With You, I Will Never Feel Lonely--Chen Ke in Her Own Autobiography

TEXT:Sue Wang    DATE: 2012.3.7

Poster of With You, I'll never feel lonely

Poster of With You, I'll never feel lonely

A solo exhibition of Chen Ke’s work curated by renowned curator JuJu opened at Today Art Museum on March 3rd. The exhibition features nearly one hundred paper images created as part of Chen Ke’s autobiographical series: “With You, I Will Never Feel Lonely”. It showcases her own journey from a little girl who loved to paint to one of the representative contemporary female painters of this generation, all explored through the intriguing and priceless memories of Chen.

All About My Grandpa Who Loves Life(travels, fine food and gardening)

All About My Grandpa Who Loves Life(travels, fine food and gardening)

The Shell Seekers  53,Woodblock Print, 2011

The Shell Seekers 53,Woodblock Print, 2011

Fortress Hill (in Dalian, China)02 by Chen Ke

Fortress Hill (in Dalian, China)02 by Chen Ke

Chen Ke’s autobiography, published in tandem with the exhibition, offers the public a further opportunity to observe the development of this member of the new generation of contemporary artists. Through her own words and images, the public can piece together the jigsaw puzzle that is Chen Ke’s maturing and growth as an artist. Published by China Youth Press and designed by the design studio “Xiao Mage & Cheng Zi”, “With You, I Will Never Feel Lonely” features a forward by curator Ju Ju and an endorsement by the artist Liu Ye, with original portraits by Chen Ke as illustrations.

Chen Ke

Chen Ke

Organizer: Today Art Museum

Curator: Zhu Zhu

Duration: March 3-12, 2012

Venue: 1st floor exhibition hall of building No.3 Today Art Museun

Courtesy of Chen Ke and Today Art Museum, for further information please visit www.todayartmuseum.com.