EXHIBITION CATALOG oct/nov 2012
LI WEI
李暐
灣仔港灣道1號會展廣場閣樓Art One 13號鋪 Gallery 13, Art One, M/F, Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, H.K. E: info@ldxgallery.com| T: (8520 2511 2660 | F: (852) 2511 2661
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Hong Kong champions a diverse range of contemporary Chinese Arts. Besides offering arrays of exhibitions that showcase works of rich contents by established artists, the Gallery is also dedicated to promoting promising talents. Holding art spaces in Beijing and Hong Kong, LDX aims to propel contemporary Chinese art onto the global platform. LDX Gallery Hong Kong holds close ties with the LDX Contemporary Art Center in Beijing, which serves as a space for artists, critics and curators alike, allowing them to channel their ideas and insights in an environment that emphasizes academic freedom and artistic experimentation. The name LDX (龍德軒) is derived from an ancient Chinese adage, which means to always learn and achieve with modesty, faith and rigor. LDX adheres to this motto by never ceasing to explore the infinite possibilities and breakthroughs in contemporary Chinese Art.
香港龍德軒畫廊力爭走在中國當代藝術前列，策劃舉辦風格豐富的知名藝 術家展覽，並致力於推廣有潛力的年輕新銳藝術家。龍德軒⼀一直為在國際平台上推廣 中國當代藝術努力，在北京和香港都擁有畫廊空間。 LDX（龍德軒）的名字來自⼀一個古老的中國諺語，意味著要不斷謙遜並嚴謹的學習。 LDX堅持到這信念，努力探索和突破中國當代藝術的無限可能性。
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INTRODUCTION REALITY ANEW presents the works of Li Wei, who is internationally recognized as “China’s Number One Performance Artist”. This newest exhibition showcases photographs of his versatile performances that feature landscapes of Switzerland, France, Finland, Beijing and Hong Kong, exemplifying the artist's international outlook. Incorporating elements of pastiche and satire in his art works, Li Wei's whimsical representation of reality marvels the imagination of his viewers. The artist constantly challenges the limits of the human physique to inspire viewers to examine issues at fresh angles. He utilizes mirrors, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics in his photography and performance art as opposed to computer montages. While Li Wei's pursuit of his own artistic style is considered borderline dangerous by many, the artist enjoys the process of physical assertion and revels in the creation of imaginary realities. Graduating from the Oil Painting Department of the Oriental Culture and Art Institute in Beijing, Li Wei has been prominently featured in many notable publications. He has also been internationally exhibited in China, USA, Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Italy, Japan and Cambodia. The artist lives and works in Beijing.
灣仔港灣道1號會展廣場閣樓Art One 13號鋪 Gallery 13, Art One, M/F, Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, H.K. E: info@ldxgallery.com| T: (8520 2511 2660 | F: (852) 2511 2661
簡介 「現實再演」是次展出國際知名「中國行為藝術第⼀一人」李暐的作品。這個展覽展出了 他變化萬千的行為藝術照片, 作品特載了瑞士、法國、北京和香港的風貌，體現出藝術 家的國際視野。李暐將「拼貼」和諷刺的元素融入作品中，天馬行空地呈現現實，衝擊 觀眾的想像力。 李暐不斷挑戰人體極限，驅使觀眾從新的角度審視問題。他的作品在攝影和行為藝術 李暐不斷挑戰人體極限，驅使觀眾從新的角度審視問題。他的作品在攝影和行為藝術中 利用鏡子、金屬線、支架和雜技造出效果。縱然不少人認為李暐在追求自己藝術風格時 游走於危險的界線，他仍然十分享受挑戰人體物理界限的過程，沉醉於創造假想現實。 李暐畢業於北京東方文化藝術學院油畫系，不少著名刊物均載有他的介紹。他的作品在 世界各地廣泛展出，展出地包括：中國、美國、西班牙、摩洛哥、土耳其、意大利、日 本和柬埔寨。李暐現於北京生活和工作。
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The original 8-meter tall stainless steel sculpture was erected in the lake in Februrary 1995 by Swiss artist Jean-Pierre Zaugg to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Vevev’s local museum dedicated to food – the Alimentarium. Upon passing the sculpture, Li simply felt compelled to ”stick into the lake with the fork” (translation). According to Li, this gravitation towards Zaugg’s piece is due to its emblematic association with Western culture- the fork being analogous to its Chinese counterpart: chopsticks. The act was not planned but rather an impulsive enactment demonstrating his daring and adventurous mentality.
