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Wang
Mai - Gateway of Infinite Wonders
The
Long March Space has not done a one-man exhibition
in ages¡how exactly do we do one again? I suppose
it depends on who is doing the exhibition. A one man
exhibition is the most fundamental of exhibitions,
it is the essence of exhibitions, it is the most extreme
of exhibitions, it is fullest of exhibitions, and
it is simultaneously the easiest and the hardest of
exhibitions. Wang Mai¡¯s one-man exhibition, ¡°Gateway
of Infinite Wonders¡± is an examination of 10 years
of his work; it is also a new starting point. In an
era where large exhibitions are the norm, the exhibition
¡°revisits¡± the question, what can one individual¡¯s
work placed in a defined space tell us?
Wang
Mai is not the only artist whose work spans all sorts
of media including performance, photography, film,
drawings, installations, and writings. However, his
forays into the several art forms listed above does
not arise from avarice and arrogance, nor is he seeking
to make media a scapegoat for other problems. Wang
Mai¡¯s ten years of work is a process of constructing
a ¡°holistic art;¡± and so, we must look ¡°holistically¡±
at the different styles and the materials of his works.
It is an enormous body of work that was constructed
piece by piece. To see Wang Mai¡¯s one-man show is
to see the ¡°Gateway of Infinite Wonders¡± in his work.
Front
door: (installations)
Stele
entering the Pagoda, Paired Pagoda Mirage, T.V. Chinese,
Misty
Rainbow
Pass, Hui Zong at 798
Side
door: (photographs)
Encounters,
Free Falling
Suspending
door: (performances)
Spring
Festival Celebration, Corrupted Chinese, Secret Chinese,
International Flyer, Ten Year old Tree Trunk, Air,
China Airlines, Singing Together, Normalizing Behavior
Rear
door: (drawings)
Window
Shopping, Interior Antennas, Kejiang¡¯s Family, International
Platform, The Charm of Leaders, Udyai and his girlfriends.
Curator:
Lu Jie
Dates:
April 24, 2004 ¨C May 16, 2004 (11am ¨C 6pm closed Mondays)
Location:
Chaoyang District, Jiu xian qiao lu #4,
25000
Cultural Transmission Center
Mailing:
25000 Cultural Transmission Center , Mailbox 120 Beijing,
P.R.China 100015
Email:
longmarch2003@vip.sina.com
Website:
www.longmarchfoundation.org
Thank
you for your continued support. If you need more information
or images please contact us.
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