January 30 - February 28, 2010
“When I first represented Leslie Parke, a dozen years ago, she painted finely glazed bodies in the manner of French Neoclassical painter Jean August Ingres. Since then, I have watched her paintings evolve to the point where she uses highly abstract brushwork to create the illusion of reality. Leslie’s new work is a remarkable example of how a classically trained painter marries representation and abstraction to develop her own unique voice”. Derek Jessop
(Left:) Almond Tree- Biot” Oil on Canvas, 60” x 70” 2008.
Current Exhibition: November 5- December 30
Since the late 1980’s Yang Shu has exhibited extensively throughout China - Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong - and internationally - Amsterdam, New York, Sydney. In addition to his individual artistic success, Shu is a professor at the renowned Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and leads an independent artist-run space, Organhaus, which supports multi-media and installation artists.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6: FRIDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES [WEEK 1]
Ying Liang’s filmmaking examines multiple facets of society with a deceptively direct film making style “that has few parallels in modern cinema.” (Richard Brody, The New Yorker) “One hell of a beautiful film… Endlessly haunting… with serene, even joyous consciousness that is the opposite of despair.” –Variety +Expired event.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27: FRIDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES [WEEK 4]
Armed with video cameras, twelve artists present a highly stylized portrait of SAN YUAN LI, a traditional village besieged by China’s urban sprawl. +Expired event
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6: FRIDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES [WEEK 2]
“Suspenseful, moving yet ruthlessly unsentimental.” – Jason Anderson, Eye Weekly“
When an impoverished country couple adopts a crippled young girl and puts her to work begging on city streets, a battle soon ensues over her fate. +Expired event.
Friday November 20: FRIDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES [WEEK 3]
Directed by Cui Zi’en, China’s leading queer theorist, activist and scholar, the documentary includes rarely seen footage of the first ever appearance of gays and lesbians on State television.
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 4: FRIDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES [WEEK 5]
USING probes a dark, cruel reality of contemporary Chinese society that has rarely been seen by any audience.