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ART PARIS ART FAIR 16

VERNISSAGE 30.MAR.2016 • 6—10 P.M 31.MAR.2016 — 03.MAR.2016 PARIS

JU YOUNG BAN LI CHEVALIER DAI GUANGYU GAO BROTHERS JINHWA JUNG ZANE MELLUPE YULIM SONG

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For this year’s edition of Art Paris, has thought up an exhibition of graphic aspects. The visitor can escape into a parallel universe in which lines cavort, structures slot into one another, and colours frolic freely.

Three young Korean exhibit subtle, conscious pieces. Ju Young Ban (1978), a Brooklyn Pratt Institute graduate in (New-York), constructs structured and celestial forms. The meticulously sewn pieces of Yulim Song (1983) seem to suspend time. Jinhwa Jung (1986) paints outside of conventions and classic forms. The de-structuring of their painted subjects result in a daring new compositional approach.

Among the artists working in China, an emblematic figure of the avant-garde, Chinese Dai Guangyu (China, 1955) brings together contemporary art and ancestral tradition. Lithuanian artist Zane Mellupe (Latvia, 1981) conceives her art regrouping installations and photography in mixed technique, an approach of “thinking in imagery”. Internationally acclaimed, the work of the Gao Brothers (China, 1956 and 1962) has over two decades questioned the place of humans within society, using the specific case of China whilst producing a universal understanding. Li Chevalier’s (China, 1961) experimental ink painting style can be identified by her personal way of incorporating Chinese ink into canvas, blended with pigment, mineral chips, sand and elements of Chinese art such as rice paper and calligraphy.

Pour cette nouvelle édition à Art Paris, ifa gallery a imaginé une exposition aux dimensions graphiques. Le visiteur s’évade vers un univers parallèle où les lignes dansent, les structures s’emboitent et les couleurs fleurtent avec légerté.

Trois jeunes artistes coréens exposent une oeuvre essentiellement maîtrisée et sensible. Junyon Ban (1978), diplômée en peinture à l’institut de Pratt à Brooklyn, construit des formes structurées et célestes. Les oeuvres méticuleuses et cousues d’Yulim Song (1983) semblent suspendre le temps. Jinhwa Jung (1986) peint en dehors des conventions et des formes classiques. La déstructure des sujets peints conduit à de nouvelles compositions audacieuses.

Du côté de la Chine, Dai Guangyu (Chine, 1955), figure de proue de l’avant-garde chinoise, allie art contemporain et traditionnel. Zane Mellupe (Lettonie, 1981) conçoit son art regroupant installations et photographies en techniques mixtes, comme une manière de « penser en images ». Les Gao Brothers (Chine, 1956 et 1962), renommés internationalement, questionnent la place de l’homme dans la société, partant de l’exemple Chinois pour arriver à une compréhension universelle. La peinture de Li Chevalier (Chine, 1961) expérimente la relation de l’encre de ZANE MELLUPE

1982 RIGA, LATVIA / LETONIE

HUMAN EGG – what are we leaving behind 1 2016 pencil on photography on wood cut-out, 40x50cm contemplation corner 1 2016 pencil on photography on wood ,150x43x43cm BIOGRAPHY

Zane Mellupe is an artist and Sinologist from Latvia who works on photography since the age of fourteen. She studied Sinology at the University of Latvia before following Theatre Direction studies in Shanghai Theatre Academy and completing her Bachelor Degree in Shanghai Teachers University (Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language & Literature, 2004). Back in Europe in 2005, Mellupe pursued her education in the London (Master of Arts in Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, University of , 2007).

Her installations, or multi-medium photographic works, centre around the hidden interpretations of our emotions. She employs the photographic medium as a tool that inspires her creative process. As such, her installations are often composed of everyday objects with an added photographic element, the collision of two universes from which arise new meanings.

Creative director of in Shanghai between 2007 and 2010 and founder of a community art street, “Yongkang Lu Art” with several experimental spaces, her work has been exhibited in China and Europe in different galleries and museums.

Zane Mellupe lives and works in Shanghai (China).

Zane Mellupe est une artiste et sinologue lettone qui dès l’âge de quatorze ans s’intéresse à la photographie. Elle étudie la sinologie à l’Université de Lettonie avant de suivre des études de mise en scène à l’Académie de Théâtre de Shanghai et de littérature chinoise à l’Université de Shanghai. De retour en Europe en 2005, l’artiste obtient un master en photojournalisme et en photographie documentaire à l’Université des Arts de Londres.

Ses installations, ses photographies en techniques mixtes, révèlent des interprétations cachées de nos sentiments. Zane Mellupe utilise le médium photographique comme un outil qui alimente son processus créatif. Ses installations sont ainsi souvent composées d’objets du quotidien auxquels elle mêle la photographie, la contraction des deux univers faisant jaillir une histoire.

Directrice artistique du Centre Island6 Arts de Shanghai entre 2007 et 2010 et fondatrice d’une communauté de «Yongkang Lu Art » autour de plusieurs espaces expérimentaux, elle expose régulièrement à la fois en Chine et en Europe dans divers galeries et musées. Depuis 2010, l’artiste est représentée par ifa gallery.

Zane Mellupe vit et travaille à Shanghai. SOLO EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES 2011 - “The Birth of a myth - part II - Art in a state of Alertness”, YK Art Space, Shanghai, China 2015 – «Creating Terminology? Entropy?», Art 2010 - “The birth of a myth - part I”, YK Art Space, Shanghai, Museum, Shanghai, China China 2015 – “Another Trilogy”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2010 - “Come, take a walk with me”, Yongkang Lu Art, 2014 - ”Shanghai Lights”. Professional Photography school, Shanghai, China Riga , Latvia 2010 - “Police and Her”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2013 - ”Shanghai Lights”. Kultūras pils (The Castle of 2010 - “Absolute 0:00”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China Culture), Viesīte, Latvia 2010 - “Fakirs”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China 2012 - ”Šanhajas gaismas”. M.Buclera Photographt 2009 - “Placebo”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China Chamber, Lone City, Latvia 2009 - “30 Degrees”, Island 6 arts center & Studio Rouge, 2011 - “In memory of the perfect wife”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, Shanghai, China China 2009 - “Synesthesia”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China 2010 - ”Shanghai Lights”. Centre of culture Majori , Latvia 2009 - “Individual: New Art from Beyond ”, Red Gate 2009 - ”Šanhajas gaismas”. Bibliotēka., Saldus, Latvia Gallery, Beijing, China 2009 - ” Shanghai Lights”. Museum of Olaine, Latvia 2009 - “LEDs animés”, Gallery Twenty-One, Paris, France 2008 - ”Shanghai Lights”. Latvijas Fotogrāfijas muzejs. Rīga 2009 - “Art Paris 09”(Art Fair), Gallery Loft & Gallery Twenty- / Latvija One Paris, France 2008 - “Shanghai lights”, Photography Museum of Latvia, 2009 - “The Artist Died Yesterday”, Island 6 arts center, Riga, Latvia Shanghai, China 2008 - “Shanghai Lights” Solo Exhibition, Photography 2005 - “Also in China”, House of United Nations, Riga, Latvia Museum of Latvia, Riga, Latvia 2008 - “Automata”, Island 6 &ifa gallery, Shanghai, China GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES 2008 - “Urban Lust”, Island 6 &ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2008 - “Fernelmont Contemporary Art, second edition” 2016 – “1000 Apertures & 1 Visage”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Festival Fernelmont, Castle of Fenelmont, Belgium Belgium 2008 - “Quadrareil Cerchio” (Squaring the Circle), Allegra 2016 - «Babel Me», Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai, Ravizza Art Project, Milano, Italy China 2008 - “Clouds of Crowds”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, 2015 - «Unique Editions», ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium China 2015 - «Community Hospital», Yuyuan Lu Arts, Shanghai, 2008 - “Roma Contemporary Art Fair”, Manaart Roma, Italy China 2008 - “Zero Gravity”, Sun Gallery, Shanghai, China 2015 – “The Stroke of a Pen”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2007 - “PlugIT”, Blue Lotus Gallery, Hong-Kong 2015 - Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Liban 2007 - “Made in Shanghai”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, 2015 – “Territory - Art Paris Art Fair”, ifa gallery booth, Paris, China France 2007 - “Festival Art Continu”, Morocco 2014 - Photo Shanghai, ifa gallery booth, Shanghai, China 2007 - “Made in China”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, 2014 - Art Paris Art Fair, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France China 2014 - “ uncovered China”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2007 - “PlugIT”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China 2013 - “Investigation no.3: Mr & Mrs Zhang”, Art Paris, ifa 2006 - “Life Circle”, LCC, London, UK gallery booth, Paris, France 2006 - “Cable Street& the art pavilion (70th Anniversary of 2013 - “ and what”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China the Battle of Cable St)”, London, UK 2012 - “secret 7”, Chris Gill studio, Shanghai, China 2005 - “Also in China”, Solo Exhibition, House of United 2012 - “my country”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China Nations, Riga, Latvia 2012- “St-Art Fair”, Galerie Libre Cours booth, Strasbourg, France 2012 - “secret 7”, YY bar, Shanghai, China 2012- “Red land, yellow stars”, Galerie Libre Cours &ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2012 - “Cells”, SH Contemporary 12, Shanghai, China 2012- “The left leg of a cat”, Art: Gwangju:12, Gwangju, Korea 2012 - “closet”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2012 - “Something in Common”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2012 - “investigation no.2: facing distance”, Art Paris, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France 2012 - “Trace, line, shadow”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2011 - “Ruby, Roxy and the flaming Lamborghini”, Studio Rouge, Shanghai, China 2011 - “The hell. the heaven. on the way. in between”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2011 - “15 days without You”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2011 - “Enquête n°1”, Art Paris+guests, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France 高氏兄弟 GAO BROTHERS

