Long March Space is proud to present the work of Guo Fengyi (b. 1942) and Lin Tianmiao (b. 1962), two leading female artists from China at the Frieze Art Fair this October.
This presentation highlights two generations of artists, whose relationship to material and subject articulates a particular personal journey embracing traditions and attitudes of mythical and sociological significance.?
Lin Tianmiao works across different mediums and forms, ranging from installation to delicate two-dimensional pieces that are linked through the motif of weaving, textile, and thread. On display will be new works from her acclaimed series ¡°Mother¡¯s!!!¡±. The white, voluptuous figures of middle-aged women, whose heads have been removed, or remain abstract and devoid of human features, have been placed in deliberately ambiguous postures. These figures at times placed in private remonstrations suggesting the expelling of bodily waste, or seemingly pulled apart and laid bare, the innards of the body transformed into ominous balls and threads which suggest an interconnected relationship with the animal and plant world.
Guo Fengyi¡¯s shamanic drawings access a spiritual world. From her early drawings, which present detailed mappings of the body, to her present work on rice paper that examines particular geographies and Daoist/Buddhist mythology, her personal investigations continue to trace traditional cosmology and numerology. ¡°Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea¡± is a drawing based upon a Chinese legend of the adventures of the eight immortals (Daoist deities revered as signs of prosperity and longevity) as they navigate rough ocean waters to reach Peach Island. Here, Guo illustrates these illustrious figures as forms of energy, their human shapes abstracted into radiant free-flowing lines.
The process of binding her chosen material in the work of Lin Tianmiao elevates the mundane onto a psychological plane of fantastical proportions, whilst the merging of ethereal subjects in the work of Guo Fengyi hints at another universe in the world of the profane.? From the contrast of their styles and mediums, this presentation of works embraces the relationship between labor, spirituality, tradition and modernity.??
Additionally, the Long March Space will be presenting a new sculptural installation by Qiu Zhijie (b. 1969) as part of the Outdoor Sculpture Park.? ¡°Another Side¡± continues Qiu Zhijie¡¯s investigation into the process of translation and cultural imagination centered on the site of Tibet.? Mani stones are stone plates inscribed with mantra as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism.? Travelers to Tibet will often find mani stones along road sides and placed together in large mounds. For this two-part installation, Qiu Zhijie has asked local Tibetan tradesmen to carve key passages from the Bible and the Koran in Tibetan script onto mani stones, in order to create two stone mounds - one to be installed in Qinghai Province, China and the other at the Frieze Art Fair for the Outdoor Sculpture Park.? ¡°Another Side¡± is at once physically anchored in the spiritual lived context of Tibet and the social imagination of this province, realized via the art market, provoking the tenuous relationship between culture and economy.
Please join us at stand E23
For further information, please contact:
Long March Space
798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Rd
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Phone: +86 (0)10 6438 7107
Fax: +86 (0)10 6432 3834
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