallings. Catalog available.



Where: UCR Sweeney Art Gallery
3800 Main St.,
Riverside,CA,

Price: Free


Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Saturday: 12-5 PM
First Sunday of every month: 12-5 PM
First Thursday of every month 6-9 PM




chen wei


chen chienh-jen



chen chienh-jen



hong hao



xu zhen

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