GAO QIANG 1962 JINAN, CHINA/ CHINE GAO ZHEN 1956 JINAN, CHINA/ CHINE

ARRESTING PROSTITUES NO.13 2007 oil on canvas, 250x150cm The utopia of construction no. 9 2014 c-print, 100x100cm BIOGRAPHY

The Gao Brothers are two Beijing-based artist brothers. Over the past 20 years and since their internationally prominent participation in the exhibition « China / Avant-Garde » in 1989 (National Gallery of Beijing), their art has reached into various mediums including photography, video, painting, , performance, with them working also as critical writers and even as exhibition . In their work can be seen a questioning of humanity and fraternity remaining in contemporary reality. Marked by the death of their father under the Maoist regime, engaged in demonstrations at Tiananmen Square (which cost them their passports for several years), the two brothers share a critical attitude towards Chinese society.

Their works form part of the collections of the most important contemporary art museums, including: the China National Museum, the MoMA New York, the Guggenheim Foundation, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Centre Pompidou, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Princetown University ; as well as large private collections including Steven Cohen, Uli Sigg, Charles Saatchi…

Gao Qiang and Gao Zhen live and work in Beijing, China.

Les Gao Brothers sont deux frères artistes basés à Pékin. Depuis 20 ans et leur participation internationalement remarquée à l’exposition « China/Avant-Garde » de 1989 (Galerie Nationale de Pékin), leur art se déploie en photographie, vidéo, théâtre, performance, peinture et sculpture, ainsi que des essais critiques et des commissariats d’exposition. Ils y questionnent l’humanité et la fraternité restante dans notre monde contemporain. Marqués par la disparition de leur père sous le régime maoïste, engagés lors des manifestations de la Place Tiananmen (ce qui leur a valu leurs passeports à plusieurs reprises), les deux frères partagent une même approche critique vis-à-vis de la société chinoise.

Leurs œuvres figurent dans les collections des plus importants musées d’art contemporain, tels que : Le Musée National de China, le MoMA de New York, la Fondation Guggenheim, le Musée d’Art Moderne de San Francisco, le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, le Centre Pompidou, le Victoria and Albert Museum à Londres et d’autres ; ainsi que de larges collections privées comme celles de Steven Cohen, Uli Sigg, Charles Saatchi…

