The Uncertain, or the Shelved...
2021-12-21 14:43

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Group exhibition The uncertain, or the shelved... is showcased in ShanghART Gallery both Main and H Space from 16th July. The diversified perspectives have been finalised after sourcing through numerous artists’ studios. Works are exhibited in various media ranging from paintings, installations, sculptures and manuscripts etc. . The exhibition is on view through 31st August.

The uncertain, or the shelved... “The uncertain” is the hesitation, exploration or experimentation of the concept, thoughts, creativity etc. in the extent of thinking logic; “the shelved” is the statement of behaviour positioned in pause, reserve, lingering etc.. Both scenarios are connected as well as mutually influenced each other. This exhibition aims at revealing that those works or ideas are initiated due to momentary inspirations but temporarily/permanently halted because of self-struggling with distracted clues or directions. The mysterious circumstances that how works are conceived and why they’re suspended have become flowing riddles between artists and audiences. Not only does the exhibition challenge the viewers’ cognition by presenting the seemingly divergent creation clues which enrich the possibilities of artists creative contexts, but also reflects the extended associations which are hidden beneath the differentiated creation practices.

“The unfinished is an interesting beginning or a recurrent idea after repetitious recording then forgetting it.”

“I’ve always liked woodcarving, but never followed through... One day sculpting out the rough shape but was difficult in further detailing it, I helplessly left it there...around 2012, had several attempts in carving it again but still ended in a meltdown...now, just look back again, it appears more perfectly after shifting through time, and has become my cherished object.”

“Problems like many traditional craftsmen in churches or temples might confront, how to create an intangible spirit by deploying tangible materials. I wanted to exercise some tactile painting sometimes, I’m sensitive about the surface texture of paintings, therefore, I have processed several experiments violently on some most simple materials. ”

Above narratives excerpted from Artists’ oral statement

Art works included in this exhibition are drifting away from artists’ usual practices, which are parallel presented in both spaces anonymously in order to allow public to immerse in the non-empirical scenario. More than thirty artists are involved in this exhibition which will be comprehensively delivered with artists’ narrative texts, video, animation etc. novelty and interactive presentations.

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Related Artists: GENG JIANYI 耿建翌 ZHU JIA 朱加 LIU YUE 刘月 YANG FUDONG 杨福东 ZHANG QING 章清 SHAO YI 邵一 JI WENYU 计文于 SHEN FAN 申凡 PU JIE 浦捷 SUN XUN 孙逊 YUAN YUAN 袁远 LIANG YUE 梁玥 JIANG PENGYI 蒋鹏奕 WEI GUANGQING 魏光庆 TANG GUO 汤国 SHI QING 石青 ZHANG ENLI 张恩利 ZHANG DING 张鼎 LU LEI 陆垒 HUANG KUI 黄奎 XIANG LIQING 向利庆 OUYANG CHUN 欧阳春 HAN FENG 韩锋 BIRDHEAD 鸟头 XU ZHEN 徐震 ROBERT ZHAO RENHUI 赵仁辉 LIANG SHAOJI 梁绍基 ZHAO YANG 赵洋 ZHOU ZIXI 周子曦 WU YIMING 邬一名 HU JIEMING 胡介鸣 TANG MAOHONG 唐茂宏 LIU WEIJIAN 刘唯艰 WANG YOUSHEN 王友身 DING YI 丁乙 YANG ZHENZHONG 杨振中 XUE SONG 薛松

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