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CHEN WEI 陈维
b. 1980, works and lives in Beijing
CHEN WEI 陈维
2013
Archival inkjet print, mounted on aluminium composite panel, toughened acrylic
150(H)*187.5cm
Edition of 3 + 2AP
CW_6304

China’s club scene emerged in the early 1990s as a critical space for collective gathering and an environment for individuals to freely express themselves within the communist country. However, the alternative nature of nightclubs has diminished in subsequent decades as China has relaxed its economic policies. “While they were once the realm of intellectuals and artists as a place to exchange ideas, nightclubs are no longer radical spaces,” says Chen.

“For artist, these enchanted bodies immersed in the smoke and laser beams reflect the current mood in society today – be it cultural, economic or political. No one knows where we are, and which direction we will be heading in tomorrow.” Building on Chen’s wider interests in the cultural significance of nightlife and storytelling, this body of work is ultimately concerned with the individual’s place in a rapidly modernising country.

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Related Exhibitions:
Phantom Plane, Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong 10.05, 2019 -01.04, 2020
Noon Club, JNBY Art Space, Hangzhou 03.28, 2016 -05.14, 2016



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