Being In the World鈥擳he Tenth Anniversary of the Long Museum
The Long Museum鈥檚 tenth anniversary coincides with a time when we have been unable to be in the world. The Covid pandemic has led to societies around the globe being in confinement. This exhibition is conceived in response to our yearning for social encounters and for being in the world - all through the prism of the artist鈥檚 eye.
The human figure dominates. The assembled paintings and installations encompass artists鈥� self-portraits, family albums, strangers in surreal scenarios, groups gathered in social activities.
Being in the World takes us on a journey through four 鈥榚pisodes鈥� each themed after one work. Episode One focuses on the single figure, on artists鈥� self portraits and the relation between artist and model. The paintings in Episode Two capture the dynamics of families, friends and lovers. Episode Three features depictions of groups who may be strangers or colleagues, workers or revellers.
Episode Four takes us into the realm of abstraction where artists use colour, light and form to generate sensory environments. We move from looking at the body from outside, to occupying the body from inside, in order to encounter the material reality.
The Long Museum鈥檚 tenth anniversary coincides with a time when we have been unable to be in the world. The Covid pandemic has led to societies around the globe being in confinement. This exhibition is conceived in response to our yearning for social encounters and for being in the world - all through the prism of the artist鈥檚 eye.
The human figure dominates. The assembled paintings and installations encompass artists鈥� self-portraits, family albums, strangers in surreal scenarios, groups gathered in social activities.
Being in the World takes us on a journey through four 鈥榚pisodes鈥� each themed after one work. Episode One focuses on the single figure, on artists鈥� self portraits and the relation between artist and model. The paintings in Episode Two capture the dynamics of families, friends and lovers. Episode Three features depictions of groups who may be strangers or colleagues, workers or revellers.
Episode Four takes us into the realm of abstraction where artists use colour, light and form to generate sensory environments. We move from looking at the body from outside, to occupying the body from inside, in order to encounter the material reality.
Artists on show
- Adrián Villar Rojas
- Alex Katz
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Amy Sherald
- Ana Mendieta
- Antony Gormley
- Bae Yoon Hwan
- Barkley Hendricks
- Chang Qing
- Chang Shuhong
- Chao Ge
- Chen Danqing
- Chen Zhen
- Cheong Soo Pieng
- Chiu Ya-Tsai
- Dan Flavin
- Dana Schutz
- David Hockney
- Ding Yanyong
- Duan Jianwei
- Emmanuel Taku
- Fei Yifu
- Gatot Pujiarto
- George Condo
- Gerhard Richter
- Grace Hartigan
- Guo Runwen
- Han Young Wook
- He Duoling
- Hu Jiancheng
- Hu Shan-yu
- Huma Bhabha
- Izumi Kato
- Jenny Holzer
- Jenny Saville
- Ji Xin
- Jin Shangyi
- John Currin
- Karin Mamma Andersson
- Kerry James Marshall
- Lee Jin-Woo
- Lee Kun-Yong
- Lee Ufan
- Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita
- Li Jikai
- Li Tianyuan
- Liu Xiaodong
- Loie Hollowell
- Lucas Arruda
- Luo Erchun
- Luo Zhongli
- Mandy El-Sayegh
- Mao Yan
- Maria Farrar
- Marina Abramovi膰
- Mark Rothko
- Marlene Dumas
- Michaël Borremans
- Mimosa Echard
- Miriam Cahn
- Neo Rauch
- Otto Piene
- Ouyang Chun
- Pan Yu-liang
- Pang Maokun
- Paul Gauguin
- Peter Uka
- Qi Zhilong
- Qin Yifeng
- Rachel Jones
- Raphael Fenice
- Rashid Johnson
- René Magritte
- Rita Ackermann
- Sarah Ball
- Scott Kahn
- Shang Yang
- Shara Hughes
- Shen Ling
- Shen Xiaotong
- Shih Yung Chun
- Shirazeh Houshiary
- Song Kun
- Su Tianci
- Tang Yunyu
- Tetsuya Ishida
- Theaster Gates Jr.
- Thomas Houseago
- Tony Bevan
- Toyin Odutola
- Tracey Emin
- Ulay
- Wang Chuan
- Wang Huaiqing
- Wang Jinsong
- Wang Qiang
- Wei Ershen
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Xia Junna
- Xia Xiaowan
- Xie Nanxing
- Xiong Yu
- Xu Beihong
- Xu Mangyao
- Yan Li
- Yang Feiyun
- Yang Fudong
- Yang Liguang
- Yayoi Kusama
- Yin Zhaoyang
- Yu Hong
- Yu Youhan
- Yunizar
- Zanele Muholi
- Zeng Fanzhi
- Zhang Enli
- Zhang Qianying
- Zhang Xiaogang
- Zhao Shou
- Zhao Zhao
- Zhou Chunya
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