Artist: He Xiangyu
Venue: Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Date: November 8 – December 10, 2023
Photography: ©xf photography / all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Sifang Art Museum
Sifang Art Museum presents a solo exhibition by He Xiangyu, opening November 8, 2023 at the museum’s satellite space located inside the Avenue Apartments on Tongren Road, Shanghai. He Xiangyu expands the notion of the “readymade” beyond the straightforward appropriation of objects. He gleans from visual residues, fragments from memories, and subtle emotions: friends and long lasting friendships, traces of life, and the continuous flow of breath. The works are placed inside the space as if they are re-encountering one another, or perhaps they were the original inhabitants of this apartment. Together with the space, they once again retreat into the relics of time. The exhibition will be on view through December 10, 2023.
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, Family, 2020, Wood, iron, natural rubber, polypropylene, synthetic resin varnish, acrylic paint 74×47×72(h) cm; 12.5×8×12(h) cm
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, Family, 2020, Wood, iron, natural rubber, polypropylene, synthetic resin varnish, acrylic paint 74×47×72(h) cm; 12.5×8×12(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Chain Smoker, 2023, Bronze, acrylic, fiberglass and resin 25×25×51(h) cm, Pedestal: 50×50×89(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Relic | Y002311ASW:1, Bronze, ceramic powder, 95% pure silver; orange glass 187×59×98(h) cm; 105.5×46.7×45.5(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Relic | Y002311ASW:1, Bronze, ceramic powder, 95% pure silver; orange glass 187×59×98(h) cm; 105.5×46.7×45.5(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Relic | Y002311ASW:1, Bronze, ceramic powder, 95% pure silver; orange glass 187×59×98(h) cm; 105.5×46.7×45.5(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Relic | Y002311ASW:1, Bronze, ceramic powder, 95% pure silver; orange glass 187×59×98(h) cm; 105.5×46.7×45.5(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Relic | Y002311ASW:1, Bronze, ceramic powder, 95% pure silver; orange glass 187×59×98(h) cm; 105.5×46.7×45.5(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Untitled, 2023, Lead, lime, cotton linen Ø 22×16(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Untitled, 2023, Lead, lime, cotton linen Ø 22×16(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Untitled, 2023, Lead, lime, cotton linen Ø 22×16(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Untitled, 2023, Lead, lime, cotton linen Ø 22×16(h) cm
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, Untitled, 2023, Gelatin silver print on glass, Image dimensions:12×10×0.3 cm framed dimensions: 62×52×3.5 cm
He Xiangyu, Relic | Y002311ASW:1, Bronze, ceramic powder, 95% pure silver; orange glass 187×59×98(h) cm; 105.5×46.7×45.5(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Chain Smoker, 2023, Bronze, acrylic, fiberglass and resin 25×25×51(h) cm, Pedestal: 50×50×89(h) cm
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, Invisible Volume, 2023, Iron, acrylic, glass powder, fiberglass and resin 37×23×12(h) cm; Ø 9.5×17(h) cm, Base: 100×75×13(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Invisible Volume, 2023, Iron, acrylic, glass powder, fiberglass and resin 37×23×12(h) cm; Ø 9.5×17(h) cm, Base: 100×75×13(h) cm
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, Past is Prologue 2014-2023 Pencil, olive oil, 925×128(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Past is Prologue 2014-2023 Pencil, olive oil, 925×128(h) cm
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, 2023, exhibition view, Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
He Xiangyu, Family, 2020, Wood, iron, natural rubber, polypropylene, synthetic resin varnish, acrylic paint 74×47×72(h) cm; 12.5×8×12(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Family, 2020, Wood, iron, natural rubber, polypropylene, synthetic resin varnish, acrylic paint 74×47×72(h) cm; 12.5×8×12(h) cm
He Xiangyu, Relic | Y002311ASW:1, Bronze, ceramic powder, 95% pure silver; orange glass 187×59×98(h) cm; 105.5×46.7×45.5(h) cm
