FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON From January 2016 to 5 September 2016, the Fondation Louis Vuitton will be dedicated to the Chinese art scene and will present an exhibition of artists from the mainland, a selection of works by Chinese artists from its Collection, as well as multi-disciplinary events. 1/ The Exhibition Bentu, Chinese artists in a time of turbulence and transformation 27 January – April 2016 2/ The Collection A selection of Chinese works 27 January – 5 September 2016 3/ Multi-disciplinary events Music, cinema, performances, poetry 27 January – 5 September 2016
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FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON
From January 2016 to 5 September 2016, the Fondation Louis Vuitton will be dedicated to the Chinese art scene and will present an exhibition of artists from the mainland, a selection of works by
Chinese artists from its Collection, as well as multi-disciplinary events.
1/ The Exhibition
Bentu, Chinese artists in a time of turbulence and transformation
27 January – April 2016
2/ The Collection
A selection of Chinese works
27 January – 5 September 2016
3/ Multi-disciplinary events
Music, cinema, performances, poetry
27 January – 5 September 2016
1/ The Exhibition
Bentu, Chinese artists in a time of turbulence and transformation
27 January – April 2016
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Galleries 1, 2 and 3 – Basement
List of artists:
Cao Fei – born in 1978 in Guangzhou. Lives and works in Beijing
Hao Liang – born in 1983 in Chengdu. Lives and works in Beijing
Hu Xiangqian – born in 1983 in Guangdong. Lives and works in Beijing
Liu Chuang – born in 1978 in Hubei. Lives and works in Beijing
Liu Shiyuan – born in 1985 in Beijing. Lives and works in Beijing, China and Copenhagen, Denmark
Liu Wei – born in 1972 in Beijing. Lives and works in Beijing
Liu Xiaodong – born in 1963 in Liaoninng. Lives and works in Beijing
Qiu Zhijie – born in 1969 in Zhangzhou. Lives and works in Beijing and Guangzhou
Tao Hui – born in 1987 in Chongqing. Lives and works in Beijing
Xu Qu – born in 1978 in Nanjing. Lives and works in Beiijing Xu Zhen – born in 1977 in Shanghai. Lives and works in Shanghai
Yang Fudong – born in 1971 in Beijing. Lives and works in Shanghai
Bentu: The native soil. In contemporary Chinese art, this term does not connote nationalism.
Rather, it represents a dialectical concept that aims to reconcile the “local” and the “global” in
a universalist and critical rediscovery of identity. This notion is central to the research of
artists, curators and academics in China today.
This exhibition brings together 12 artists of different generations who live on mainland China. Using
a wide variety of techniques and media, drawn from both local tradition and culture, as well as newer
cutting edge technologies – sometimes associating with or confronting these – the artists reveal the
complexities of a society that is in permanent mutation. The works highlight the current state of
economy and ecology, and most notably, the transformation of the relationship between the city and
the countryside. Questions relating to identity are also addressed.
The choice of works does not seek to show a panorama of the artistic scene in China, but aims to draw
attention to the multiform character of the production in the country, which undergoes rapid
development and which affirms itself through outstanding individuals, rather than through specific
movements.
This is the first exhibition devoted to contemporary Chinese art in France in the past 10 years. It is co-
organised with the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art of Beijing (UCCA Beijing).
Images
CAO FEI, born in 1978 in Guangzhou
Lives and works in Beijing
Strangers, 2015-2016
Installation video and sound
Courtesy of the artist, Vitamin Creative
Space and Omegle.com
HAO LIANG, born in 1983 in Chengdu.
Lives and works in Beijing
The Virtuose Being, 2015
Ink and painting on silk (detail)
Dimension of the painting : 40x927cm
Total dimension of the roll : 40x1312cm
HU XIANGQIAN, born in 1983 in
Guangdong. Lives and works in Beijing
The Woman in Front of the camera, 2015
HD Video
Courtesy of the artist
HU XIANGQIAN, born in 1983 in
Guangdong. Lives and works in Beijing
Speech at the Edge of the World, 2013
Video
Courtesy of the artist
LIU CHUANG, born in 1978 in Hubei.
Lives and works in Beijing.
BBR1 (NO.1 OF BLOSSOM BUD
RESTRAINER)
2015
Video
Courtesy of the artist
LIU SHIYUAN, born in 1985 in Beijing.
