EK Projects inaugural exhibition: September 18 - December 18, 2010.

 

EK Projects inaugural exhibition: September 18 - December 18, 2010.

 

Eli Klein cordially invites you to attend the reception and private viewing of Threads: Textiles and Fiber in the Works of African American Artists. Please join us at our Beijing location on Thursday, September 18th from 3 - 7 PM.

 

Curatorial consultant: Lowery Stokes Sims; Curator, Museum of Arts and Design, New York.

   

 

 

 Rashawn Griffin, Algernon (Grey panel), 2008. Mixed media. 76 x 74 inches (193 x 188 cm).

 

 

 

 

Whitfield Lovell, Kin XXXIV (Deep Blue Sea), 2008. Conte crayon on paper with attached fabric.

30 x 22 1/2 x 2 inches (76.2 x 57.2 x 5.1 cm).

   

 

 

 

Senga Nengudi, Warp Trance, 2007. Multi-channel audio/video installation, sound composition by Butch Morris,

mixed media, found objects. Dimensions variable.

 

 

 

 

Shinique Smith, Bale Variant No 0019 (with flowers), 2010. Mixed media

 (clothing, fabric, faux flowers, ribbon and wood). 20 x 20 x 20 inches (51 x 51 x 51 cm).

 

 

 

 

Saya Woolfalk, No Place (pre)Constructed: Self (ancestor 2), 2005-2008. Mixed media

(fabric, foam, cotton and synthetic threads, beads). 65 x 17 inches (165 x 43 cm).

   

 

 

EK Projects is pleased to present five major black American artists: Rashawn Griffin, Whitfield Lovell, Senga Nengudi, Shinique Smith and Saya Woolfalk. This exhibition is the first group show in China dedicated to the work of black artists. The use of "Threads" in the exhibit's title reflects the longstanding use in the black community of the phrase "nice threads" to convey appreciation of one's choice of clothing.

   

 

The artworks involve 'found objects', textiles and fiber employed in unconventional ways in a variety of media, from works on paper to sculpture to video installation. The artists share an uncommon approach in blending materials and cultures.

   

 

Threads, on view from September 18th to December 18th, 2010 at Eli Klein Fine Art's Beijing gallery, EK Projects, is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by Lowery Stokes Sims.

  

 

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策展人：纽约艺术与设计博物馆策展人洛厄里�#x65af;托克斯�#x897f;姆斯（Lowery Stokes Sims）

开幕展： 2010年9月18日至12月18日

北京艺莱空间很高兴能展出五位重要美籍非裔艺术家的作品：拉肖恩�#x683c;里芬（Rashawn Griffin），惠特菲尔德�#x62c9;弗尔（Whitfield Lovell），圣戈�#x5357;古地（Senga Nengudi），史妮克�#x53f2;密斯（Shinique Smith）以及赛亚�#x6e25;福克（Saya Woolfalk）。本次群展是中国艺术界首次关注黑人艺术家作品的展览。展览的标题"线",来源于黑人社群中长期使用的一句赞赏他人衣着品位的俗语:"nice threads"( 美好的线)。

此次展出的作品无论是纸上艺术、雕塑还是录像装置，都企图运用非传统的方式对"日常生活中的现成物"、纺织品和纤维等进行再创造。艺术家们在融合物质和文化的探索中虽然方式不寻常，但却殊途同归。

线: 美国非洲艺术家多媒体艺术展将于2010 年9月18日至12月18日在北京艺莱空间展出。展览附有精美图录并包含策展人洛厄里�#x65af;托克斯�#x897f;姆斯（Lowery Stokes Sims）所撰写的文章。

   

 

敬请各位嘉宾参加我们9月18号星期四 3-7pm在北京艺莱空间的正式开幕酒会。