Cultura / Casa - 11/11/19
Prada held a cocktail reception tonight, on the occasion of the opening of “Rear Windows”, a new exhibition project by artist Li Qing, realized with the support of Fondazione Prada. Curated by Jérôme Sans, the show will be on view until 19 January 2020 at Prada Rong Zhai in Shanghai.
At the presence of Li Qing and Jérôme Sans, more than 1,400 guests from art, fashion and design fields, among them artists Yang Fu Dong, Zhou Tie Hai, Li Shan, Qiu An Xiong, Cao Fei, Adel Abdessemed and Cyprien Gaillard; museum and institution directors Philip Tinari, Larys Frogier, Zhou Da Wei, Kylie Ying; gallerists Bernard Picasso, Almine Rech, Sadie Coles and Jay Jopling; architects David Chipperfield and Neri&Hu; and personalities from the world of culture as Christophe Ono-dit-Biot, Mai Zi, Lv Yan, Jefferson Hack and Mark Rappolt attended the event.
“Rear Windows” is an immersive and collaborative project conceived on site by artist Li Qing and curator as a specific storyboard, an in-depth exploration of the history and the space of Prada Rong Zhai, creating a connection between the past times and the current urban environment of Shanghai. Prada Rong Zhai can be considered as a palimpsest of Shanghai's century-old history. Before being restored by Prada in 2017 to become a place dedicated to cultural activities, the building was the private residence of a successful entrepreneur, Mr Rong Zongjing, and then a public property after socialization. Li Qing imagines the building as a space still used by its residents or their contemporary ghosts and he recreates imaginary visions of key rooms, where the presence of the former inhabitants is suggested through artistic gestures. This decision generates a strange and cinematographic atmosphere, evoking the duality of our present lives, divided between authenticity and imitation, reality and reproduction.
At the presence of Li Qing and Jérôme Sans, more than 1,400 guests from art, fashion and design fields, among them artists Yang Fu Dong, Zhou Tie Hai, Li Shan, Qiu An Xiong, Cao Fei, Adel Abdessemed and Cyprien Gaillard; museum and institution directors Philip Tinari, Larys Frogier, Zhou Da Wei, Kylie Ying; gallerists Bernard Picasso, Almine Rech, Sadie Coles and Jay Jopling; architects David Chipperfield and Neri&Hu; and personalities from the world of culture as Christophe Ono-dit-Biot, Mai Zi, Lv Yan, Jefferson Hack and Mark Rappolt attended the event.
“Rear Windows” is an immersive and collaborative project conceived on site by artist Li Qing and curator as a specific storyboard, an in-depth exploration of the history and the space of Prada Rong Zhai, creating a connection between the past times and the current urban environment of Shanghai. Prada Rong Zhai can be considered as a palimpsest of Shanghai's century-old history. Before being restored by Prada in 2017 to become a place dedicated to cultural activities, the building was the private residence of a successful entrepreneur, Mr Rong Zongjing, and then a public property after socialization. Li Qing imagines the building as a space still used by its residents or their contemporary ghosts and he recreates imaginary visions of key rooms, where the presence of the former inhabitants is suggested through artistic gestures. This decision generates a strange and cinematographic atmosphere, evoking the duality of our present lives, divided between authenticity and imitation, reality and reproduction.
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