湖上8米高的不銹鋼雕塑是瑞士藝術家Jean – Pierre Zaugg 1995 年二月放置 的藝術品， 以紀念 Vevev當地的食品博物館 The Alimentarium 成立10週年。 李暐經過雕塑的時候，只覺很想“跟叉子⼀一起叉進河裡”。 對李 暐來說，Zaugg作品的吸引力於它在西方文化中的象徵意義，與 筷子在中國文化中的相似。是次表演是即興的，反映了他敢於嘗 試、冒險的精神。
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LI WEI STICKS THE FORK INTO LAKE GENEVA 李暐和叉子叉入日內瓦湖 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 2010.09.06 C-PRINT ED. 3/6 155 X 232.5 cm | 9
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FREE DAIS 1 自由的講臺 1 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, KIASMA. HELSINKI, FINLAND 2008.11.02 C-PRINT ED. 2/6 176 x 388 cm | 11
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BOXING 拳擊 BEIJING, CHINA 2009.03.31 C-PRINT ED. 2/6 176 x 366 cm | 13
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FIGHT IN THE CLOUDS 2 戰鬥在雲中2 HUBEI, CHINA 2010.08.25 C-PRINT ED. 2/6 155 X 232.5 cm | 15
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LI WEI FALLS TO HK 李暐撞入香港 HONG KONG, CHINA 2006.03.14 C-PRINT ED. 2/8 176 x 541 cm ED. 7/10 90 X 276.71 cm | 17
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CONFLICT IS UP IN THE AIR 1 懸空的沖突 1 MADRID, SPAIN 2010.06.16 C-PRINT ED. 3/6 118 x 216 cm | 19
Li’s recent “Buddha” series take a slightly religious turn and is influenced by the p to the West. “Buddha at St. Moritz”in particular plays with the traditional Buddhism im While lotuses grow in the mud, their flowers are clean and pure, symbolizing peacef mimicking the imagery, Li presents a balance of mind. Spirituality aside, there is always in Li’s work.
李暐最近的“佛”系列在中國神話西遊記的影響下稍微帶有⼀一點宗教的味道。特別是“佛在S 坐蓮。蓮花出污泥而不染的特質令它成為 佛教中，混亂世界裡寧靜的象徵。李暐由宗教的畫面 ，這些作品總是帶點幽默與挑戰觀眾的想像力。 20 |
popular Chinese mythology The Journey magery of the Buddha sitting on a lotus. fulness amidst a chaotic world. Through s a sense of humor and wild imagination
St.Moritz”靈感來自傳統的佛教畫面﹣觀 St.Moritz”靈感來自傳統的佛教畫面﹣觀音 面和美麗的大自然所帶出的平衡。靈性之餘
BUDDHA AT THE ST. MORITZ 佛在ST. MORITZ ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND 2011.08.23 C-PRINT ED. 2/6 126 x 300 cm | 21
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BUDDHA AT THE ST. MORITZ 佛在ST. MORITZ ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND 2011.08.28 C-PRINT ED. 2/6 170 x 300 cm | 23
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BUDDHA AT PARIS 佛在巴黎 PARC DE LA VILLETE, PARIS, FRANCE 2012.03.20 C-PRINT ED. 1/3 126 x 192 cm | 25
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Education 1993
Oriental Culture & Art Institute (Oil Painting Department)
1993
Grants and Prizes 2006
"31 photographers with the most creative world"-American Getty, 2006
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"Macau Art museum overseas communicate the prize"-Macau art museum
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Solo Exhibitions “Reality Anew”, LDX Gallery, Hong Kong, China “Li Wei”, Dock Sud Gallery, France “Li Wei”, Parc de la Villete, Paris “The High Life of LI WEI”, kunst.licht Photo Art Gallery, Shanghai
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“Li Wei_Lucca Photo Fest”, Lucca, Italy
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“Li Wei performance ‘Take Away’ ”, Shanghai Tang, Hong Kong “Beyond Gravity” 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong “Photo Phnom Penh”, Cambodia
2010
“Li Wei” Galeria TRIBECA, Madrid, Spain “The amazing mirror maze of the self” Michael Schultz Gallery, Beijing, China “Besides Gravity”, Mogadishni CPH gallery, Denmark
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“LI WEI ”Solo Exhibition, Yeh Rong Jia Culture & Art Foundation, Taiwan.
