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| date: 2011-04-23 to 2011-05-20 | ||
| front line contemporary is proud to present the artists Christina Shmigel, Annelies Slabbynck, Virginie Lerouge-Knight and Jingjing Lin on April 23rd 2011. | ||
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 | Cai Hongshuo Solo Show | |
| date: 2011-04-02 to 2011-04-22 | ||
| front line contemporary is proud to present the latest works by the artist Cai Hongshuo.
This exhibition can be titled “between playing and insight”, which is a philosophy definition, which first refers to his creative process in the processing of the props like “ play”, but the contradictory metaphors of his work is absolutely” insight”. His work extends the pictures as planar media, but also enrich the dimensions of the medium of photography. On this basis, the subjects he has concerned and the positions he has expressed has become a unique paradigm, which you can follow to think, talk and pursue more, and continue to express the feelings and positions in this huge buildings, bustling city, the speedy era, erratic beliefs and contradictory feelings, even look forward to his next new visual effects, contradictory relationship and language systems with his special mechanism presentation. | ||
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.jpg) | REFLECTING ON DAYS GONE BY | |
| date: 2011-03-05 to 2011-04-01 | ||
| front line contemporary is proud to present works by LU Xun's son ZHOU Haiying.
This "Collection of Photos" is in fact a small chronicle of ZHOU Haiying's life. As a photo amateur, Zhou manages to capture a long gone era. We are exhibiting 34 photos by Mr.ZHOU Haiying. If you like to see more, please visit our gallery. Venue: front line contemporary, 588 Yongjia Lu, Tel: 021-64337209 | ||
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 | Han Bing | |
| date: 2011-03-01 to 2011-03-10 | ||
| Han Bing's "Urban Amber" and "Theater of Modernisation" works are being exhibited at Yong Kang Gallery, Shanghai.
Avant-garde artist Han Bing reflects on the impact of economic development in China on nature and on the the working class who are behind today's "miracle". Using images taken from traditional socialist art, he subverts these in modern settings showing children, workers and peasants set against the tableau of today's China. | ||
 | REMINISCENCE - Group show featuring works by LI Jikai, GONG Jian and CHEN Bo | |
| date: 2011-01-15 to 2011-03-03 | ||
| front line contemporary is proud to exhibit works by three young Wuhan artists, namely LI Jikai, GONG Jian and CHEN Bo.
Having participated in scores of exhibitions over the last decade, these three artists are now considered to be some of the leading artists of the so called “Ego Generation”. This group of artists are defined by having been born after 1970. Artists from older generations have lived through massive social and cultural upheaval in China and as a result their art, tend to be greatly influenced by wider social and political concerns. This has lead to movements such as Political Pop and Cynical Realism. In contrast to these artists, the Ego Generation have not spent their adult years living in tumultuous times, thus they are more concerned with introspection than addressing wider issues. Their styles vary from realist with paint drips all over, to cartoonish and almost childlike. Their subject matters are diverse. Li Jikai’s are invariably cryptic while many images of these three artists appear to be fond memories from their own childhoods, as well as the products of their clearly vivid dreams. Venue: front line contemporary, 588 Yongjia Lu, Tel: 021-64337209 | ||
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 | CHRISTMAS SALE | |
| date: 2010-12-05 to 2011-01-14 | ||
| We are exhibiting smaller works and silkscreen prints by Gonkar Gyatso, DENG Yifu, LIU Zhuoquan, HE Chi, ZHENG Xuewu, SHI Jianguo, HE Weina, LIN Hairong, YIN Kun, YIN Jun, LI Jingbin, Monteiro Berger, E. Chantebout, XUE Jun, ZHU Wei, ZHANG Hui, HU Shengping, Lore Vanelslande, PAN Xi, CUI Xiuwen, HONG Hao, XIE Wenyue, DONG Wensheng, HUANG Xu, LI Zhihong, SHEN Jingdong, HE Wenbin, ZHOU Chunya, SUN Hongbin. | ||
 | KITSCH & KINKY | |
| date: 2010-10-22 to 2010-12-03 | ||
| front line contemporary and CAP are jointly presenting an exciting show entitled "Kitsch & Kinky" on October 23 featuring works by LIU Zhuoquan, DENG Yifu, GONKAR Gyatso, HUANG Xu, Jane Dyre, Wayne Warren and Tony Scott.