Gao Qiang et Gao Zhen vivent et travaillent à Pékin, Chine. SOLO EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES 2006 – “Trope of Body: Gao Brothers’ Photography Exhibition”, Beijing New Art Projects, Beijing, China 2015 – “Between the Walls of Utopia”, ifa gallery, Brussels, 2005 – “One Abandoned Building’s Visual Story”, Beijing Belgium New Art Projects, China 2014 – “The Utopia of Construction”, Museum of New Art, 2002 – “A Dinner With The Homeless People” - Detroit, USA Performance, Jinan, China 2001 – “Embrace: Gao Brothers’ 2014 – “The Utopia of 20 minutes Embrace”, RH New Works”, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China Contemporary Art, New York, USA 2000 – “Fuse: Gao Brothers’ Photography”, Eastlink Gallery, 2014 – “The Gao Brothers – Dissidents abroad”, MONA Shanghai, China Museum, Detroit, USA 1995 – “The End of Mankind: Gao Brothers”, Installations, 2013 – “Between Spiritual and material Spaces: the Jinan Painting Institute, China photographic World of the Gao Brothers”, Hua Gallery, GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES London, United Kingdom 2013 – “The Gao Brothers: The Execution of Christ”, Albert 2016 – “1000 Apertures & 1 Visage”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Benamou Gallery, Paris, France Belgium 2013 – “The Gao Brothers”, Galerie Post + García, 2015 – Asian Now Art Fair, ifa gallery, Paris, France Maastricht, The Netherlands 2015 – Beirut Art Fair, ifa gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2012 – “The Gao Brothers”, Vue Privée Gallery, Art Stage 2015 – “Temporary Boundary: a Survey on China Censured Singapore, Singapore. Videos & Photographs”, Paris-Beijing Gallery, Brussels, 2012 – “The Utopia of 20 Minutes Embrace” Piazza del Belgium Popolo, Rome, Italy 2015 – “Secret Love”, Tropen Museum, Amsterdam, the 2011 – “The Gao Brothers”, Grandeur and Catharsis, Walsh Netherlands Gallery, Chicago, USA. 2015 – “Dead: a Celebration of Morality”, Saatchi Gallery, 2010 – “The Gao Brothers”, gallery Adrian David, Knokke- London, UK zoute (Kustlaan 335), Belgium 2014 – “Uncovered China”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2010 – “The Gao Brothers”, Duncan Miller gallery, Los 2014 – “Outside the Lines: New Art from China”, RH Angeles. USA Contemporary, New York, USA 2010 – “Gao Brothers’ Portraits”, China Art Archives and 2013 – “Sensor Ship 0.46%”, Art Basel , Hong Warehouse, Beijing Kong, China 2010 – “The Gao Brothers: Grandeur and Catharsis”, 2013 - Like Thunder Out of China, Arsenal Montreal, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, USA Montreal, Canada 2008 – “Sense of Space”, Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, 2013 - “Investigation no.2: Mr & Mrs Zhang”, Art Paris Art Canada Fair- ifa gallery, Paris, France 2008 – “Some Space for Humanity: Gao Brothers 2012 – “my country” ifa gallery, Shanghai, China Photography Exhibition”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2012 – “red land, yellow stars” Galerie Libre Cours & ifa 2008 – “The Gao Brothers”, Vallois Gallery, Paris, France gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2008 – “The Utopia of Construction”, Gao Brothers Center 2012 – “cells” SH CONTEMPORARY 12 – ifa gallery, For Contemporary Art, Beijing, China Shanghai, China 2007 – “The Gao Brothers”, Ballery, ox Art G, Verona, Italy 2012 – “Un-Forbidden: the Post-Revolution of New Chinese 2007 – “The High Place: Gao Brothers Photography and Art”, Macro Museum, Rome, Italy Sculpture Exhibition”, Beijing New Art Projects, Beijing, China 2012 – “Secret Love”, Ostasiatiska Museum, Stockholm, 2007 – “The Miserable Prostitutes: Gao Brothers’ Painting Sweden and Sculpture Exhibition”, Gao Brothers Center For 2012 – “Death Show studio”, London.UK Contemporary Art, Beijing, China 2012 – “Bridge Over Trouble, 798 Yi Zhao Space, 798 Art 2007 – “The Gao Brothers”, Albert Benamou gallery, Paris, District, Beijing, China France 2012 – “Bore-Fear”, 798 Yi Zhao Space, 798 Art District, 2007 – “The Gao Brothers”, Limn gallery, San Francisco, Beijing, China USA 2011 – “Drapeau rouge/Red Flag, Contemporary Chinese 2007 – “The Utopia of 20 Minutes Embrace”, Brandenburg Art in Montreal Collections”, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Gate, Berlin, Germany Montreal, Canada 2007 – “From China with Love: Gao Brothers Photography 2011 – “Pino Pascali return to Venice / Apulia Contemporary and Sculpture Exhibition”, Walsh gallery, USA Art”, Palazzo Bianchi Michiel dal Brusà, Venice, Italy 2007 – “Another World: Gao Brothers Photography 2011 – “Verboten” Thomas Ammann AG, Zurich, Exhibition”, Arles Photo Festival, France Switzerland 2006 – “Miss Mao: Gao Brothers’ Sculpture and 2011 – “Pino Pascali”. Return to Venice/Apulia Photography Exhibition”, Krampf/Pei Contemporary Art, Palazzo Michiel dal Brusà, Venice, Italy Gallery, New York, USA 2011 – “Middle East”, Middle Kingdom, Etemad Gallery, 2006 – “One and Together: Gao Brothers Photography Dubai, United Arab Emirates Exhibition”, Moscow House of Photography Gallery on 2011 – “In God We Trust Contemporary Chinese Art”, Bard Solyanka, Moscow College, New York, USA 2006 – “The passage of Time: Gao Brothers Photography 2010 – “Daegu Photo ”, Daegu Culture and ”, La Galerie Guislain Etats d’ Art, Paris, France Center, Daegu, Korea 2006 – “The Utopia of Hugging”, London, Nottingham, 2010 – “Intramoenia Extra Art Mirages”, Alfonso’s Castle of Marseille, France Brindisi, Italy 2010 – “Reshaping History: China Art from 2000 to 2009”, 2006 – “5×7 Frame Decide the Attitude” Exhibition in National Conference Center, Beijing, China Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China 2010 – “State of the Dao: Chinese Contemporary Art”, 2006 – “Photographing China”, The Circumvallation Site of Lehman College , New York, USA Ming Dynasty, Beijing, China 2010 – “Hot Bed: Shandong Contemporary Art”, Sunshine 2006 – “Between Past and Future: New Photography and International Museum, Beijing, China Video from China”, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, USA 2009 – “Vancouver Biennale”, Vancouver, Canada 2005 – “The Second Reality: Photographs From China”, 2009 – “Action-Camera, Beijing Performance Piazza of Berlaymont building, European , Photography”, Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, Vancouver, Brussels, Belgium Canada 2005 – “Field of Vision: Extremes”, The Institute for New 2009 – “Made in China”, the Museum of New Art (MONA), Media, Frankfurt, Germany Detroit, USA 2005 – “The Gesture. Visual Library in progress”, 2009 – “The Very Condition”, Wall Art Museum, Beijing, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, China Greece 2009 – “Contact Photo Festival”, Drake Hotel, Toronto, 2005 – “Tian An Men - Tian An Men - Gate to Heaven”, Canada Foam Photography Museum, Amsterdam, The 2009 – “Between the Sexes”, Paris Beijing Photo Gallery, Netherlands 2005 – “A UTOPIA OF THE VISIBLE: 13 Beijing, China Outstanding Art Photographers In China”, Beijing New Art 2009 – “Xun Dao: Searching for Spirituality in Contemporary Projects, 798 Art District, Beijing, China Chinese Art”, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, New York, USA 2005 – “Placed in China”, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA 2008 – “Mahjong, Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg 2005 – “The Flower in the Ruin: Contemporary Image Collection”, The Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, USA Exhibition”, Niu Fang Depot, Macau, China 2008 – “Mahjong”, Contemporary Chinese Art from the 2005 – “Unlimit: Gao Brothers, Huang Yan & Zhang Tiemei’s Sigg Collection, The Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, USA Computerized Photography”, Beijing New Art Projects, 798 2008 – “The 2008 Foto Fest, 12th International Photography Art District, Beijing, China Biennial”, Houston, USA 2005 – “The City in 360 Degrees: French and Chinese 2008 – “China…Forward: China Contemporary Art, TSUM”, Photographers in China”, Beijing New Art, 798 Art District, Moscow, Russia Beijing, China 2008 – “Ah! We: Chinese Contemporary Art 1978-2008”, 2005 – “China Avant-Garde: Contemporary Chinese Art”, China National Theatre, Beijing, China ARENA, Santa Monica, USA 2007 – “The Exhibition Of Chinese Contemporary Social 2005 – “Between Past and Future: New Photography and Art”, The State Tretyakov Museum, Moscow, Russia Video from China”, Victoria and Albert Museum London, UK 2007 – “Chinese Aroma-Huantie Times Chinese Art 2005 – “China Avant-Garde: Contemporary Chinese Art”, Invitation Exhibition, Huan Tie Times Art, Beijing, China ARENA, Santa Monica, USA 2007 – “Made in Beijing: China Contemporary Art”, Modern 2005 – “Between Past and Future: New Photography and Art Museum of Hongik University, Seoul, Korea Video from China”, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, USA 2007 – “China under Construction: Contemporary Art from 2005 – “Between Past and Future: New Photography and the People’s Republic”, Beborah Colton Gallery, Houston, Video from China”, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, USA. The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, USA 2007 – “Dragon’s Evolution”, China Square Art Center, New 2005 – “Start to Fly: He Xiangning Art Museum OCAT York, USA Contemporary art Collection”, He Xiangning Art Museum, 2007 – “Breathe: Shandong Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Shenzhen, China Shandong Museum, Jinan, China 2005 – “Vehicle and Mirror Image», Beijing New Art 2006 – “Ten Chinese Avant-garde Photographers”, Asia Art Projects”, Beijing, China Center, Beijing, China 2005 – “Forge the Fable”, Must Be Contemporary Art 2006 – “Photography of Gao Brothers, Matteo Basile and Center, Beijing, China Raimondo Galeano”, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy 2005 – “Scratch Or China-Singapore Digital Image Art 2006 – “Miss Mao”, Black List Projects, London, UK Exhibition”, Beijing New Art Projects, 798 Art District, Beijing, 2006 – “Between Art and Architecture”, 798 Avant Gallery, China New York, USA 2005 – “2005 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition” 2006 – “Beijing-Soldiers at the Gates”, Factory 798, Pingyao, China Dashanzi Art District, Beijing, China 004 – “Between Past and Future: New Photography and 2006 – “The First Annual Exhibition Of Chinese Video from China”, International Center of Photography and Contemporary Art”, China Century Altar, Beijing, China 2006 – “My Space, Your Space”, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, Asia Society, New York USA 2004 – “Tiananmen”, Chinese Eyes Gallery, Paris 2006 – “Brothers”, Xin Dong Chen Space for Contemporary 2004 – “Design the marble – 40 international artists in Art, Beijing, China Carrara”, Carrara, Italy 2006 – “Ruins”, Inova Art Center, Peckschool of Art, 2003 – “The 2nd International Photo Festival of Rome”. University of Wisconsion, Milwaukee, USA L’Officina, Rome, Italy 2006 – “Field OF VIision: Beijing”, Beijing New Art Projects, 2003 – “Chinese Art Today”, China Century Altar, Beijing, Beijing, China China 2006 – “Post Electronic Image”, MUSTBE Contemporary 2003 – “SOHO Contemporary” Art Exhibition, SOHO Street, Art Center, Beijing, China Beijing, China 2003 – “Bare Androgyny” - A group show of Contemporary PUBLICATIONS Art, 798 Art Community, Beijing, China 2002 – “The First Triennial Of Chinese Arts”, Guangzhou Art “The Gao Brothers – The Utopia of Construction”, Jef Museum. China Bourgeau, Paul Smith, Jessica Hopkins, The Museum of 2002 – ““2002 Pingyao International Photography New Art, Detroit, 2014 Exhibition”, Pingyao, China “The Gao Brothers – Grandeur & Catharsis”, Arthur Hwang, 2001 – “The 5th Los Angeles International Biennale”, Barbara O’Brien, Kemper Museum of contemporary Art, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Los Angeles, USA Kansas City, 2010 2001 – “The First Tirana Biennale”, National Gallery & “Portraits – Gao Brother’sOil Painting Exhibition”, Achille Chinese Pavilion, Albania Bonito Oliva, Ai Weiwei, China Art Archives and Warehouse, 2001 – “Nice International Photography Festival: Chinese 2010 Album”, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, «Some Space for Humanity -Gao Brothers Solo Exhibition», France Ifa Gallery, Shanghai, 2008 2001 – “Mao Y’a Pas Photo», the Espace d’ Art «Gao Brothers», Vallois Gallery, Paris, France 2008 Contemporain of La Rochelle, Paris, France «Gao Brothers», Albert Benamou Gallery, Paris, France 2001 – “Rotate 360” - Chinese Plan Art Exhibition, Paragold 2007 Int’I Art Centre, Shanghai, China «Gao Brothers - Another World», Arles Photo Festival, 2007 2000 – “China Avant-garde Artists’ Documents”, Fukuoka «Gao Brothers», Boxart Gallery,Verona, 2007 Art Museum, Japan «Gao Brothers’ The High Place», Walsh Gallery, Chicago, 2000 – “Portraits, Figures, Couples and Groups from the 2007 MCAF collection”, Biz’Art, Shanghai, China «Gao Brothers - 1985-2005», Hunan Fine Arts Publishing 2000 – “China Avant-garde Artists Documents”, Fukuoka House, 2006 Art Museum, Japan «Gao Brothers -Miss Mao», Krampf/Pei Gallery, New York, 2000 – “Family?” Contemporary Art Project, Yuexing 2006 International Furniture Center, Shanghai, China «Gao Brothers’ One And Together», Moscow House of 2000 – “Man and Animal”, performance show, Beijing, Photography, Moscow, 2006 China. «Gao Brothers - The Passage Of Time», Paris, 2006 1999 – “The 2nd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary «Gao Brothers», The CourtYard Gallery Of Beijing, 2001 Sculpture”, Shenzhen, China «Critical: The Great Crucifix Series & Other Works - 1999 – “The Documentary Exhibition of World Chinese Dialogue, Critical Discourse and Study on Gao Brothers’ ”, Hong Kong Art Commune, China Art», Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House Of China, 1996 1999 – “The Picture and Writing Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Artists, Gallery of Nanjing Teachers University, China 1999 – “Out Of Control, Design Art Museum, Beijing, China 1999 – The Documentary Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, Chengdu, China 1992 – “Guangzhou Biennale”, Guangzhou, China 1989 – “China Avant-Garde”, China National Art Museum, Beijing, China 1985 – “Shandong Modern Art Exhibition”, Jinan, China 戴光郁 DAI GUANGYU

