Exhibition of young Shanghai artists
Quantity Bears Identity

August 27 – October 11, 2009
KultFlux platform, Neris embankment near Mindaugo bridge, Vilnius






Artists:
Lu Yang, Yu Ji and Deng Yeming, Yuan Chongyin, Zhu Shengfei

Curators:
Irina Pavlov and Eglė Mikalajūnaitė



"Kultlfux“ platform


Installation view. On the left - Yuan Chongyin. "Invisible". On the right - Yu Ji, Deng Yeming. "The Traffic Map of Shanghai"

Continuing the series of events focused on urban space, KultFlux presents its new exhibition titled Quantity Bears Identity. Curated by Shanghai-based independent curator Irina Pavlov and Eglė Mikalajūnaitė (Information Centre of the National Gallery of Art, Vilnius), it features five young artists from Shanghai – Lu Yang, Yuan Chongyin, Zhu Shengfei, Yu Ji and Deng Yeming – and presents works dedicated to one of the world’s major metropolitan areas and the artists’ own native city.


Yuan Chongyin. "Invisible". Video still


Zhu Shengfei. "Total Eclipse of the Sun"


Lu Yang. "Look! The Soundscape of the City of Shanghai"


Yu Ji, Deng Yeming. "The Traffic Map of Shanghai"


In Shanghai, the city that has experienced stunning growth over a course of several decades, the rush hour never ends: crowds of people hurry forwards and backwards 24-7. The artists taking part in Quantity Bears Identity contemplate Shanghai’s public space and the ceaseless flows of people and transportation within it. Their works reflect on human interpersonal relationships shaped by these conditions: contrasting behavior in public and private spaces, the relationship between individuality and the mass, emerging threats and struggle for survival in the urban jungle, and efforts at adjusting to the rapidly changing social codes.


Installation view. Zhu Shengfei. "Total Eclipse of the Sun".


Installation view. On the left - Yuan Chongyin. "Invisible". On the right - Lu Yang. "Look! The Soundscape of the City of Shanghai"


Installation view. Yu Ji, Deng Yeming. "The Traffic Map of Shanghai"

All works on display have been created especially for the exhibition at KultFlux.

Exhibition opens at 7 pm on August 27, 2009.

Organized by: KultFlux
Partner: Information Centre of the National Gallery of Art
Supported by: Lithuanian Culture Support Foundation
Publicity: Opus3 radio

Additional information:
www.kultflux.lt