Lives and works in Beijing, China and
Copenhagen, Denmark
From Happiness to Whatever
2015
Carpets, speakers
Various dimensions
Courtesy of Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai
LIU WEI, born in 1972 in Beijing. Lives
and works in Beijing
Purple Air, 2014
Paint
160x400 cm
Courtesy Liu Wei Studio
LIU WEI, born in 1972 in Beijing. Lives
and works in Beijing
New production, preparatory drawings,
2015
Courtesy Liu Wei Studio
LIU XIADONG, born in 1963 in
Liaoninng. Lives and works in Beijing
Jincheng Airport, 2010
Oil on canvas
300 x 400 cm
Courtesy of the artist
LIU XIADONG, born in 1963 in
Liaoninng. Lives and works in Beijing
Bent Rib, 2010
Oil on canvas
150x140cm
Courtesy of the artist
QIU ZHIJIE, born in 1969 in
Zhangzhou. Lives and works in Beijing
and Guangzhou
Map of the Third world, 2011
TAO HUI, born in 1987 in Chongqing
Lives and works in Beijing
1 Character & 7 Materials, 2015
HD video, single channel
XU QU, born in 1978 in Nanjing. Lives
and works in Beiijing
Currency Wars, 2015
Courtesy of Almine Rech Gallery
XU ZHEN, born in 1977 in Shanghai.
Lives and works in Shanghai
Physique of consciousness,
2011
Video
Produced by MadeIn Company
Photo credit : Xu Zhen / MadeIn Company
XU ZHEN, born in 1977 in Shanghai.
Lives and works in Shanghai
Eternity-The Soldier of Marathon
Announcing Victory, A Wounded Galatian,
2014
157 x 96 x 250 cm
Produced by MadeIn Company
Photo credit : Thomas Fuesser
YANG FUDONG, born in 1971 in
Beijing. Lives and works in Shanghai
Blue Kylin, 2008 – 2015
Multi-screens installation
2/ The Collection
A selection of Chinese works
27 January – 5 September 2016
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Galleries 4 to 10 – Levels 0, 1 and 2
List of artists according to the exhibition scenography:
Ai Weiwei – born in 1957 in Beijing.
Huang Yong Ping – born in 1954 in Xiamen.
Zhang Huan – born in 1965 in An Yang.
Yan Pei-Ming – born in 1960 in Shanghai.
Xu Zhen – born in 1977 in Shanghai.
Yang Fudong – born in 1971 in Beijing.
Cao Fei – born in 1978 in Guangzhou.
Zhang Xiaogang – born in 1958 in Kunming.
Tao Hui – born in 1987 in Chongqing.
Zhou Tao – born in 1976 in Changsha.
Isaac Julien – born in 1960 in London.
The new hang of the Collection will present works by 11 artists from the Collection of Fondation
Louis Vuitton.
Level 2
The exhibition starts at Level 2 in galleries 10 and 11 with Tree by Ai Weiwei, works by Huang
Yong Ping and the head of Buddha by Zhang Huan, monumental works, combining Eastern and
Western references in a meditative spirit.
Gallery 9: large-scale paintings representing historic scenes by Yang Pei-Ming and Zhang Huan use
a monochrome of black and grey, conferring a dramatic dimension. At the center, Xu Zhen’s
sculpture Eternity sees the Louvre’s icon The Winged Victory of Samothrace attached to a
Bodhisattva.
New (Gallery 8), by Xu Zhen transforms Guanyin (one of the most venerated goddesses of the
Chinese Buddhist Pantheon), into a large scale and colorful “popist” figure.
Level 1
In gallery 5, two installations (Tonight Moon and New Women II) by Yang Fudong absorb the visitor
within in a dreamlike atmosphere. From April 2016, the artist’s five black and white films Seven
Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest will be shown in galleries 1, 2, and 3.
Gallery 6: In her animated video work, Cao Fei uses the code of "Second Life”, combining the
different worlds of tradition and pop culture.
Gallery 7: My Ideal by Zhang Xiaogang, is composed of a painting and five sculptures. These works
represent the different people in society - worker, peasant, student, soldier and shopkeeper.
Level 0
Gallery 4: the exhibition ends with Isaac Julien’s Ten Thousand Waves. Conceived in collaboration
with famous figures of the artistic scene, the work adopts precise references from Chinese culture such
as calligraphy and cinema of the 30s. In a polyphonic manner, the installation weaves together the
stories of Chinese workers with the legend concerning the Goddess Mazu, performed by the legendary