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Humanity, science, spirituality in time of COVID-19
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A group exhibition, 鈥淲here the Twilight Comes,鈥 is underway at the Museum of Contemporary Art in the People鈥檚 Park.
The museum invited eight artists from home and abroad to discuss humanity, science and spiritual life in relation to the art they created since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The artworks come in a variety of forms, such as painting, sculpture, video, photography, installation and graffiti, and the intention is to illustrate diverse creativity in contemporary art and broaden the boundary of perception.
Li Lei鈥檚 鈥淥de to Mercy鈥 comprises 300 blue-and-white ceramic cups tied to a number of colorful silk stripes, hanging from the museum鈥檚 three-story high ceiling. Like a plunging waterfall, the installation roars out loud with dashes of shade that look like spears being thrown at viewers under its spotlight.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the first time that I hung my cups this way up for an installation,鈥 said the Shanghai-based artist. 鈥淭here are feelings of fear, anger, sadness, numbness and frustration, all naturally caused by the stress, anxiety, grief and worry of the COVID-19 pandemic. As I look up to the sky above, I couldn鈥檛 help but cry, 鈥楬ave mercy!鈥欌
Surrounding Li鈥檚 installation is Qu Fengguo鈥檚 鈥淔our Seasons鈥 series. Qu uses horizontal lines to give a feeling of time, endowing a sense of change and unpredictability. Green is the season of spring, red the season of summer, yellow the season of autumn and blue the season of winter.
The lines of acrylic, each about a centimeter wide, are layered by different lengths and thickness, and regarded by the middle-aged artist as 鈥渁n abstract illustration of the moods that change with the season.鈥
Though German artist Helga Griffiths didn鈥檛 show up for the opening ceremony, her light installation 鈥淭urbulent Souvenirs鈥 and video works 鈥淏rainscape鈥 and 鈥淪pace Souvenirs,鈥 each occupying an independent dark room, attracted many viewers curious about the intersection of science and art on the site.
Likewise, Cheng Yusi, who has been working as a film director for 10 years, showcased his memories of the past year with the help of new audio-video technology. His work 鈥淩umble Life,鈥 in collaboration with Fu Tong and Wang Zhibin, recorded the different sounds of daily life to create a sense of place, with which the artist hopes to keep people connected despite the practice of quarantine or isolation measures in an effort to slow the virus spread.
The entire exhibition has been carefully designed to be immersively friendly.
Dates: Through April 30, 10am-6pm
Tickets: 80 yuan (half price for students and people over 70s, and free admission for children under 1.3 meters)
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art (People鈥檚 Park Gate 7)
Address: 231 Nanjing Road W.
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