1955 CHENGDU, CHINA/ CHINE

Forbidden characters no. 6 2015 chinese ink on rice paper, 85x85cm BIOGRAPHY

From an early age, Dai Guangyu received a traditional values and education from his father. It is likely that Dai Guangyu would have followed a traditional career path had he not found himself a part of the New Wave Movement in 1985, which was a perfect fit for the development of his creative scope.

In the 90s, Dai Guangyu discovered performance, which employs the body as a key artistic medium. It was during this time that he showed his penchant for ‘ink games’. Dai Guangyu is recognised as an important and original figure of the Chinese artistic scene. His interdisciplinary practice is written within a socially engaged trajectory. While traditional art is waning since the Cultural Revolution, Dai Guangyu tries to make sense of his roots with contemporary art. Through his performances or , he embodies and reinterprets symbols of Chinese art – in particular calligraphy - to the limits of possibility while also exploring and addressing their disappearance in contemporary society.

His works have been collected worldwide. He recently took part in exhibitions including “Coup de foudre chinois”, at Montréal and Toronto Arsenal, «Voice of the Unseen” for a collateral event of the 55th Venice Biennale.

Dai Guangyu lives and works in Beijing (China).

Dès son plus jeune âge, Dai Guangyu est formé par son père qui lui transmet les valeurs de la culture traditionnelle chinoise. Au début des années 80, il adhère au mouvement de la Nouvelle Vague en Chine et participe à l’exposition de 1989 « China Avant-Garde » au Palais des Beaux-Arts de Pékin.

Dans les années 90, Dai Guangyu s’initie à l’art de la performance à travers lequel il conçoit le corps comme médium principal. A la même époque, il s’intéresse à l’encre de Chine et crée la série ‘Ink Games’ (jeux d’encre). Dai Guangyu est aujourd’hui reconnu comme un acteur important et original de la scène artistique chinoise. Sa pratique multidisciplinaire s’inscrit dans une démarche engagée socialement. Alors que l’art traditionnel tend à disparaître depuis la Révolution Culturelle, Dai Guangyu essaye d’en retrouver les racines au moyen de l’art contemporain. Par ses performances ou ses peintures, il met en scène les symboles de la création chinoise – en particulier la calligraphie - jusqu’aux limites de leur résistance ou de leur disparition dans la société contemporaine.

Les œuvres de Dai Guangyu figurent dans nombre de collections internationales et parmi ses dernières participations on peut noter les expositions « Coup de foudre chinois » à l’Arsenal de Toronto et Montréal ou « Voice of the Unseen », un événement collatéral de le 55e Biennale de Venise.

