Yang Fudong's work represents a turning point in contemporary artistic production in China. His first film, An Estranged Paradise, which premiered at Documenta in Kassel in 2002, showcased a new narrative and visual sensibility, imbued with a contemporary aesthetic formed by multiple registers. His monumental cycle Seven Intellectuals in Bamboo Forest which was completed over the next five years, poetically rendered the spirit of her generation, the kids born in the mid-1980s. Subsequent projects have broadened her cinematic vision in both directions of space and time: his films are installations that contain traces of their own making. For his most comprehensive institutional exhibition to date and its premiere in Beijing, Yang Fudong presents the first installment of his Library Film Project, a research process that aims to create a film that can contain a complex reality, both real and constructed. Inspired by his childhood in the rural Eastern suburbs of Beijing, this chapter weaves together elements of the past and present, public and personal.
Timur Si-Qin's third exhibition at Magician Space is inspired by travel near the eastern edges of the Himalayas. This region is not only a unique ecoregion and a hotspot for biodiversity, but is the birthplace of the six great rivers that supply water to a third of the world's population downstream.
Christopher Le Brun's painting between sensual and emotional
The artist Christopher Le Brun presents a selection of works that broadly describe the meaning of his research and his conception of painting, which should mainly have a sensual and emotional appeal.
The great musical and dance show "Confucius" tells about the journey of the great philosopher to the ancient Chinese states. In 497 BC Confucius left the state of Lu, beginning his 14-year journey to other states to promote his philosophical ideas.
The Dragon and the Lily: a solid relationship through the ages
Between the 17th and 18th centuries, the foundations were laid for the close diplomatic relations and the fruitful exchange of art and culture between China and France, which continue to this day. Around 200 extraordinary artefacts from the Palace Museum and the Castle of Versailles bear witness to the exchanges between the two countries.