The artists use the readymade, tranformed more or less into another language and presented as quirky, witty commentaries on contemporary life. Modification of the utilitarian function of the ready-made/found object to express an artistic concept is nothing new - post Duchamp. These artists adopt a socio-cultural transformative premise which reflects contemporary values and concerns - environmental issues, consumerism, materialism, conservation of heritage, personal and cultural identity and urban violence. Venue: front line contemporary, 588 Yongjia Road, Shanghai 200031 Vernissage: Friday 22 Oct, 6 to 8 pm Duration: 22 October - 3 December 2010 | ||
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 img053-2.jpg) | Huang Xu Solo Show - FLOT/JET-SAM | |
| date: 2010-09-04 to 2010-10-22 | ||
| Front line contemporary and CAP are jointly presenting an exciting show featuring works by Huang Xu on September the 4th.
Born in Beijing in 1968 and graduated from the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts in 1991, Huang Xu's works have been exhibited in Germany, UK, Australia, Dubai, Spain, South Korea and many cities around China. Human habitation invariably brings with it,detritus,which impacts on the natural environment in ways that we respond to differently. We may ignore the dirty, the ugly, the destructive elements; or we may be repulsed by these things-we may try to create a utopian environment or acknowledge the reality of the waste as 'natural' in itself. The European landscape painters of the 18th-19th centuries ignored the animal droppings in the field in much the same way the chinese revolution period painters romantised the living conditions of the 'ordinary people'. Huang xu turns the utopian ideal 180 degrees so that it is precisely the shit, the waste-what we take in and what we excrete-that is presented as an aesthetic object. What he disguises by scale, isolation and juxtaposition, he refers back to a reality with his titles. Venue: front line contemporary, 588 Yongjia Road, Shanghai 200031 Vernissage: Saturday 4th, 4 to 7 pm Duration: 4 September - 22 October 2010 | ||
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 | MADE IN CHINA | |
| date: 2010-06-11 to 2010-09-10 | ||
| front line contemporary is proud to exhibit works by PANG Yongjie, HE Saibang, CAI Hongshuo, ZHANG Hui, CHEN Hangfeng, ZHOU Jun, Virignie Lerouge-Knight, Christin Kalweit and Christophe Demaitre.
Venue: RADISSON Hotel in Pudong Opening: 11 June 2010 Duration: 3 months Address: 1199 Yingchun Rd, Pudong 上海市，浦东新区，迎春路1199号 Metro: Century Park | ||
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 | ZHU Wei's SOLO Show: Ink on Paper and lithographies | |
| date: 2010-05-22 to 2010-09-03 | ||
| front line contemporary is featuring recent original Ink on paper works and lithographies by renowned Beijing artist ZHU Wei.
Venue: front line contemporary, 588 Yongjia Lu, tel: 021-64337209 | ||
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 | RECIPE - An installation by ZHANG Lansheng | |
| date: 2010-07-01 to 2010-09-03 | ||
| front line contemporary is exhibiting installation works by ZHANG Lansheng:
An ongoing project which Lansheng started in the mid 1990s, the RECIPE installation consists of a minimum of 12 ready-made mouse traps. The mouse trap is painted with a small "concertina recipe" attached to the bait hook of the trap. Each "recipe" is a chapter containing a quotation from world-renowned figures like politicians, philosophers, artists and scientists. Lansheng was born in Shanghai and received his art training in the city before migrating to Australia in 1989. His works were exhibited in many countries and collected by some of the major art museums internationally (such as V&A, UK). He has worked in a curatorial and advisory role at the Shanghai Art Museum and a number of public art museums and galleries overseas since the late 1980s. He holds a Masters Degree in Art History from the Australian National University and is now a PhD candidate at the Research School-HRC in the ANU. Venue: front line contemporary, 588 Yongjia Lu, Tel: 021-64337209 | ||
 | Contemplation - Group show for CAI Hongshuo, HE Saibang, DONG Wensheng | |
| date: 2010-04-17 to 2010-05-21 | ||
| front line contemporary will exhibit works by CAI Hongshuo, HE Saibang and DONG Wensheng to celebrate the opening of its new space in Yongjia Lu, 588 in Shanghai.
Born in 1979, Cai Hongshuo currently lives in the countryside in Zhejiang where he leads the life of the contemplative recluse, fishing and observing nature, using photography to focus on the inner world of all things and beings. 55 year old HE Saibang's exquisite work has achieved excellence thanks to his ability to put his own very personal visual experience of the world on paper. DONG Wensheng’s conceptual photography uses the natural and architectural elements of Chinese Gardens and other natural landscapes as a stage setting to insert objects the viewer does not expect to see. Framed by background lighting, the artist creates an almost magical space for the viewer to contemplate beauty, intimacy, mystery and engage in a deeper philosophical consideration of the value of life. Please come to 588 Yongjia Lu to check on our new space and enjoy the art show. | ||
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 | BU Hua | |
| date: 2010-01-17 to 2010-02-28 | ||
| front line contemporary is pround to exhibit works by BU Hua in early 2010. Born in Beijing in 1973 into a painters' family and trained in block printing andillustration, BU Hua is already a well-known player in the field of Chinese animation with a major following among cartooners on-line.