Dai Guangyu vit et travaille à Pékin (Chine). SOLO EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES 2012 - “red land, yellow stars”, Galerie Libre Cours & ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2015 – “Endowed with speech from Birth”, Yafeng 2012 -“cells”, SH CONTEMPORARY 12, ifa gallery booth, , Chengdu, China Shanghai, China 2014 – “Diluted Shadows”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2012 - “the left leg of a cat”, ART:GWANGJU:12, ifa gallery 2012 - “Wei Ji – Still Crossing”, Art HK 12 ,ifa gallery booth, booth, Gwangju, Korea Hong Kong 2012 - “something in common”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2011 - “Dai Guangyu solo exhibition”, officinal, Rome, Italy 2012 - “trace, line, shadow”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2010- “Dai Guangyu– Recent Works”, Galerie Adler, Paris, 2012 - “enquête n°2”, Art Paris, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France France 2010 - “Memory Loss, Flexible Type 2012 - “The Fourth Guangzhou Triennial project exhibition”, Printing”,(Performances), ifa Gallery at Art Paris, Grand Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China Palais, Paris, France 2011 - “right eye – left leg”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2008 - “Ink Games”, ifa Gallery, Shanghai, China 2011- “the hell. the heaven. on the way. in between”, ifa 2007- “Wang Yang Bu Lao A Sheep’s Lecture on Chinese gallery, Shanghai Contemporary Art”, South Gate Gallery,798 Factory Beijing 2011 - “enquête n°1”, Art Paris, ifa gallery booth, Paris, 2007 -“When the Waters recede, the Rocks appear”, Red France Star Gallery, 798, Beijing, China 2010 - “Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, Yellow Dragon, White 2002- “Food and Words”, Performance, Chengdu, China Tiger, Black Tortoise”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2000- “Shooting at myself, Installation and Performance, 2009- “Ink Storm, transformer”, Washington DC, USA Duisburg University, Germany 2009 - “The Hand that Draws by Itself”, 18 Gallery, Shanghai, 1997- “How a Frog in a Well Sees the Sky”, Open China Exhibit,152B Studio, Chengdu, China 2009- “In the 1980s- Wen Pulin Archive of Chinese Avant- 1996- “Resurrection in Chengdu ‘96”, Installation, Sichuan Garde Art Exhibition”, Dolun Museum of Modern Art, University, China Shanghai, China 1995 - “Scenery Inside and Outside a Red Room”, 2009 - “Ink Society”, Sunshine Museum, Beijing, China Installation, Chengdu, China 2009- “OPEN Realization”, Contemporary Art Center 798 1994- “Chinese Landscape”, Installation, Chengdu, China Art Zone, Beijing, China 1993- “Dai Guangyu «Exhibition of Paintings», Lallouz 2009- “13 No KAOs”, Duffy Gallery, Kunming, China Waterson Gallery, Montreal, Canada 2009- “Ink-Not-Ink, China”, Drexel University, Phoenix, USA, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES 2008- “Action-Camera: Beijing Performance Photography”, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada 2016 – “1000 Apertures & 1 Visage”, ifa gallery, Brussels, 2008 - “Play Ink & Ink Play – The Art of Chinese Opera Belgium Painting”, Liu Haishu Museum, Shanghai, China 2015 – Asian Now Art Fair, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France 2008 - “Pause”, Red Star Gallery, Beijing, China 2015 – Beirut Art Fair, ifa gallery booth, Beirut, Lebanon 2006- “Vital - International Chinese Live Art Festival”, 2015 – “Territory”, Art Paris Art Fair, ifa gallery booth, Paris, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK France 2006 - “October”, Rain Gallery, Beijing, China 2015 – “The Stroke of a Pen”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2006- “Red Star, Red Star, Red Star”, Red Star Gallery, 798 2014 – “Black & White”, Art Paris Art Fair, ifa gallery booth, Factory, Beijing, China Paris, France 2005- “Artists in Action - Performance Art Project”, Hong 2014 – “Uncovered China”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium Kong 2014 – “Recovered”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2005- “Inward Gazes - Performance Art in China - 2014 – “The Scroll of (Lounging, High up by the Northern Exhibition by Invitation”, Macau Art Museum, Macau Window)”, Ostrale’14, Dresden, Germany 2005 - “In Honour of ‘85”, Duolun Modern Art Museum, 2014 – “Beyond Photography Limits”, Photo Shanghai, ifa Shanghai, China gallery booth, Shanghai, China 2005- “The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art”, 2013 - «Forms of the Formless – Exhibition of Chinese China Millennium Monument Art Museum, Beijing, China Contemporary Art”, Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan, China 2005- “Transborder Language: Performance Art / 2013 - «Voice of the Unseen”, collateral exhibition at 55th Language Art”, Tokyo Art Projects, 798 Factory, Beijing, Venice Biennale, Italy China 2013 - “Insightful Charisma”, Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, 2004- “Double Happiness Festival”, Tokyo Art Projects, 798 China Factory, Beijing, China 2013 - “Sensor Ship 0.46%”, Art Basel Hong Kong, ifa gallery 2004- “Matchmaking”, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China booth, Hong Kong 2004- “Transborder Language 2004 - Volume Control 2013 - “Investigation no.2: Mr & Mrs Zhang”, Art Paris Art - First Dashanzi International Art Festival”, 798 Factory, Fair, Paris, France Beijing, China 2013 - “drawing and what”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China 2004 - “2004 in Chengdu”, Chengdu Blueroof Art Gallery, 2012 - “my country”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China Chengdu, China 2012 - “cells”, SH contemporary, Shanghai, China 2003- “NIPAF: Asia Central Europe, Performance Art 2012- “The way of writing», Himalayas Art Museum, Meeting 2003”, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland Shanghai, China 2003 - “Media Center Project”, Longmarch Space, Beijing, 2012 - “Undoing Shuimo”, Duolun MoMA, Shanghai, China China 2003- “Chinese Ink in Contemporary Art”, National Gallery, 1999 - Chinese Contemporary Art”, Museum of Modern Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chengdu, China 2003- “Live International Performance Art”, 798 Factory, 2000- “Cultural Landscape”, Landscape Art Exhibition, Beijing, China Langdao, Guilin, China 2003- “China - Japan Performance Art Exchange 2000- “People and Animals”, Performance Art Exhibition, Project/2003”, Chengdu, Xian, Chongqing, China Chengdu, China 2002- “Fruitfulness - Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Beijing 1999- “Chinese Artists in the World - Installation and Agriculture Hall, Beijing, China Documentary”, Hong Kong Art Commune, Hong Kong 2002- “First Chinese Art Triennial”, Guangzhou Art Museum, 1999- “Unusual Ways of Writing”, Art Museum of the Guangzhou, China Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 2002- “7th Platform of Asian Performance Art (PAPA)” 1998- “Preserving Memory”, Sichuan Library, Chengdu, – Nippon International Performance Art Festival (NIPAF), China Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Nagano, Japan 1997- “In the Wild”, Simultaneous Performance Project, 2002 - “Mask vs Face”, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, China 2008- “Oriental Imagination - Third Asian International 1996- “China!”, Museum of Modern Art, Bonn, Germany Art Exhibition”, Wall Art Museum, Beijing and Guangzhou 1996- “Water Protectors - Outdoor Art Performances”, Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, 798Factory, Beijing, Lhasa, China China 1995- “Water Protectors - Outdoor Art Performances”, 2007- “China under Construction”, Deborag Colton Gallery, Chengdu, China Houston, USA 1993- “Inside - Outside: New Chinese Art”, Toronto, Ottawa, 2007- “Made in China”, Louisiana Museum, Humlebaek, Canada, Hong Kong, China Denmark 1993- “Dream of China”, Exhibition of Paintings, City Hall, 2007 - “The 3rd China – Japan Performance Art Exchange Hong Kong Project”, Rain Gallery, Beijing, China 1992- “First Biennale of Chinese Art in the 90’s”, Central 2007 - “Echoes – Chengdu New Visual Art Documentary Hotel, Guangzhou, China Exhibition”, A Thousand Plateaus Art Space, Chengdu, 1991- “Dai Guangyu, Wang Falin, Li Jixiang Joint Exhibition of China Paintings”, Chengdu Art Salon, Chengdu, China 2007 - “Rejected Collection”, Ke Center of the 1990- “000’90 Exhibition of Modern Art”, Chengdu Art Contemporary Arts, Shanghai, China Salon, Chengdu, China 2007 - “Starting from the Southwest - Exhibition of 1989- “China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition”, Chinese National Contemporary Art in South west China”, Guangdong Art Gallery, Beijing, China Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China 1987- “Itinerary Exhibition of Modern Chinese Art”, Bonn, 2007 - “China’s Performance Art Photography”, Intel Art Bremen, Frankfurt, Germany Center, Beijing, China 1986- “Red–Yellow–Blue: Young Artists of Sichuan”, Sichuan 2007 - “CAPP China Art Performance Platform”, South Gate Art Gallery, China Space, Beijing, China 2002 - “Mushroom, or Utopia”, The Bund Museum, Shanghai, China 2002 - “Daydream”, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, China 2001- “Physical Resources and Objects”, Hong Kong Art Commune, Hong Kong 2001- “Dialogo”, Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Mantova Museum, Mantova, Italy 2001- “Dialogo–Other”, Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Chiesa Santa Teresa Dei Maschi, Bari, Italy 2001 - “Reshuffle – Contemporary Chinese Art Show”, Shenzhen Sculpture Institute, Shenzhen, China 2001- “Chinese Festival- Touring Art Exhibition”, Faust Museum, Hannover, Germany 2001- “Virtual Future”, Guangdong Art Gallery, Guangzhou, China 2001- “Chinese Glamour - Conceptual Images”, Bangkok, Thailand 2001- “Open Festival of International Performance Art”, Chengdu, Pengshan, Leshan, China 2001- “Holding White”, Chengdu Imperial Academy, Chengdu, China 2001 - “First Chengdu Biennale”, Chengdu Museum of Modern Art, Chengdu, China 2000 - “Heaven Stonehenge”, Hannover, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Germany 2000- “Home? Contemporary Art Project Exhibition”, Yuexing Furniture Warehouse, Shanghai, China 2000- “Chinese Glamour - Conceptual Images”, East Link Gallery, Shanghai, China2000- “Turn of the Century - 1979 - 반 주 영 JU YOUNG BAN

1978 SOUTH KOREA/ COREE DU SUD

DREAMING 2015 colored pencil, gouache on paper, 76x57.5cm UNTITLED 2012 colored pencil, thread on graph paper, 54.5x39cm BIOGRAPHY

Ju Young Ban studied painting at Hong-ik University in Seoul and obtained her master degree in Painting at the Pratt Institute in New York in 2006. Using drawing, painting and mixed media as the most fragile and delicate gesture, she invents her own visual language. Ju Young Ban’s universe is strongly inspired by nature. The images and shapes she creates represent the growth of living creatures as a natural phenomenon; and the process of developing ideas she goes through comes from her own experiences. Her work stands as a constant search for fundamental truth and beauty in life. Including 5 solo exhibitions between Korea and the United States, she has been nationally and internationally exhibited along with her artistic contemporaries. In 2008, she did a residency program at Vermont Studio Center.

