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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China
Seattle Art Museum: Feb 10, 2005–May 1, 2005
Liu Zheng China, born 1969 Two Rich Men on New Year's Eve, Beijing, 1999 Gelatin silver print 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches Collection Joy of Giving Something, Inc.
This groundbreaking exhibition of work by forty Chinese artists-many of whom have never before exhibited in the United States-reveals the extraordinary cultural, political and socioeconomic transformations reshaping modern China. Between Past and Future provides the first comprehensive examination of contemporary photography from China produced since the mid-1990s. Photography is undergoing a renaissance in China among both distinguished and emerging artists. Between Past and Future includes major works by both groups. Many take as their starting point traditional Chinese painting, appropriating well-known images or making reference to icons of Chinese art history. The exhibition includes works that are ambitious in scale and experimental in form or medium, reflecting the rise of popular culture and new technologies, but also the ongoing desire to document the effects of rapid modernization on Chinese identity, cities and landscapes. Introducing a remarkable body of photographic work to American audiences, Between Past and Future also provides insight into the dynamics of Chinese culture at the beginning of the twenty-first century. http://www.seattleartmuseum.org