Installations, sculptures and paintings by ten of China’s leading artists at this exhibition mark the first comprehensive display of Chinese contemporary art in Norway. The ten artists show works that provide striking images of Chinese contemporary life and society. Real Life Stories examines connections that exist between the old and the new China. Works that refer to the country’s political and historical past are included, as well as works that deal with identity, memory and strong social cohesion.
As the exhibition centers upon reality, Xiang Jing endeavors to piece together a psychological space that transcends what is realistic, a place where we can examine our own selves in total silence.
Participating artists: Song Dong, Xiang Jing, Yin Xiuzhen, Jing Kewen, Li Songsong, Liu Jianhua, Mao Tongqiang, Xu Bing, Ai Weiwei, Yue Minjun.
Curators: (Norway) Bjørn Inge Follevaag; (China) Feng Boyi
Works by Xiang Jing: The Open, Peacocks (Part I), Peacocks (Part II), I am 22 Years Old, But Without My Period