M Home: Living in Space RedStar Macalline Art Project

When: 2 Dec - 6 Jan 2014, 10:00-19:00
Where: Ullens Center For Contemporary Art - Great Hall

⇒M Home：随寓而安-红星美凯龙艺术大展

From 2 December 2014 until 6 January 2015, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) and RedStar Macalline present a major art project: "M Home: Living in Space" which brings together twelve contemporary artists exploring the aesthetic and spiritual latitudes of home dwelling.

"Building" and "dwelling" form the conceptual foundation of manmade construction and spatial definition. One's dwelling carries indisputable significance rooted in its functional role, and the relationship fostered therein, between man and domestic environment, exceeds theoretical categorization. The balancing act between intimate secret and open display becomes a lived experience, further refining notions of public and private space. Layers of emotion, aesthetic appreciation, and personal interest culminate in a feeling of home whereby individuals securely connect with a community. As the most fundamental unit of society, homes observe and engage in a dialogue with their given era, and in the midst of rapid urbanization, homes ease the anxious pace of material pursuits. The home is the most familiar and natural of locations, nurturing self-expression and inspiring passion for life.

The exhibition space is a site to encourage thought, and RedStar Macalline has joined UCCA to invite a range of international artists-some of them exhibiting in China for the first time-to explore the meaning of "home" through their own individual practices and cultural backgrounds. Commonplace domestic items lose their function and familiar forms as the twelve artists create unique visual landscapes beyond traditional living environments. Audiences are invited to use these aesthetic encounters to reflect on their own perceptions of daily life. During the exhibition, the gallery becomes a "dwelling place" for fantasy and contemplation, offering refuge during a journey of the soul.

Curators: Philip Tinari, Mathilde Zhan, You Yang, Venus Lau
Artists: Yung Ho Chang, Chen Wenbo, Lin Tianmiao, Michael Lin, Yoshitomo Nara, Kohei Nawa, Tobias Rehberger, Laurie Simmons, Do-Ho Suh, Not Vital, Wang Yuyang, Zhang Enli

Ticket: 10 / 0RMB
Tel: 010-57800203
Add: 798 Art District, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing

*Information provided by Ullens Center For Contemporary Art