LE RÊVE DANS LE PAVILLON ROUGE - WANG ZHONGQI at Gallery Joseph
- PARIS, France
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- April 25, 2013
LE RÊVE DANS LE PAVILLON ROUGE - WANG ZHONGQI at Gallery Joseph
Gallery Joseph
7, Rue Froissart
75003 Paris
Phone +33 1 42 71 20 29
Email:art@galeriejoseph.com
www.galeriejoseph.com
Opening: 2013, April 25, 18 - 21h
Exhibition: 2013, April 26 - May 9
The Exhibition with WANG Zhongqi presents his first solo show in Paris in Gallery Joseph. The show, taking place from 26th April to 9th May showcases the highest quality on oil painting and an exceptional programming.
Gallery Joseph is situated in the heart of the Marais, between Filles du Calvaire and Saint Sébastien Froissart, the area of art galleries, fashion and design showrooms. At the initiative of a contemporary designer and a passionate patron of the arts, this former industrial workshop located in a Napoleon III building with foundations dating from the 16th century has been completely redesigned.
WANG Zhongqi ‘s paintings are inspired by the novel "Le Reve dans le Pavillon Rouge - The Dream of Red Chamber", the monument par excellence of classical Chinese literature. CAO Xueqin was able to write this masterpiece 250 years ago. Comparable to the novel, also WANG Zhongqi’s paintings are in encyclopedic style. WANG Zhongqi expresses the different characters, the imperial families, nobles and bureaucrats, but also maids, servants, buddhist monks, covering all classes of China. The scenes of his paintings describe rites, celebrations, condolences, flowers and trees, astrology and the arts.
Born 1958 in Shanghai, WANG Zhongqi studied Fine Arts with focus on Oil Painting at Jiatong University Shanghai. Soon after his works were nominated for an international competition in New York and were exhibited at Chioda Club in Tokyo. In 2002 WANG Zhongqi was engaged to support the Princeton University Art Museum due to his excellent art advisor competence.
WANG Zhongqi has reflected the universe of time in his paintings that combine technical precision with passion and innovation. The symbolism is manifested in the relationship between the outside world, and the microcosm of inner feelings, the micro-society mainly composed with young beautiful women. The painting technique moves between reality and illusion. WANG Zhongqi combines precise details of the style of Gong-bi with freehand style, "literati painting", in the Shui-mo.
LOCATION
Gallery Joseph
7, Rue Froissart
75003 Paris, France
Phone +33 1 42 71 20 29
Email:art@galeriejoseph.com
Project/ Partnership
The exhibition is organized in cooperation with BELL ART Gallery, Ahlen/ Germany.
The Catalog “LE RÊVE DANS LE PAVILLON ROUGE” is published in Edition BELL ART Galerie GmbH.
With thanks to the patronage of UNION GLORY AG, SHANGHAI VIVA Investment and EUROPE TIMES.
Opening times:
Monday to Saturday 14h – 19h
Opening night premiere party:
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 18h – 21h
Contact Press:
Dr. Barbara Aust-Wegemund
Krokusweg 6a
22869 Hamburg-Schenefeld
Germany
Phone +49.40.29898008
Mobile +49.179.4605679
About the Author:
Dr. phil. Barbara Aust-Wegemund, born in Zuerich/ Switzerland, is a German Art Historian and Managing Director at Art History Consulting (AHC). She studied Art History at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel (Germany), University for Foreigners Perugia (Italy) and London Guildhall University (UK). In 2002 she received her PHD from University of Kiel. Concerning the topics contemporary art, land art and sculpture she has published many essays and articles in the Editorial Department at Goethe Institutes Inc.
