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| Wu Di, Killer II (detail), 350x500cm, Mirror Panel & Integrated materials, 2016 Courtesy of the Artist. Photo byJin Jun. |
The
Yuz Museum in Shanghai is mounting an ambitious exhibition that looks at
“What’s now and what’s next,” through the eyes of two curators Jeffrey Deitch,
who has been advising Budi Tek, the collector behind the Yuz collection, and
Karen Smith, a well-known Chinese contemporary art expert.
The
exhibition, opening September 4, brings together around 60 works created across
different media since 2010 by 20 artists, including Ian Cheng, Samara Golden,
Camille Henrot, Anicka Yi, He An, Liu Yefu, Tong Kunniao, and Wu Di.
Deitch
selected artworks from artists based in the US and Europe, focusing on those he
sees as defining new contemporary aesthetics in response to the accelerated
digital world environment, while still incorporating Pop Art traditions to
portray an enhanced reality.
Meanwhile
Smith selected works from artists based in China, focusing on younger artists
who respond to the concept of reality and the intent dynamically, with incisive
insight into the “impact of context and display.”
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| Alex ISRAEL, Lens (Orange), 213×244×36 cm, UV Protective Plastic Lens, 2015 Courtesy of the Artist and AlmineRech Gallery. Photo by ZarkoVijatovic. |
The
Yuz Museum was opened in May 2014 in a building designed by Japanese Architect
Sou Fujimoto. It presents the collection of Budi Tek, an Indonesian collector
known for his penchant for very large-scale art installations.