Her allegoric work such as series "Meeting again without Panic" is imaginative and existential. It explores the hazy border between reality, free will and meaning of life in a persistent lucid dream-like state. | ||
 | Young artist CAI Ming's recent Chinese Ink on Paper works | |
| date: 2009-12-06 to 2010-01-17 | ||
| front line contemporary will be featuring recent Chinese Ink on paper works by CAI Ming. Cai Ming’s recent series of paintings comes out of an inspired moment in Shanghai, when the artist viewed the sprawling city from the top of Jinmao tower. These works are imbued with the same feeling of awe, the overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, produced by this grand view of the megalopolis that he witnessed that day. Always fascinated by color and form, the classically trained Cai, succeeded in translating a traditional medium into a contemporary subject. The resulting body of works demonstrate Cai’s effort to redefine classical Chinese landscape painting to express modern-day urban landscape. A cocktail will be held on December 6th at our space - Willowbrook (Green Hills) Villa #327. Tel: 13918119712 | ||
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 | ZHANG Lansheng's SOLO Show: Installations and Mixed Media | |
| date: 2009-11-08 to 2009-12-04 | ||
| front line contemporary is welcoming you to its cocktail for ZHANG Lansheng's Solo show to take place on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 from 4pm to 6pm, at #327 Willowbrook Villa within the Green Hills Compound, #418 East Jinxiu Rd, Jinqiao, Pudong, tel: 50302062. We will be featuring a collection of works by ZHANG Lansheng ranging from Installations, Oils on Cardboard and Silkscreen Prints. Over the last two decades, ZHANG Lansheng lived abroad in Australia, Japan and Europe. His work shows maturity, inventiveness and humour. | ||
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 | Group Show at our New Shanghai Gallery | |
| date: 2009-09-01 to 2009-10-30 | ||
| Come and see our new space in Shanghai! We are having a group show of most artists represented by front line contemporary:
E. CHANTEBOUT, DONG Wensheng, GONKAR, HAN Bing, HE Chi, HONG Hao, LI Jikai, LIN Hairong, PANG Yongjie, SUI Jianguo, WU Yuren, ZHANG Hui, ZHOU Jun, ZHU Wei. Opening hours: Mondays and Thursdays from 2 to 6 pm. Otherwise by appointment only (13918119712) | ||
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 | Monteiro Berger's Woodblock prints | |
| date: 2009-10-29 to 2009-10-29 | ||
| A One day Sale of Monteiro Woodblick prints for the benefit of the charity association "Les Enfants de Madaifu" will be held at the Willowbrook Club House (1st Floor) at the following address:
Willowbrooks Villas, Lane 418, East Jinxiu Rd, Pudong, Shanghai 上海市浦东新区锦绣东路418弄327号 200135 Metro station: Zhanjiang Science & Technology Museum Tel: 13918119712, 021-50302062 | ||
 | MA Yanling and XIE Wenyue at "Coffee & Books" in Shunyi | |
| date: 2009-03-03 to 2009-04-30 | ||
| Few works by MA Yanling and XIE Wenyue are on display at "Coffee and Books" (Dulwich College, Shunyi) for people to view. Ma's images of 30's Shanghai famous actresses continue to be appealing while Xie Wenyue's experimental photography plays with idea of crowds visiting famous sites in China. We hope that you'll enjoy these fine works. Part of the proceeds will go to the Charity Foundation "New Life Center". Hope to see you there! Contact us for more information on my mobile: 13511017924. | ||
 | Recent Oils on Canvas by SI Yongping: Fading Past | |
| date: 2009-02-15 to 2009-02-21 | ||
| front line contemporary is proud to present new oil painting works by up and coming, young Chinese artist SI Yongping, an interesting series of old propaganda magazines on canvas, expressing a fading past. Please join us for a cocktail reception on Sunday afternoon, February 15th 2009 from 4pm to 6pm. Tell a neighbor, email a colleague, bring a friend! | ||
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 | Hu Shengping's Recent Works on Paper | |
| date: 2008-11-06 to 2008-12-19 | ||
| HU Shengping's interesting abstract works on paper, will be on display at "Coffee and Books" (Dulwich College, Shunyi) for people to view. HU experiments various mixed medias and the use of burned paper, water and ink. We hope that you'll enjoy these fine works. For more information, please contact us directly. Part of the proceeds will go to the Charity Foundation "New Life Center". Hope to see you there! Contact us for more information on 13511017924. | ||
 | SHI Jianguo and Nadia ARDITTI at Embassy House | |
| date: 2008-11-10 to 2008-11-15 | ||
| SHI Jianguo continues to charm us with his exquisite and suggestive works using ink wash on rice paper, depicting women in the Chinese modern society.