Ju Young Ban lives et works in Il-San (South Korea).

Après avoir étudié à l’Université de Hongik à Séoul, Ju Young Ban obtient en 2006 un master en peinture à la Pratt Institute à New-York. D’un geste souple et délicat, ses dessins, ses peintures et ses installations dévoilent un langage visuel qui lui est propre. L’univers de Ju Young Ban est étroitement lié à la nature. Les formes et les images représentent la naissance de nouvelles créatures qui rappellent des phénomènes naturels. Son travail essentiellement inspiré dans son expérience personnelle, se présente comme une quête perpétuelle de la vérité fondamentale et de la beauté de la vie. Exposée au niveau national et international, Ju Young Ban participe à plusieurs expositions en solo entre la Corée et les Etats-Unis. En 2008, elle était en résidence au Vermont Studio Center.

Ju Young Ban vit et travaille à Il-San (Corée du Sud).

SOLO EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES

2015 – “Vanishing Point”, Artspace O, Seoul, Korea 2009 – “NURTUREart’s 2009 Annual Benefit”, Claire Olivier 2014 – “Seen, Unseen”, Shinhan Gallery Gwangwhamun, Gallery, New York, USA Seoul, Korea 2009 – “Forever Summer”, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, 2011 – “Ban, Ju Young – solo exhibition”, Gallery Mano, USA Seoul, Korea 2008 – “The Clay Projects”, Private Exhibition, New York, 2008 – “Somewhere Inside”, Earlville Opera House Gallery, USA New York, USA 2008 – “Serial Meditations”, NURTUREart, New York, USA 2005 – “Growth in Life”, Steuben West Gallery, New York, 2007 – “Reprised Reality”, Gallery Korea, New York, USA USA 2007 – “Seoul-Paris emerging artists”, Space World Gallery, New York, USA GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES 2007 – “The Secret Garden”, Primo Piano LivinGallery, Lecce, Italy 2016 – “Cre8tive Report”, OCI Museum, Seoul, Korea 2007 – “Wonderful Ephemeral”, Primo Piano LivinGallery, 2015 – “Soma Drawing”, Soma Museum, Seoul, Korea Lecce, Italy 2015 – “Drawing Wing Wing Wing II”, Seoul, Korea 2006 – “Northbound”, Gallery boreas, Pittsfield, USA 2015 – “Unknown”, Arko Art Center, Seoul, Korea 2006 – “Small Work Show”, Brooklyn Artist Gym, New York, 2013 - “UNHINGED”, Pierogi Gallery, New York, USA USA 2013 – “Pre-Drawing Biennale”, Adamas253 Gallery, Paju, 2006 – “Art for Healing”, Open Center, New York, USA Korea 2005 – “How Close Are We”, Endless International Gallery, 2012 – “SMART EYE”, Superior Gallery, Seoul, Korea Shanghai, China 2012 – “Painting is that I”, KiMi Art, Seoul, Korea 2005 – “Strudy Axis”, Hpgrp Gallery, New York, USA 2012 – “2012 KIAF”, Korea International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea 2005 – “19 Artists”, McCaig Wells Gallery, New York, USA 2012 – “Bloom”, Shinhan Gallery, Yeoksam, Seoul, Korea 2005 – “Solstice at Boreas”, Gallery Boreas, New York, USA 2010 – “2010 Korea Tomorrow”, SETEC, Seoul, Korea 2005 – “2nd Cutting Edge”, Seoul Auction, Seoul, Korea 2009 – “Ban, Ju Young & Lee, Kang Wook, Two-Person 2005 – “Contemporary in New Jersey”, FGS Gallery, New Exhibition”, Hphrp Gallery, New York, USA Jersey, USA 2009 – “Yes, we are Connected !”, Space World Gallery, 2005 – “Underneath”, McCaig Wells Gallery, New York, USA New York, USA 2005 – “Neighborhood Gallery Project”, New York, USA 정진화 JINHWA JUNG

1986 SOUTH KOREA/ COREE DU SUD

KISS 2 2013 ink stick on Korean paper, 59.5x69.5cm FROM A SIGNIFICANT BED 5 2013 ink stick on Korean paper, 61x70cm BIOGRAPHY

Jinhwa Jung studied Oriental Painting at Chung-Ang University in Anseong (South Korea) and obtained his master degree in 2013. Using traditional tools to depict his subjects, his painting style is off the wall and beyond the classical forms. Using water as his main medium, Jinhwa Jung dilutes the ink stick – traditionally used for writing and painting in Asia - and the drawing is revealed bold and without outlines. His deconstructed lines create empty spaces that seem to be entrances for the light, which bring life to the artist’s characters. Free of borders, he catches and translates daily life instants.

Jinhwa Jung lives and works in South Korea.

Jinhwa Jung obtient son master en peinture orientale à l’université Chung-Ang de Anseong (Corée du Sud) en 2013.

Entre outils traditionnels et sujets contemporains, il peint en dehors des conventions et des formes classiques. Utilisant l’eau comme principal médium, Jinhwa Jung dilue le bâton d’encre de Chine-utilisé originellement pour l’écriture et la peinture en Asie-et comme une aquarelle, son dessin apparaît, audacieux et sans délimitations imposées. Sa peinture déstructurée laisse place à des zones vides qui semblent être une entrée pour la lumière donnant ainsi vie aux personnages de l’artiste. C’est libre de toute frontière qu’il capture et traduit ainsi des moments de vie, des instants du quotidien.

Jinhwa Jung vit et travaille en Corée du Sud.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES

2016 – “Jinhwa Jung in Collaboration with Hanyful Limited Edition”, AMORE PACIFIC, Korea 2015 – “The Orphan of Zhao”, Dongsoong Art Hall, Dongsoong Art Center, Seoul, Korea 2014 – Movie “The Treacherous” directed by Min Kyu-Dong: Art department, Korea 2014 – Movie “Also Known As” directed by Min Kyu-Dong: Art department, Korea 2014 - “Jinhwa Jung in Collaboration with Hanyful Limited Edition”, AMORE PACIFIC, Korea 2014 – “Greeting cards Project”, AMORE PACIFIC, Korea 2013 – “Jinhwa Jung in Collaboration with HEREN & Le Creuset”, Seoul, Korea 2013 – Musical “A Spring Rain: Art department”, CJ Culture Foundation, Korea 2013 – “JungwonJeon”, KEPCO Art Center, Seoul, Korea 2013 – “Autofiction”, GalleryIS, Seoul, Korea 2013 – “Swatch”, Gallery Soek, Tokyo, Japan 2012 – “Hanji Project Metamorphoses”, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, USA 2010 – Movie “Blades of Blood” directed by Lee Joon-Ik, Art department, Korea 2009 – “Dragon Scale”, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul Korea 2009 – “Message from Young Artist”, SUDOH Museum, Tokyo, Japan 2005 – Movie “King and the Clown” directed by Lee Koon- Ik, Art departm 宋有林 YULIM SONG

1983 SOUTH KOREA/ COREE DU SUD

No.20 2015 acrylic on carven wooden panel, 17.2x20.4cm

No.5 2015 acrylic on carven wooden panel, 20x30cm

No.25 2015 acrylic on carven wooden panel, 10.2x14.8cm BIOGRAPHY

Yulim Song studied painting at Hong-ik University and obtained her master degree in Art and Space at Kingston University. Yulim Song makes installations using mainly silk and cotton thread. She embroiders alphabets and images, usually on silk fabric, to tell her own stories. The colorful threads in translucent silk background within a simple white frame create dreamlike atmosphere, in which the artist’s thoughts or memories seem to be floating around. In opposition, the titles of such works are extremely descriptive about the intricate details of each piece. Her early works mostly showed words or word-like images in monochromatic threads. However, her recent works evoke more specific images or forms. These images and forms are emphasized by and against a background of colorful threads. Including 3 solo exhibitions, she has been nationally and internationally exhibited along with her artistic contemporaries. From 2010 to 2012, she joined the residency program by Kumho Museum in Korea. More recently, she took the Lee Ungno Residence in Paris, France.

