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CHINA POWER STATION: PART
1
8 October – 5 November 2006
Serpentine Gallery presents China Power Station: Part 1 at Battersea
Power Station
Co-produced by The Red Mansion Foundation
Thursday – Sunday, 12 – 7pm. Admission £5
A major exhibition of Chinese contemporary art, architecture and sound.
Site and exhibition tours, tea room, shopping, events.
For five weeks this autumn, the Serpentine Gallery will take up residence
in Battersea Power Station with a presentation of Chinese culture.
This is the first chapter in an on-going series of exhibitions of
contemporary Chinese art and architecture, organised by the Serpentine
Gallery in collaboration with the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Mordern
Art, Oslo.
China Power Station: Part 1 is a unique opportunity to visit the iconic
Battersea Power Station before it is redeveloped. It will also be
the first chance to see the work of an extraordinary and vibrant new
generation of Chinese artists and architects installed at this remarkable
site.
A WORLD WITHIN A WORLD
Photographs from the series Staring at the Sea and site specific installation
by
Weng Peijun a.k.a. Weng Fen
A World within a World is Chinese photographer Weng PeiJun's first
solo exhibition in the United Kingdom. This exhibition features works
from his outstanding 'Staring at the Sea' series and includes a site
specific installation 'The Viewing Stand'. Held at The Red Mansion
Foundation from 29th June - 28th July, this is a unique opportunity
to see Weng's exciting installation work alongside several pieces
of his renowned photography.
28 June - 29 July 2006
The Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK.
SOME DAYS
Some days was Chinese photographer Wang Ningde's first solo exhibition
in the United Kingdom. This exhibition at The Red Mansion Foundation
will showcase more than 30 black and white photographic works from
two of Wang Ningde's outstanding photo series Some Days (1999Ongoing)
and Dancing in the Outskirts of Town (19972000).
25 May - 25 June 2006
The Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK.
RED MANSION ART PRIZE EXHIBITION
15 - 25 May 2006
Triangle Space, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Millbank, London
SW1P 4RJ
The Red Mansion Art Prize was established to promote artistic exchange
between China and the UK.
The winners travel to China during the summer where they are given
studio space and live and work alongside local artists. Flights, accommodation
and pocket money are provided.
The panel of judges, Susan May (Head of Art Council Collection), John
Wilson (BBC Journalist), Richard Wentworth (Artists), Edward Lucie-Smith
(Writer and Critic) and Nicolette Kwok (Director of The Red Mansion
Foundation) made a diverse and exciting selection. The show offers
a preview of the next generation of up-and-coming artists.
THE WINNERS OF THE RED
MANSION ART PRIZE 2005 ARE:
Alexander Heim - Goldsmith College
Ann-Caroline Breig - The Royal Academy Schools
Ebru Erülkü - The Royal College of Art
Colin Crotty - Chelsea College of Art and Design
Gareth Polmeer - Central Saint Martins College of Art
Valerian Freyberg - The Slade School of Fine Art
SONG DONG AT SELFRIDGES
Teaming up with Selfridges, The Foundation is bringing Song Dong to
London to create a city sculpture made entirely of sweets and biscuits
which, upon completion, the artist will invite the viewers to taste
his installation.
15 - 22 February 2006 - Installation on view
22 February 2006 - Eating of the installation
Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, London W1A 1AB
In addition we would like to invite you to a talk hosted by Asia House.
Song Dong in conversation with Alessio Antoniolli.
Monday 20 Febuary 2006
Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G
www.selfridges.com
GOOD GIRLS, BAD GIRLS
The exhibition will feature the works by Liu Jianhua, Feng Zhengjie,
Li Ji,
Yang Qian, Wang Qingsong and Cang Xin.
7 December 2005 - 24 March 2006
The Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK.
CHINA COUP
The exhibition will feature the works by Chen
Shaoxiong, Fang Lijun, Liu
Wei, Shi Jing, Shi
Xinning, Xu Zhongmin, Zhou Xiaohu
31 January - 24 March 2006
The Hospital, 24 Endell Street, London, UK.
www.thehospital.co.uk
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Yan Pei-Ming,
One panel from Self Portrait at Five Ages
Gu Dexin, F59-06
Yang Jiechang, Underflower
China Power Station: Part 1
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