Nadia Arditti is a bronze sculptor from Turkey. Her works have reached world acclaim throughout the world both for her great technical mastery and treatment of the subject. Reception to be held in the Embassy House atrium (time to be confirmed later). For more information, please contact us directly. | ||
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 | Photography by Zhou Jun, Xie Wenyue and Sun Hongbin at the Coca-Cola Shuang Center | |
| date: 2008-08-08 to 2008-09-20 | ||
| front line contemporary is exhibiting several photo works by Zhou Jun, Xie Wenyue depicting scenes of the mutating Chinese cities and famous scenic spots. We are also exhibiting breath-taking images of trees in the dusk by Sun Hongbin at the VIP space in the Coca-Cola "Shuang" Center during the Olympic and Para-Olympic Games. The "Shuang" Center is located on the Olympic Green. Please call 13511017924 prior to your visit. | ||
 | ART BEIJING 2008 | |
| date: 2008-09-05 to 2008-09-09 | ||
| front line contemporary participated in ART BEIJING 2008, in Beijing, China, located at booth #A12, National Agricultural Exhibition Center (new hall). We are showing works by new artists Li Mingzhu, Si Yongping and Xie Xiaoze. Hours 10:00 am to 19:00 pm Saturday-Tuesday. | ||
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 | XUE Jun Solo Photography Show at Coffee & Books | |
| date: 2008-06-02 to 2008-09-08 | ||
| The photography works depicting kitchen in rural and urban China by XUE Jun, will be on display at the Coffee and Books (Dulwich College, Shunyi) for people to view. XUE Jun catches the scene of every day domestic life in China. We hope that you enjoy these fine images. For more information, please contact us directly. Once again, part of the proceeds will go to the Charity Foundation "New Life Center" | ||
 | Street Life in China by Emmanuel Chantebout | |
| date: 2008-06-14 to 2008-06-25 | ||
| 'Salon' style show, Saturday, June 14, 2008 from 4pm to 6pm, at #2710 Embassy House, #18 Dongzhimenwai Xiaojie.
Collage and Oil on Canvas works by Emmanuel Chantebout, a French artist who gives his interpretation of the situation in China today. The attractive colour range and caustic humour make his works very appealing. Emmanuel who spent two years in China from 2005 to 2007 is currently back in France. You are also welcome to view the show by appointment only between now and 25 June. Tel: 13511017924. | ||
 | HAN Lei and WU Yuren's Photo Exhibition | |
| date: 2008-05-10 to 2008-05-22 | ||
| front line contemporary held a 'salon' style early summer show last Sunday, May 11, 2008 from 3pm to 6pm, at #2710 Embassy House, #18 Dongzhimenwai Xiaojie, featuring the photography works by HAN Lei (See photo of Four Seasons photography series) and WU Yuren (Imperial Criminal and Meteorite photography series), WU Yuren's works strive to reflect the times that China is presently in. Uniquely captivating, subtly stated. Both artists are active artists who are well known in China and abroad.
You are also welcome to view the show by appointment only between the 10 and 22 May. Tel: 13511017924. | ||
 | Spring Photography Salon Event | |
| date: 2008-03-22 to 2008-04-03 | ||
| front line contemporary had a 'salon' style spring show to take place on Saturday, March 22, 2008 from 3pm to 6pm, at #2710 Embassy House, #18 Dongzhimenwai Xiaojie. We will be featuring the photography works by Tony Scott (Beijing Real Estate photography series) and DONG Wensheng (Chinese Garden photography series), both are active artists who are well known in China and abroad.
