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International 01 Art Exhibitions 2016 International 07.01.2016 > 20.02.2016 Art Exhibitions 2016 1 Zhu Jinshi Blum & Poe Blum & Poe This is Beijing-based painter Zhu Jinshi’s first solo exhibition in New York and his second solo presentation with the Blum & Poe Galleries. Zhu’s painting practice is divided into two parts: all-over paintings which literally cover the canvases end to end with paint often the depth of the human hand, and what are known as Liu Bai paintings (direct Chinese translation: New York leaving blank). Liu Bai, a traditional aesthetic approach to compositional 5 balance in Chinese painting, was con- ceived as a form of ‘blankness’, rather Opposite page than ‘emptiness’, embodying great Dancing with the Devil 1 philosophical nuance. In parallel with 2013, Oil on canvas works such as these, Zhu has recently 160 x 140 cm explored the flat application of the 1 black monochrome, with all of its mini- Volcanic Rock malist and philosophical implications. 2010, Oil on canvas One all-black painting, Kant (2015), 140 x 160 cm with its 2.5 cm deep surface scored by 2 a delicate web of shallow grooves and Beam 3 ripples is on display, but not shown here. 2 1990, Oil on canvas 65 x 65 cm This exhibition will also feature three Zhu Jinshi was born in Beijing in 1954. That year, after being denied a show 3 sculptural works, consisting of enor- Although being made to work in at the National Gallery in Beijing, they Head Sculpture mous slabs of paint laid upon plinths; factories, he managed to develop his staged an unauthorized exhibition 2015, Oil paint, canvas and Nine Levels (2015), a minimal, modu- early identity as an artist. Zhu joined a outside the museum. This has since 81.3 x 60 x 50.2 cm lar installation conceived especially for group of artists of similar age called been widely recognized as a break- 4 the gallery terrace. the Stars (Xing Xing) in 1979. through in Chinese cultural expression. Green and Yellow Thereafter, Zhu and others began to 2010, Oil on canvas explore abstraction. All the works in the 140 x 160 cm exhibition are accumulations of Chinese 5 aesthetic and socio-political histories Power and Country 2 drawn from growing up during the 2012, Oil on canvas Cultural Revolution. By the mid 1980s, 180 x160 cm many Chinese artists had relocated to Western countries, including Zhu Jinshi All works and Qin Yufen, who moved to Berlin in Courtesy of the artist 1986. After living in the West for twenty and Blum & Poe, years, Zhu Jinshi moved back to Beijing, Los Angeles, New York 34 where he currently lives and works. & Tokyo www.blumandpoe.com International 08.01.2016 > 15.03.2016 Art Exhibitions 2016 Opposite page Ellen de Meijer Burning Ambition 2015, Oil on canvas Dissolution 180 x 130 cm Unix Gallery In ‘Dissolution’, de Meijer’s works express The series ‘Digital Divide’ is about a ruminative perspective from what you all of us. The last 20 years we have don’t see to what you feel everyday. experienced an enormous evolution mainly driven by technology and De Meijer intends to capture the impact the digital revolution. But our of our postmodern society on human human instincts have not changed, behaviour and the conflict between our despite that our modern society basic human instincts of love, greed, often expects us to ignore these. It’s fear and community, and our constant this tension that inspires my work. 1 desire to progress and succeed. Ellen de Meijer. 3 1 Houston This exhibition showcases artworks Facebook from her ‘Digital Divide’ series which 2015, Oil on canvas highlights the ever-evolving interplay 150 x 90 cm between personal connectivity and 2 post-modern technology. Virtual Love 2012, Oil on canvas Ellen de Meijer’s paintings tend to give 140 x 99 cm the viewer a unique feeling of sympa- 3 thetic tension and pathos, simultan- Ellen de Meijer eously. Her portraits show figures of 4 successful repute, yet vulnerable with Followers empty gazes. Her figures are armed with 2015, Oil on canvas digital gadgets such as Google Glasses 229 x 130 cm or iPhones, which refer to our zeitgeist of access to information and power. All images courtesy This proliferation of technology of Unix Gallery becomes a point of dependency while our human instincts docilely move to the background. Often her figures are portrayed with small, bizarre objects or wearing rubber cleaning gloves that are symbolic of a societal obsession with sterilization and unattainable perfec- tion and allude to the subtle physical boundaries that enable the disconnect mimicked in our duplicitous relation- ship with advancing technologies. Ellen de Meijer was born in Holland in 1955 and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tilburg. She is known in Europe for her fine technique and for the level of detail in her work. 2 4 www.unixgallery.com International 15.01.2016 > 03.04.2016 Art Exhibitions 2016 Opposite page Lisa Asschecker 1999, Gouache and Yuskavage graphite on paper 26 x 18.1 cm 1 The Brood 1 Installation view Contemporary Art Louis Museum St Contemporary The first solo museum exhibition of 2 New York-based artist Lisa Yuskavage in Day the United States in over fifteen years. 