Happy Days

Yixiangju Art Group
The Group members are: Zhang Hui, Wang Mao, Wang Chen, Wang Renke

This is a presentation about Onstage and Backstage.
If expressions are the outpourings of our sentimental mind, then we’re Onstage, our mind is Backstage. 　　　　
If our appearance is an inheritance from parents, then we’re Onstage, our parents’ genes are 　　　Backstage.
If a cloudy day is the origin for the rainbow in our dreams, then the dream is Onstage, the cloudy
day is Backstage.
If this absurd performance is a reflection of our life, then we’re Onstage and we’re Backstage.

The exhibition is a multimedia presentation combining elements of theater and performance with 　　　　　contemporary art. Through the collective works by the group members in the forms of performance, 　　painting, photography, video, and installation integrated into one space, the show builds a world between reality and illusion. Through these openly descriptive work and interactive participation of the audience, 　the exhibition conveys the artists’ reflection on the relationship between society, culture and 　　　　　　environment, also leads the audience to experience the metaphor of the dialectic relationship of onstage 　and backstage, between those things in life that we manipulate, and those that silently manipulate us 　　 from behind the scenes.

Duration: March 4 – April 2, 2006 (11-7PM), closed on Mondays.
Opening Reception: March 4 (Saturday) 3pm
Venue: Long March Space B
Address: Long March Space B, Dashanzi Art District, Jiuxianqiao Rd4#, Chaoyang District
Mail Address: Long March Space, Mailbox 8503, Beijing, P.R. China, 100015
Tel/Fax: +86(10)64387107
lm@longmarchspace.com
www.longmarchspace.com