DAI Guangyu, Empires Borders (installation detail)
Ink Storm
SEPTEMBER 18 - OCTOBER 31, 2009
CHEN Shaoxiong, DAI Guangyu, and Paula TSAI
Transformer was thrilled to partner with Shigeko Bork mu projects and artist/guest curator Jennifer Wen Ma in the presentation of Ink Storm at Transformer, September 18 - October 31, 2009. This exhibition highlighted how artists CHEN Shaoxiong, DAI Guangyu, and Paula TSAI, incorporate ink into their work, ink, and how each individual exploration offers compelling contributions to contemporary art discourse.
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Gallery visitors view CHEN Shaoxiong's The Days from two of four possible vantage points.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Following the success of Transformer's 2007 Big in Japan exhibition collaboration with Shigeko Bork mu project, exploring duality in contemporary Japanese art through the work of emerging Japanese artists who respond to the tradition and popular culture of Japan - Ink Storm, guest curated by artist Jennifer Wen Ma, presented three emerging Beijing based artists who re-interpret and re-invent traditional Chinese uses of ink through video, drawing, and mixed-media installation.
The subject of ink play is important to curator and artist Jennifer Wen Ma, who works in a variety of mediums including: installation, video, drawing, fashion design, and performance, as well as pursuing architectural and public works. Originally from Beijing, and now based in New York, Jennifer has participated in numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally.
Ink Storm & Brain Storm are made possible through the generous support of Studio Door.
Artist and Ink Storm guest curator Jennifer Wen Ma in conversation with Transformer Board Member and Hirshhorn Curatorial Research Associate Ryan Hill during a Curator & Artist talk at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, The Impact of the Global.
Paula TSAI, Mound (detail), 2009, Chinese ink on rice paper
DAI Guangyu, Empires Borders (installation detail of mirror reflection)
DAI Guangyu, Empires Borders (installation detail),2009, Ink, pigment, soil, IV drip, water, ceramic bowl, paper, frame, mirror; Dimensions 92 x 67 x 41"
Paula TSAI, Mound, 2009, Chinese ink on rice paper, Dimensions variable
DAI Guangyu, Empires Borders (installation detail including IV drip)
Installation view, including CHEN Shaoxiong's The Days, and Paula TSAI's Mound, 2009