In this exhibition entitled "Spur", the recent works of Xiao Yu gravitate towards a simple feel of pain, which arises from the inner of the body. In his series of “Landscape”, he splices bones and articles, the cultural vestiges of which have been reduced. While the two firmly rely on each other, they seem to be in a risky relation from the very beginning: the vase, gripped by the bone, suspended in the air, is almost out of control. The art piece resumes its principle of duality inherent to all materials from which emerges a symbolic dialogue reminding us of this constant issue. In series of “Untitled”, he spliced the facial features of different people into a new anonymous face. Portraits of spectators powerless in front of a reality shaped by superior forces, beyond the reaches of artistic will.
About the exhibition
Title: Spur
Duration: April 19 through July 15, 2013
Curator: Cui Cancan
Venue: FEIZI Gallery
Address: 8B rue de L’Abbaye 1050, Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 473 91 85 06 (Brussels)
Courtesy of the artist and Feizi Gallery.
