White Space Beijing is hosting “The Ultimate Moist!,” the first solo exhibition of recent paintings by Chinese artist Zhang Zipiao. This exhibition showcases the artist’s work during 2017-2018.“Influenced by the culture of YouTube, Instagram, and other social networks, Zhang in her creative process indirectly ponders the condition of the globalized everyday life, and the politics of representation, delineating contents that are oftentimes dismissed by social ethical frameworks. The painting surfaces reveal direct or nuanced erotic scenes and propositions, suggesting the artist’s affirmation of her ever-shifting position when it comes to subject matters: it works like the ‘Sink,’ steadily, exclusively and directly, the artist recounts her everyday life in an expressive way, and negotiates with the symbolic narratives found in classical and modern history of art by incorporating reoccurring forms and objects — private spaces, plants, food, and animals,” says the gallery.Zhang Zipiao was born in 1993 in Beijing, China. She lives and works in Beijing. Zipiao studied at Maryland Institute College of Art from 2011 to 2012 and was awarded her BFA degree from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been showcased in various solo exhibitions. Recent exhibitions include “Shallow Painting 101,” Star Gallery, Beijing (2017), and “Sexy Hysteria,” Ying Space, Beijing (2015).“On the other hand, it works like ‘Plastic Bag’ the artist indulges herself in visual puns and jokes that are mostly metaphoric in nature. With numbers of textual elements that pertain less to meanings, but more to the visual structure and ambiance of a work, Zhang in her unique, disrespectful fashion explores the economy of painterly ethics, balancing playfully her individual experience and the relationship with numerous gender and cultural communities. This ever-shifting positioning of private maps Zhang’s recent works against those shown in previous exhibitions, and further demonstrates the continued strength of her practice that was previously described as ‘immense tensity’ or ‘unique tension,’” adds the gallery.“The Ultimate Moist!” will run through June 20, 2018, at White Space Beijing Station E St, Dongcheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100062.For details, visit: http://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide/white-space-gallery/overviewClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek into the artworks.http://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder Louise Blouin
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