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“LI WEI Falls To …”,Espace Cultural Ample Gallery, Spain
2007
“LI WEI” exhibition, PYO Gallery, Seoul, Korea “Transcendence: A Mirror of China”, The:artist:network new york, New York, USA “LI WEI” exhibition, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Central, Hong Kong “LI WEI” exhibition, Grleria Espacio Minimo, Madrid, Spain
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Group Exhibitions 2012
“Daydreaming with…” Hong Kong “Research Exhibition on ‘post-70s generation artists Jianghan star plan 2012 rejoice in dissensus”, Wuhang Art Museum “L’Art de la radiance-30th anniversary celebration presented by Cle de Peau Beaute”, Hong Kong “Contemporary Chinese Photography”, Katonah Museum of Art, US “Now! China! Korea! 2012! – Contemporary Korean and Chinese Art Exhibition”, Gallerytn, Beijing
2012
“Daydreaming with…” “ ·70 · ” “L'ART DE LA RADIANCE-CLE DE PEAU Beaute”30 , “ ” Katonah Museum of Art “Now! China! Korea! 2012 !“
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“Lucca Photo Fest”, Lucca Italy “I believe that…-Chinese contemporary art exhibition”, Songzhuang Museum, Beijing “Divided by Curtains”, Beijing Times Art Museum “Chinese Visual Festival 2011-lost in Transformation”, London. “Li Wei & alejandro Miranda”, Galerie Daniel tanner gmbh, Zurich, Switzerland “St. Moritz masters”, St. Moritz, Switzerland “box(e)”, Jerome Zodo Contemporary, Milan, Italy “Remaking Vision” Travelling Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Photography, Tokyo, Japan Zone, LDX Gallery Hong Kong, China
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“Daegu Photo Biennale 2010”, Daegu, Korea “Passing China" Gallery Sanstorium, Istanbul, Turkey "FUCK UPS, FABLES AND FIASCOS", Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany “Foundation Vevey, ville d'images”, Festival Images, Switzerland “CHINA PHOTOGRAPHS MADRID”, Madrid Pavilion of the EXPO 2010, Shanghai, China
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“Mostra SESC de Artes 2010”, St. Paul, Brazil “China Welcomes You Begegnungen 2010”, Stadtmuseum Oldenburg, Germany “Photo Phnom Penh”, Cambodia
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“WIDTH”, Museum of Contemporary Art Beijing, China “Beijing time”, MATADERO MADRID ,Madrid ,Spain “China: the Contemporary rebirth”, Palazzo Reale Museum, Milan, Italy Mouvement d'Art Public/Make Art Public (MAP), Canada “The view from elsewhere” Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) in partnership with Queensland Art Gallery present; Gallery of Modern Art/Australian Cinematheque, Australia "China Now: The Edge of Desire", Maxlang and Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art Presents, USA “Action-Camera: Beijing Performance Photography”, Morris and helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada “INCARNATIONS”, Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Beijing 798, China
2009
“ ” , “China: the Contemporary rebirth”, Palazzo Reale , Mouvement d'Art Public/Make Art Public (MAP), “The view from elsewhere” Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF); Gallery of Modern Art/Australian Cinematheque "China Now: The Edge of Desire",Maxlang and Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art Presents, “Action-Camera: Beijing Performance Photography”, Morris and helen Belkin Art Gallery, “ ”, · , 798,
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“Fabricating Images from History”, Chinablue Gallery, Beijing, China “Consumption of history”, East Asia Contemporary, Shanghai, China “Out of place”, Robischon Gallery, Denver, USA “Supernatural: China's Contemporary Photography”, Artgate Gallery, NY, USA “Assembling under the Five Rings”, The Legend Luxury & Entertainment Center, Beijing “Beijing 2008”, Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland “BODY ART: New photography from China”, Asian Art Coordinating Council, Denver, USA “Drawn in the Clouds: Contemporary Asian Art” Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Helsinki, Finland “Olhares Interiores-Inward Gazes”Documentaries of Performances ArtMuseum of Macao, Hong Kong "Immoral Facts and Fables", Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany
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“RED HOT - Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection”, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, USA “Floating”-New Generation of Art in China, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea “Made in China-China art Now”, Louisiana Museum, Denmark “LIWEI WEIHONG HUANYAN”, Barbaradavisgallery, Houston, USA “The 38th Recontres de Arles Photographie”, Arles, France “Chinese Photography” Criterion Gallery, Australia “Dragon's Evolution”, New York ChinaSquare Art Center, USA “SURGE”, Beijing 798, China “The 7th Gana Photo Festival -CHINA contemporary Photo & Video, Gana art Center, Seoul “Szene-sommer’07”, Salzburg, Austria “Zhuyi”, Artium Museum, Spain “China Now: Lost in Transition”, Eli Klein Gallery, NY, USA “SURREALITES”, CentrePasquArt Art Center, Switzerland