1999-2000, Oil on linen It illustrates her vision for contemporary 195.6 x 157.5 cm figurative painting over the 25 year 3 perion until the present day. Merging Fireplace the grand tradition of portraiture with 2009, Oil on linen the expansive vocabulary of female 33 x 27.9 cm transgression and empowerment, 4 Yuskavage’s sensuous palette, refined Brood paint application, and confrontational 2005-06, Oil on linen subject matter provoke the imagination 195.6 x 175.3 cm and create a sometimes polarizing 5 space, presenting the female body as a The Ones That Don’t Want To: site of defiance and decadence. 23 Buttons 1991, Oil on linen 86.4 x 76.2 cm 6 The Ones That Can’t: Tea 1991-92, Oil on linen 66 x 61 cm Images Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London 5 ‘The Brood’ is is not so much a compre- hensive survey as a thorough account of Yuskavage’s development and identity as an artist, presenting her signature paintings in three composi- tional formats: diptychs, triptychs, and what the artist calls ‘symbiotic portraits.’ While the first two categories conven- tionally describe artworks in two and three parts, the third, symbiotic portraits, refers to single-panel pain- tings that feature multiple figures, often 4 elaborately intertwined. 6 www.camstl.org International 20.01.2016 > 01.03.2016 Art Exhibitions 2016 1 | 2012 Puzzle A Satisfying Project! (Tiziano, Man with Glove, the evolution of communication 1520) 2 | 2012 Sebastiano Navarra Samarcanda (Bronzino, Portrait of a Miaja Gallery Born in Milan, Italy, Sebastiano Navarra Young Man, 1540) has been producing portraits of famous 3 | 2015 people by hand since the age of 16. Llegó a Medelln Se Escribió Upon graduating from the Accademia a La Faculta De Arquitectura Delle Belle Art in Milan, he worked for J (Sandro Botticello 1503) Walter Thompson in Bogota, Colombia. 4 | Navarra quickly rose to the position of My First Doll Creative Director and a key figure in the (Botticelli, Birth of Venus advertising world. Within the decade he 1428) had forged artistic collaborations, 5 | 2015 gravitating towards the exploration of Futurismo concepts like ‘The Beauty of Allure’, and (Alonso Sanchez Coello Singapore ‘The Evolution of Communication’ in the Infante Isabela Clara) modern age, combining art, creativity 6 | 2016 and marketing, capturing the essence of Mona Lisa Pop Art in the 1960’s. He began his (Cardo, Papavero, Tulipano) professional career as an artist after a 7 | 2013 sell-out show at The National Museum Proud, A Stupendous Design! 1 2 in Bogota, titled ‘The Disappeared Cities’. (Giorgione,Portrait of Greatly influenced by Picasso, Navarra Francesco Maria della recognises and loves all of his phases in Rovere 1502) history. The same could be said for 8 | 2012 Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Robot My Love Vinci and all those who he represents (Leonardo Da Vinci, Lady within his art. 5 with Ermine, 1490) 3 4 6 789 All works His life’s work has been about By his first exhibition of the ‘Puzzle Art’ playfully into the present. Like those 9 | 2013 Acrylic on wood | 122 x 122 cm translating those personalities – the series in Monte Carlo, Navarra had found masters of the Renaissance, Navarra’s Those Flowers So Beautiful great masters – into the world of today such a union with the masters of the intention is to make us stop and wonder, (Domenico Ghirlandaio, and to make them relevant, so that they Renaissance. He aptly puzzles his compo- and to evoke emotions and questions, Portrait of Giovanna can live with him in this lifetime. sitions together, bringing the past so so it is to them that he dedicates his art. Tornabuorni, 1468) www.miajagallery.com International 29.01.2016 > 22.05.2016 Art Exhibitions 2016 Signac 1 Une vie au fil de l'eau Fondation d’Hermitage Fondation This unique collection was assembled Opposite page by a family with a passion for Paul L’arc-en-ciel (Venice) Signac’s art and constitutes the largest 1905, Oil on canvas set of his works to be held in private 73 x 92 cm hands. It offers a complete panorama of Private collection Signac’s artistic development, from his 1 early Impressionist paintings through Croix-de-Vie the heroic years of neo-Impressionism, 1929, Watercolour the dazzle of Saint Tropez and flam- 20.3 x 28.6 cm boyant portrayals of Venice, Rotterdam Private collection and Constantinople to the late water- colours of the Ports of France series.