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China, a new generation of artists
This collective exhibition shines aUnder the theme of the character 鐩� (m霉), meaning 鈥渆ye鈥�, with reference both to vision and the eye鈥檚 capacity to organise reality, the鈥痳ich selection of works picked out by the Sino-French curators covers a broad spectrum of practices 鈥� video, painting, sculpture, installations, photography and new media 鈥� with emphasis on creations in recent years. In the post-Covid international scene, these works have not enjoyed much visibility abroad, but the Centre Pompidou has bolstered ties with this art scene during this period, thanks to the Centre Pompidou 脳 West Bund Museum Project partnership in Shanghai.
Amid this teeming diversity, the exhibition homes in on salient themes regarding the artists鈥� practices. Core issues explored in the works of many of these artists include Chinese interaction with the rest of the world, thoughts about globalisation and global challenges, especially environmental breakdown. environmental upheavals and the transformation of lifestyles in Chinese society are all topics that have been addressed in the contemporary creative output by this young generation of artists, born in the late 1970s through to the early 1990s, as China experienced a great economic boom.
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This collective exhibition shines aUnder the theme of the character 鐩� (m霉), meaning 鈥渆ye鈥�, with reference both to vision and the eye鈥檚 capacity to organise reality, the鈥痳ich selection of works picked out by the Sino-French curators covers a broad spectrum of practices 鈥� video, painting, sculpture, installations, photography and new media 鈥� with emphasis on creations in recent years. In the post-Covid international scene, these works have not enjoyed much visibility abroad, but the Centre Pompidou has bolstered ties with this art scene during this period, thanks to the Centre Pompidou 脳 West Bund Museum Project partnership in Shanghai.
Amid this teeming diversity, the exhibition homes in on salient themes regarding the artists鈥� practices. Core issues explored in the works of many of these artists include Chinese interaction with the rest of the world, thoughts about globalisation and global challenges, especially environmental breakdown. environmental upheavals and the transformation of lifestyles in Chinese society are all topics that have been addressed in the contemporary creative output by this young generation of artists, born in the late 1970s through to the early 1990s, as China experienced a great economic boom.
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