Tell a neighbor, email a colleague, bring a friend! | ||
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 | Reflecting the Times Solo Photography Works by WU Yuren | |
| date: 2008-03-16 to 2008-03-23 | ||
| Join us in celebrating the photographic works of WU Yuren, both new and old, which strive to reflect the times that China is presently in. Uniquely captivating, subtly stated. Sunday afternoon cocktail reception on March 16th, tell a neighbor, email a colleague, bring a friend! All welcome. | ||
 | SUN Hongbin: Animal Voyage - Recent Oils on Canvas | |
| date: 2008-01-14 to 2008-01-17 | ||
| front line contemporary is proud to present new oil painting works by up and coming, young Chinese artist SUN Hong Bin, an interesting series of animals on canvas titled SUN Hongbin: Animal Voyage. Please join us for a cocktail reception on the Wednesday afternoon, January 16th 2008 from 6pm to 8pm. Tell a neighbor, email a colleague, bring a friend! | ||
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 | Outsider Inside Photography Exhibit | |
| date: 2007-10-21 to 2008-01-10 | ||
| Outsider Inside, the photography works by Karen Patterson/PENG Kailin, will be on display at the Coffee and Books (Dulwich College, Shunyi) for people to view. On display will be a small sample of the images caught by Karen's camera from 1994 to 1996, when she first lived in China as an English teacher. We hope that you enjoy these fine images, and can appreciate that somethings in China have not actually changed that much once you leave the big cities. For more information, please contact us directly. | ||
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 | MA Yanling Retrospective: Acrylics and Photos | |
| date: 2007-11-23 to 2007-11-30 | ||
| Retrospective works by one of China's emerging female conceptual artists, the works of MA Yanling. On display for one week with several abstract and concept based acrylic painting works, alongside many of her well known conceptual photography series - "Suitcase", "Web", "Closet", and the more controversial "Gun" pictures. Cocktail reception held on Sunday, November 25, 2007 from 3pm to 6pm. | ||
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 | MINUTIAE - Three Artists, Two Mediums | |
| date: 2007-10-20 to 2007-10-28 | ||
| SHI Jianguo and LI Jingbin are two Chinese artists who work almost exclusively in ink wash on Chinese paper, and Nadia Ardetti is a bronze sculpture artist from Turkey. The works on display for this exhibition do not represent an overall accumulation of their artistic portfolios, but a subtle detail of what they have accomplished thus in their chosen mediums. Cocktail opening, Sunday October 21, from 3-6pm. | ||
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 | Woodblock Art Exhibition and Charity Sale Event | |
| date: 2007-09-24 to 2007-10-24 | ||
| front line contemporary presented the fine woodblock prints by Monteiro Berger, which ere on exhibition at the Coffee and Books Cafe (Dulwich College, Beijing) from September 24 to October 24, 2007. ALL proceeds were presented to the following two charity organizations, "Les Enfants de Maidafu" and Harmony Outreach. . | ||
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 | ART BEIJING 2007 | |
| date: 2007-09-20 to 2007-09-23 | ||
| front line contemporary participated in ART BEIJING 2007, in Beijing, China, located at booth #9, National Agricultural Exhibition Center (new hall). Hours 10:00 am to 19:00 pm everyday. Hope to see you there! Contact us for more information. | ||
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.jpg) | SIGH! Contemporary Oil Painting Exhibition - HEI Yang and LIU Xiaocheng | |
| date: 2007-08-29 to 2007-09-04 | ||
| Reception held on Wednesday evening 29 Aug 07, from 6 pm to 8pm, in the Embassy House atrium, where were displayed works from these two fine Chinese contemporary painters. | ||
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 | THREE DIMENSIONS Contemporary Art Exhibition | |
| date: 2007-05-05 to 2007-05-16 | ||
| THREE DIMENSIONS Contemporary Art Exhibition included Chinese artists: HAN Bing (conceptual photography NEW CULTURE MOVEMENT and EVERYDAY PRECIOUS), HE Chi (chinese ink on paper, PROMISING SON OF THE WORKING CLASS/BABY), and PANG Yong Jie (oil painting, FEAST OF VISION) at Embassy House atrium. The opening reception was held on Saturday May 5, 2007 from 5pm to 8pm. The closing party was held on Wednesday May 16, 2007 from 6 - 8pm. | ||
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 | LIU Zheng and ZHANG Hui Contemporary Art Exhibition and Sale | |
| date: 2007-01-17 to 2007-01-29 | ||
| The inaugural exhibition of our gallery took place in January 2007 and doubled as a fundraising event for the critically ill toddler of artists LIU Zheng and ZHANG Hui in the Beijing art community.
LIU Zheng first made an impact on the Chinese art scene in the late 90s with his gorgeously 'kitschy' beaded tapestries, depicting Chinese yuan/RMB notes of money, famous movie scenes, and several Buddhist statues, all in millions of individually applied beads. This exhibition, however, highlighted several of his later oil paintings. ZHANG Hui is a well known oil painter in China, as is shown through her treatment of the famous 'Beijing Wawa' series, including several fibreglass figures in spashy colors such as orange, electric blue, red, pink and others. front line contemporary donated proceeds from this event to provide medically necessary treatment for this special child in the US in February 2007. | ||