Curator: Cecilia Foote
Artists: Liang Yue, Yin Xiuzhen, Zhang O.
On view from September 1 thru October 28, 2006
Opening: Friday, September 8, 6-8pm
Curator’s Talk: Friday, September 8, 6-7pm
Venue: Ise Cultural Foundation Gallery, 555 Broadway,
Basement Floor, New York, NY 10012
(Between Prince and Spring Street)
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11-6pm
Closed on Mondays, Sundays by appointment
Admission Policy: Unless otherwise noted, all events
are free and open to the public
Image: Zhang O, China Girls Series, 2005
About the curator – Cecilia Foote
Cecilia Foote is independent curator who launched Project X in 2005. Project X is an interdisciplinary curatorial practice based in San Francisco that fosters contemporary art.
This exhibition is part of the ISE Cultural Foundation’s Program for Emerging Curators. Please contact ISE Cultural Foundation Gallery for further information.
ISE CULTURAL FOUNDATION is pleased to present the exhibition Looking at the Other, curated by Cecilia Foote. The show features video work and photography by Liang Yue. Installation work by Yin Xiuzhen, and photography by Zhang O who is also represented by her photographic work in the window space of 555 Broadway.
Looking at the Other explores aspects of “Otherness” juxtaposing the everyday and the unfamiliar against issues of gender and how these Chinese women artists tackle the personal, and the domestic and take these same issues to a global level.
Yin Xiuzhen’s socially engaged works, the suitcase replicas of different cities, serve as a repository of collective memories of a way of life in Beijing and in the global arena. By building her suitcases, not only does she build a collection of objects that maps the global city, but she also documents the passage of time.
Zhang O, propelled by her longing for her homeland, goes back to villages in the area where she grew up. There, she photographs little girls. Zhang O’s photographs address her cultural legacy and social realm, yet they also reflect the artist’s experience growing up in China. Zhang O’s works also explore sexuality and power in an intriguing manner. In the window space of 555 Broadway, Zhang O will present examples of her photographic series called China Girls.
Liang Yue examines issues of light and isolation in her photographs and video work. Liang Yue utilizes a psychological approach based on her childhood mementos, dreams and family memories, yet she still deals with the social fabric of Shanghai. As a night wanderer through Shanghai’s cityscape, Liang Yue embarks on a personal journey not only collapsing time and space, but also blurring public and private boundaries.
Traversing time and space is the concept that unifies these three artists. Taking the domestic setting as a point of departure, they move across their immediate environment and beyond. Nostalgia, memories, isolation, alienation and dislocation are other issues that bring these artists together.
"Flow" Screening
in conjunction with our current exhibit "Looking at the Other"
@ Ise Cultural Foundation Gallery
555 Broadway(between Prince St.& Spring St.)
phone 212.925.1649
Date: October 7th, Saturday
Time: 4PM-6PM
We will be hosting a one night screening for a documentary film
related to this exhibit. So come join us while we watch a film
together in our cozy little gallery with free beer.
film: FLOW
1993, 38 min, color, sound
Director: Yau Ching
Flow (1993), a film by Yau Ching, narrates the life of a woman artist growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution.
Due to the political onslaught, the protagonist is forced to live in exile in the United States. The screening of Flow serves as a historical backdrop to Looking at the Other exhibition.
The film resonates with issues of home, and memory, dislocation, and alienation, while it illuminates the ambiguities of being an "Other." -Cecilia Foote(Curator)
*Refreshments courtesy of Tiger Beer
See you on Saturday!
ISE CULTURAL FOUNDATION
555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
TEL.212-925-1649 FAX.212-226-9362
URLhttp://www.isefoundation.org
|