Yulim Song lives and works in South Korea.

Yulim Song étudie la peinture à l’université Hongik (Seoul, Corée du Sud) et poursuit son parcours à l’université Kingston (Londres, Royaume-Unis) où l’artiste obtient un diplôme en “Art et Espace”. Contrairement à ses premiers travaux dont les fils monochromatiques évoquaient des mots, ses œuvres récentes représentent des images et des formes spécifiques. Ses installations cousues de fils colorés et brodées sur de la soie ou du coton, racontent des histoires singulières et créent une atmosphère onirique, dans laquelle les pensées et les souvenirs de l’artiste semblent flotter. Inversement, les titres de ces œuvres s’éloignent de cet univers imaginaire, en énonçant avec précision les détails complexes de chacune des pièces. Yulim Song expose au niveau national et international. En résidence entre 2010 à 2012 au musée de Kumho en Corée, elle a récemment participé à une résidence d’artistes au musée de Lee Ungno à Paris (France).

SOLO EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES

2015 – “Play in Childhood”, JJ Joongjung Gallery, Seoul, 2012 – “The Figure of Softness”, JJ Joongjung Gallery, Korea Seoul, Korea 2012 – “The Isolated Scenes”, Jinsun Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2012 – “Project Hansuniung”, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea 2010 – “The Slender Song”, B’one Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2011 – “White Block Now/The Veiled Thing”, White Block Gallery, Paju, Korea GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES 2011 – “Song of December”, JJ Joongjung Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2015 – “Un Certain Regard”, Kumho Museum, Seoul, Korea 2011 – “Far East”, Zonca & Zonca, Milan, Italy 2014 – “open studio_ paris”, Lee Ungno Residence, Vaux- 2011 – “The Simple Life”, Kring, Seoul, Korea sur-seine, France 2011 – “The Last Letter From HUYNH MAI_A Fiction For 2014 – “A Tamed Night”, Wumin Art Center, Cheongju, Korean Of Multicultural Society”, KT&G Sangsang Madang, Korea Seoul, Korea 2014 – “Young Revolution”, Ion Art Gallery, Singapore 2010 – “L Drawing Breathing House Project”, Kimi Art, Seoul, 2013 – “The Home of Ten”, Shinhan Gallery, Seoul, Korea Korea 2013 – “Spring”, Fnart Space, Seoul, Korea 2009 – “Bridge_project.4”, Chang Art, Beijing, China 2012 – “Project 72-1: School as Laboratory”, Honk-ik 2009 – “You are so Precious”, Grimson Gallery, Seoul, Korea Elementary School, Seoul, Korea 2009 – Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival, Seoul, 2012 – “Untold Stories by Tea for Three”, Ram Studios, Milan, Korea Italy 2009 – “Stiches Stiched”, Space 15th, Seoul, Korea 2012 – “Reflection of my Life”, Art Company GIG, Seoul, 2008 – Homo Ludens Festival, Warsaw Academy of Fine Korea Arts, Warsaw, Poland 2012 – “Distancing”, Kumho Museum, Seoul, Korea 2008 – “4482”, Bargehouse, London, UK 2012 – “Studi Aperti 2012 by Asilo Bianco”, Museum Tornielli, 2008 – “Dude, wake up! Seriously wake the f*ck up!”, Ameno, Italy Bargehouse, London, UK LI CHEVALIER

1961 BEJING, CHINA/ PEKIN, CHINE

TRANSCENDANCE 2014 ink on canvas, 150x70cm BIOGRAPHY

Li Chevalier is a Chinese born French artist who graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design (London).

Working at the crossroad of Europe and Asia for the past two decades, she is most known for her «Euro-Asian» art language born out of blending western media and elements of eastern traditional art. Li Chevalier’s experimental ink painting style can be identified by her personal way of incorporating Chinese ink into canvas, blended with pigment, mineral chips, sand and elements of Chinese art such as rice paper and calligraphy. By using such mixed media, she transcends the classical ink-on-paper .

Four major retrospective exhibitions of Li Chevalier have been presented by the National Art Museum of China (2010), the Today Art Museum in Beijing (2010), the Shanghai Art Museum (2011), the National Opera China (2013) .Her work became part of the permanent collection of the National Art Museum of China and the National Opera of China, as well as part of the French Embassy’s art collection. Her works appeared also in some major international art fairs and exhibitions, such as the Art Salon of the French National Fine Art Society at Carrousel du Louvre (2003), l’Art en Capital at the Grand Palais (2007,2011), London Art Fair (2007), Glasgow Art Fair (2008), Northern Art Fair (2008), Shanghai Art Fair (2008), Beijing International Art Fair (2011), the Doha National Art Gallery Al Bida.

Li Chevalier lives and works in her two art studios in Beijing and Paris.

Li Chevalier est une artiste franco-chinoise diplômée de Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design (Londres).

Ayant évolué au croisement de l’Europe et de l’Asie durant les deux dernières décennies, elle est reconnue pour son langage artistique euro-asiatique né de la rencontre des medias occidentaux et d’éléments de l’art traditionnel oriental. Le style expérimental de sa peinture à l’encre de chine peut être identifié grâce à sa méthode d’incorporation de l’encre sur la toile, mélangée à divers pigments, minéraux, sables et incorporant d’autres éléments de l’art chinois tels que la feuille de riz et la calligraphie. En utilisant cette large diversité de mediums, elle propose des oeuvres qui vont au-delà du modèle classique de l’encre sur papier.

Quatre expositions rétrospectives de son oeuvre ont été successivement présentées par Le Musée National des Beaux-Arts de Chine (2010), le Musée d’Art Contemporain de Pékin (2010), le Musée d’Art Contemporain de Shanghai et l’Opéra National de Chine (2013). Son travail fait parti des collections du Musée National des Beaux- Arts de Chine et de l’Ambassade Française en Chine. Il a également été présenté à diverses foires et expositions internationales d’art telles que, le Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts Française au Carrousel du Louvre (2009), l’Art en Capital au Grand Palais (2007,2011), la Foire d’Art Internationale de Londres (2007), la Foire d’Art Internationale de Glasgow (2008), la Foire d’Art Internationale du Nord UK (2008), la Foire d’Art Internationale de Shanghai (2008), la Foire d’Art Internationale de Londres (2007) et la Galerie Nationale de Qatar Al Bida (2003).