2007
“RED HOT - Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection”, Fine Arts , “ ” , “中國制造-中國現在藝術” , Louisiana 美 術館, 丹麥 “ . . ”, Barbaradavisgallery,
2006
“China-Between Past and Future”, Performances Art-Haus der kulturen der Welt/House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany “RUINS”, US “COLD ENERGY”,PYO, Beijing, China “Park in progress”, France “For All Audiences”, SALA Rekalde Art museum, Bilbao, Spain “Retours de Chine”,Toulouse Art museum, France
2006
“China-Between Past and Future” Performances Art, , “RUINS”, “COLD ENERGY”,PYO, “Park in progress”, “For All Audiences”,SALA REKALDE ,BILBAO, “ ”
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“THE SECOND REALITY” Photographs from China,"Piazza"of the Berlaymont building,European Commission “Olhares Interiores-Inward Gazes”Documentaries of Performances ArtMuseum of Macao, Hong Kong “New Photographers 2006”, Cannes, Italy “THE GESTURE-A VISUAL LIBRARY IN PROGRESS”, Macedonian Museum Of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece, Centro Produzione Arte, Florence, Italy “Ruins`Flowers”, OX WAREHOUSE, Macau, Hong Kong
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“Out Of the Red-2”, Marella Gallery, Italy “70 empress arts”, Today art museum, Beijing, China 2004
“Between Past and Future- New Photography and Video from China”, ICP,Asia Society, New York.Smart Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA “Officina Asia”, Bologna, Galleriad’arte moderna Cesena, Italy “TIANANMEN” exhibition, Paris. France “MMAC” exhibition, Japan “Artificial merriment”, Melbourne, Australia “FOLLIA” exhibition, Italy
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“China Art Now -- Out Of the Red”, FlashArt Museum, Italy “I am China -- Chinese Conceptual Photography”, SOHO, Beijing, China “Manufactured Happiness” Shangri-La Art Space, Beijing, China “The peripheries become the center”, Prague Biennial, Prague “DNA” Visual, Beijing, China “Bare Androgyny”, Beijing, China “Seoul-Asia Art Now” exhibition, Seoul Museum, Korea
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“MOIS DE LA PHOTO --HISTOIRES de CHINE”, Auxerre Museum, France “Flying --Performance, Photography, Video”, Beijing Red Square, Beijing “The 2nd 'PingYao' International Photography”, PingYao, ShanXi, China “Red Square - Contemporary Art” , Beijing Red Square, Beijing, China “Mask Vs Face”, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China “Bogus---Chinese Conceptual Photography” , Hall of Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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“MOIS DE LA PHOTO”--HISTOIRES de CHINE , Auxerre , “ ” , “ ” “Red Square - Contemporary Art” , Beijing Red Square, “ ” , “ 2002 ” ,
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“Constructed Reality--Beijing/Hong Kong Conceptual Photography”, Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong “Pawn·COM -- Site Performance”, Happy Garden Bar, Beijing, China “Scar--Chinese Conceptual Photography”, Exhibition Hall of Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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“Open Art Platform”, Performance Art Festival, Beijing, China
Publications 2009
Borsen Design 360 DAMn Magazine ELLE girl Korea KHOOLIGAN Magazine Philosophie magazine Intersection Magazine Wallpaper* International Photo Magazine number seven
2008
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS FAHRENHEIT EIKON ViMenn LAPIZ
2007
ArtAsiaPacific FINE ARTS LITERATURE
2006
CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHY DELICATESSEN In Madrid ARTCO THE PENINSULA THEME PHOTONET Artnews Monthlyphoto Photographic Art Magazine The brooklyn rail ArtAsiaPacific GALERIE PAPERS
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LA CAVERNA CHIARA Asian art news JULIET art magazine cover Magazin frankfurter rundschau Qichexiaofei zhoukan Asian art news
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Carnet Arte Inner western courier Sydney Morning Herald WorK The independent review l'espersse Beijing youth daily TheatreForum La repubblica Marie Claire
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CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS Art in America Corriere della sera El semanal VOGUE
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