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Chambers Fine Art is pleased to announce the opening on January 31, 2023 of The Rabbit Project, a celebration of the Year of the Rabbit and of the relationship between Christophe Mao, founder of Chambers Fine Art in 2000, and many of the artists who have been associated with the gallery in the past 22 years.鈥� From Lewis Carroll鈥檚 White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland to Easter Bunnies and Playboy Bunnies, rabbits have multiple associations in Western culture but in China the rabbit has an entire year named after it, The Year of the Rabbit, and numerous legends that still resonate in Chinese society.鈥� This year it begins on January 22 and ends on February 9, 2023.

The rabbit is one of twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac, preceded by the Tiger and followed by the Dragon. It is the luckiest of the twelve animals and symbolizes energy, elegance, and beauty. There are also legends associated with the moon rabbit dating back to the Warring States Period (475-221 BCE) in which it is companion to the moon goddess Change鈥檈, pounding the elixir of life for her on its pestle. It lives on the moon with the toad and can be seen best on the moon on Mid-Autumn Day on August 15.

As it happens, Christophe Mao was born in the Year of the Rabbit and thought it would be a good opportunity to bring together numerous artists to celebrate this beloved creature with works created especially for the occasion, whether or not their prior work appeared to be suited for this very specific subject matter. To his delight there was enormous enthusiasm, and after a preliminary display at Phillips January 28, the entire group will be exhibited at Chambers Fine Art from January 31 to February 28. While in some cases, artists adapted their characteristic style to unfamiliar subject matter, others moved far beyond comfort zone and allowed the furry creature to suggest a new approach.