University of Toronto Art Centre presents "Through the Body" featuring lens-based works by contemporary Chinese women artists

TEXT:Sue Wang    DATE: 2014.4.28

Fang Lu, Lovers Art Artists(Part 1), 2012. Video Still

Fang Lu, Lovers Art Artists(Part 1), 2012. Video Still

Through the Body will be the largest exhibition of lens-based work by contemporary Chinese women artists to be mounted outside of China. Focusing on photography and video, the exhibition is structured by the Chinese concept Ti Shi, which can be defined as the act of learning through bodily experience. It is also a primary exhibition of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.

Each of the selected artists creates works that make visible an emerging range of Chinese femininities and offer new models for the contemporary experience of Chinese women. Gesturing toward new possibilities, this show foregrounds contemporary Chinese women’s situations and articulates new gender identities informed by the rapid changes in China’s traditional values and social and economic structures.

Chen Zhe www.zheis.com

Chun Hua Catherine Dong chunhuacatherinedong.wordpress.com

 

Fan Xi  www.fanxistudio.com

Fang Lu www.fanglu.net

Jin Hua www.phoebejin.com

 

Ladybird Theatre site.douban.com/118044/

Lei Benben www.leibenben.com/Enindex.aspx

Li Xinmo www.artnextgallery.com/11.html

Ma Qiusha www.maqiusha.com

Ye Funa www.funaye.com

About the exhibition

Duration: 29 April to 28 June 2014

Venue: University of Toronto Art Centre

Organized by UTAC and CONTACT

Curated by Matthew Brower, Fu Xiaodong, Yan Zhou

Artists: Chen Zhe, Chun Hua Catherine Dong, Fan Xi, Fang Lu, Jin Hua, Ladybird Theatre, Lei Benben, Li Xinmo, Ma Qiusha, Ye Funa

Courtesy of the artists and University of Toronto Art Centre, for further information please visit utac.utoronto.ca.