NI YOUYU - THE LAST SUNSET
The catalogue introduces Ni Youyu’s Golden Water Washing Painting series, which the artist began in 2009.
Published by Perrotin, 2020
19 x 24 cm / 7.5 x 9.4 inches
210 pages
Texts in Chinese and English
With an assemblage of multi-panel paintings, framed works, individually painted ceramics and bottles, repurposed found objects, and columns of photography and drawings, McGee confers an extraordinary versatility and an inclusive approach to art. The wide array of elements also evokes a sense of community and diversity that could be seen as typical of the Bay Area, from which he hails.
Samson depicts men and women posing together at the Rhodes Memorial in Cape Town. Cecil John Rhodes was a British imperialist and mining magnate who has been at the center of discourse around decolonization. His statue was removed from the University of Cape Town, following a protest that subsequently sparked wider discourse around the decolonization of education across South Africa.
CHEN FEI, Life goes on
IGGY POP’S VINYL RELEASE OF FREE, FEATURING COVER ART AND CREATIVE COLLABORATION BY MAURIZIO CATTELAN
NEW YORK
March 7, 2020
"Experiencing art in person and participating in conversations about that experience with others—this is one of the most important reasons why we aim to create different contexts and encounters through our choice of locations worldwide. In recent years, we began committing more space in our galleries for private salons, even opening a dedicated salon, to create more exchanges. I am pleased the new Hong Kong gallery is part of a project where art and people are central to its DNA."