Li Chevalier vit et travaille entre ses deux ateliers de Pékin et de Paris. SOLO EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES 2012 – Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu, China 2012 – “The New Oriental Spirit”, Gallery Feng Huang, 2015 – “Destin”, Gallerie Jean-François Cazeau, Paris, Ningbo, China France 2011 – Beijing International Art Fair, Beijing, China 2014 – “L’Art du Croisement”, Centre d’Art de la base sous- 2011 – “L’Art en Capital”, Grand Palais, Paris, France marine, Bordeaux, France 2010 – National Museum of China, Wuhan, China 2014 – La Semaine Française – invitée de China Radio 2010 – Today Art Museum, Beijing, China International 2010 – The Sunshine International Art Museum, Beijing, 2014 – “Les Stèles poétiques”, Château du Haut Bailly, China Bordeaux, France 2010 – “Meeting”, Dragon Pace Gallery, Beijing, China 2014 – Pavillon d’Art Joy Club, Beijing, Chine 2010 – “Focus”, Korean Cultural Center, Beijing, China 2013 – “Symphonie Visuelle” – Coproduction visuelle et 2009 – Art Salon of the French National Fine Art Society, musicale avec l’Orchestre National Symphonique de Chine- Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France direction Philippe Jordan, Opéra National de Chine, Pékin, 2009 – “L’Art en Capital”, Grand Palais, Paris, France Chine 2009 – Great Elephant Gallery, Beijing, China 2012 – “Les Stèles de Lumière”, Bibliothèque Nationale de 2009 – “The Expression on Paper”, University of Missouri, Chine, Pékin, Chine Columbia, USA 2011 – “L’Orient poétique”, Musée National des Beaux-Arts 2009 – “Contemplating the East”, New Age Gallery, Beijing, de Shanghai, Chine China 2010 – “L’Orient poétique”, Musée National des Beaux-Arts 2009 – “Reinvention of Artistic Language of the East Edition de Chine, Pékin, Chine I”, Huantie Times International Gallery, Beijing, China 2010 – “Symphonie de la vie”, Alliance Française de Pékin, 2009 – “Reinvention of Artistic Language of the East Edition Chine II”, Huantie Times International Gallery, Beijing, China 2010 – “Contempler l’Orient”, Musée d’Art Contemporain de 2009 – “Western Rationalism and Eastern Abstraction”, Red Pékin, Chine Gate Gallery, Beijing, China 2007 – Galerie de Byam Shaw Art, Central St Martins 2008 – “Vision and Image”, Beijing Art Fair, Beijing, China College of Art and Design, Londres, UK 2008 – Poly Gallery, Beijing, China 2007 – Galerie Celadon, Londres, UK 2008 – Glasgow Art Fair, Glasgow, UK 2006 – “Festival des Sens”, Hôtel Ritz Carlton, Doha, Qatar 2008 – Great North Art Show, Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, UK 2006 – “Peindre la musique”, Hôtel Intercontinental Abu 2008 – International London Art Fair, London, UK Dhabi-Alliance Française Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Emirats Arabes 2008 – Shanghai International Art Fair, Shanghai, China Unis 2007 – Summer Exhibition, the Royal Academy of Arts, 2005 – “Peindre la musique”, Concert-exposition avec le London, UK Quatuor de L’Opéra de Paris, Paris Opéra de Paris, France 2007 – “L’Art en Capital”, Grand Palais, Paris, France 2004 – “Silence voilé”, Galerie du Virginia Commonwealth 2007 – International London Art Fair, London, UK University-School Of the Arts, Doha, Qatar 2007 – “The Rising Stars of Fine Arts in London”, Gallery 2004 – “L’année France-Chine”, Centre Culturel Français, Coomber Devon, UK Doha, Qatar 2007 – The Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK 2003 – “La Porte”, Centre Culturel Français, Doha, Qatar 2007 – “Cosmopolitan Patchwork”, Asiem Gallery, Paris, 2002 – Exposition pour la cérémonie de remise des prix au France concours «page couverture» du magazine anglais «Qatar 2007 – “Degree Show”, Byam Shaw School of Art, London, Happenings», Doha, Qatar UK 2001 – “Le Pont vers l’Orient”, Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar 2007 – Kingsgate Gallery, London, UK 2007 – Vauxhall Gallery, London, UK GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES 2007 – “Contest Show”, Byam Shaw School of Art, London, UK 2015 – “Artiste femme”, Bernard Magrez Institute, Bordeaux, 2006 – One Four One Gallery, London, UK France 2005 – Qatar National Art Society Salon, Doha Art Gallery, 2015 – “Vide et Plein”, Maison Bleue Studio, Paris, France Doha, Qatar 2015 – So Art & Design, Megève, France 2004 - Art Salon of the French National Fine Art Society, 2015 – “New Face of the East”, Art Museum of the University Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France of Saint Petersburg, Russia 2004 – “Work in ”, Scuola Internazionale di 2015 – “Never Give up”, Institute Bernard Magrez, Grafica, Venice, Italy Bordeaux, France 2004 – “Salon des Indépendents”, Espace d’Auteuil, Paris, 2015 – “Spirit of a Nation”, 798 Saint – Arts Space, Beijing, France China 2004 – “Women Artists in the Gulf”, Virginia Commonwealth 2014 – “Harmonious and different”, Carrousel du Louvre University - School of the Arts, Doha, Qatar Paris Art Salon SNBA, Paris, France 2004 - Qatar National Art Society Salon, Al Bida National 2014 – “On top of the Yellow Mountain”, Renmin University Gallery, Doha, Qatar of China, Beijing, China 2003 – Art Salon of the French National Fine Art Society, 2013 – “New Oriental Spirit”, Peking University, Beijing, China Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France 2012 – “Ink Unstructured”, Museum of Modern Art, Beijing, 2003 – Adam and Eve, Paris, France China 2003 – International Art Fair, Niort, France 2012 – “Ink Unstructured”, Shanghai Duolun Museum of 2001 – French Cultural Center, Doha, Qatar Modern Art, Shanghai, China IFA GALLERY

ifa gallery is established by Alexis Kouzmine-Karavaïeff in 2006-2007 in a 700sqm converted textile factory space in Moganshan Road – M50 Creative Centre – Shanghai’s contemporary art district. With a quality exhibition programme of principally Chinese contemporary art, and a supporting line-up of performances the gallery contributes to the dynamism of the area. Major exhibitions during that time include the solo shows of Park Sung- Tae (Korea) and sought-after young artist Liu Bolin (China). From summer 2008 to summer 2013, ifa occupies a charming residence built in 1923 for an official of the British Customs House, located in Shanghai at 621 Changde Road (Jing’An district). The gallery offers an innovative and artistic angle to the central part of the city and acted as an artistic meeting point for contemporary art in Shanghai.

Fall 2013, ifa gallery moves its premises to the heart and capital of Europe, Brussels. Located in the old central district of Marolles, the gallery offers a dynamic programme with its main artists from China and new artists from the region. At the meantime, a new exhibition space opens in March 2014 in the district of Jing’An in Shanghai, where ifa gallery continues to showcase some local artists. ifa gallery exhibits contemporary art from China and Beyond, regardless of artists origin. We represent both established artists such as Dai Guangyu, a leading figure of China’s avant-garde, the Gao Brothers and Wu Junyong; as well as emerging artists, including recent graduates of the fine arts schools in Beijing and Hangzhou such as Fan Jiupeng and Li Rui, or foreigners based in China, such as Zane Mellupe from Latvia or Christophe Demaître from Belgium.

ifa gallery a été créé par Alexis Kouzmine-Karavaïeff en 2006 à Shanghai, dans le quartier des galeries d’art contemporain. En visitant assidûment les ateliers d’artistes, la galerie a travaillé à sélectionner les artistes les plus promoteurs, ceux qui déployaient un langage et des moyens d’expression singuliers, loin des clichés et des conventions, ceux qui offrent des visions artistiques et des concepts forts. Au fil des années, ifa gallery a organisé de nombreuses expositions marquantes, toujours originales, montrant les œuvres d’un artiste sur une période donnée ou organisant autour d’un commissariat réfléchi des expositions collectives. Plusieurs expositions majeures ont ainsi été organisées notamment de l’artiste coréen Park Sung-Tae ou bien du jeune artiste chinois aujourd’hui très recherché Liu Bolin. La galerie a acquis une reconnaissance internationale en participant activement aux foires telles Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Paris, Art Stage Singapore ou encore Photo Shanghai.

En décembre 2013, ifa gallery a déménagé pour le cœur et la capitale de l’Europe, Bruxelles. Située dans le quartier historique des Marolles, la galerie offre une programmation dynamique avec les principaux artistes qu’elle a découverts en Chine ainsi que de nouveaux artistes de la région.

Nous représentons des artistes établis tels que Dai Guangyu, une figure de proue de l’avant-garde chinoise, les Gao Brothers ou Wu Junyong ; mais aussi des artistes émergents tels que Fan Jiupeng et Li Rui, ou encore des artistes étrangers basés en Chine tels que Christophe Demaître ou Zane Mellupe.

Dans sa volonté d’être un trait d’union entre l’Europe et la Chine, un nouvel espace d’exposition a ouvert en mars 2014 dans le quartier de Jing’An à Shanghai. CONTACTS

Alexis Kouzmine-Karavaïeff Angélique Demur director associate director brussels [email protected] [email protected] +32 485 71 98 51 +32 475 86 36 60 ifa gallery • brussels rue des renards / vossenstraat 28 Jessica Quarato 1000 brussels, belgium gallery manager brussels [email protected] [email protected] +32 2 502 40 58 +32 474 43 80 15 open from thursday to sunday • from 10 am to 6 pm

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