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Xu Hongxiang Participates in the Group Exhibition "Symphony of Coexistence - Chinese and Southeast Asian Art Invitational Exhibition"
2024.03.23




EXHIBITION TITLE
Symphony of Coexistence - Chinese and Southeast Asian Art Invitational Exhibition


ARTIST
Xu Hongxiang


PRINCIPAL CONSULTANTS
Apinan Poshyananda
Peng Feng



CURATORS
He Guiyan
Michela Sena
Lu Xiangyi


DURATION
2024.3.25 - 4.2


VENUE
Art Museum of SCFAI, Chongqing






TRIUMPH GALLERY  is pleased to announced artist Xu Hongxiang 's  work have been invited to exhibit at group exhibition Symphony of Coexistence - Chinese and Southeast Asian Art Invitational Exhibition at Art Museum of SCFAI, Chongqing.






EXHIBITION PREFACE


The Art Museum of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute planned and organized the event "Symphony of Coexistence — Chinese and Southeast Asian Art Invitational Exhibition", which is regarded as a significant academic project in 2024, the ASEAN-China Year of People-to-people Exchanges. By holding the event, the museum aims to implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's proposal of building a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, serve the goal of Belt and Road cooperation, and build the "Symphony of Coexistence — Chinese and Southeast Asian Art Invitational Exhibition" into not only an economic corridor but also a corridor for people-to-people and art exchanges. Moreover, it aims to promote the development of Chongqing as an exemplary inland city of opening up and improve Sichuan Fine Arts Institute's efforts of building itself into a double first-class university (with world-class ranking and first-class disciplines).




The basic idea behind the planning of this exhibition, from a globalized perspective, is to re-examine and review the distinctiveness and diversity brought forth by different regions participating in the process of globalization. An essential area of focus is the path toward modernity that has been constructed and explored based on historical context, social development, and national demand. In this light, the narratives of Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as the rise of China since the reform and opening-up and the Chinese experience, hold unique value and irreplaceable significance.




"Symphony of Coexistence — Chinese and Southeast Asian Art Invitational Exhibition" is an event for cultural identity, artistic innovation, and people-to-people exchanges. It showcases the diversity of art to the visitors and, more crucially, disseminates a message: Within this diverse, coexistent world, cultural exchanges and integration are important cornerstones for creating a harmonious and symbiotic human society. The power of art enables us to cross the divides of geography, language, and culture, fostering a deepened mutual understanding and promoting common development.





The launch of this exhibition is another testament to the long-term friendly cooperation between China and Southeast Asia in art and cultural exchanges. Nearly 100 works of art from 41 artists not only showcase the unique charm and richness woven from the interplay between traditional and modern, local and global dimensions of both China and Southeast Asia but also reflect the artists' contemplation and concerns regarding the current state of the world and its future development.




Taking this exhibition as an opportunity, we can work together to promote the exchanges of art and culture between China and Southeast Asia, deepen mutual understanding and friendship, and make our efforts to build a community with a shared future for mankind. We shall make art a bridge that connects different cultures, sparks creative inspiration, and promotes global peace and development. Also, we will promote the "Symphony of Coexistence" philosophy to flourish in the new phase of globalization.







Blue Print:Xinkaipu
Charcoal on paper, woodcut on sulfuric acid paper
acrylic, colored pencil, and oil on canvas
200×300cm | 2022-2023


Blue Print:Heishipu
Charcoal on paper, oil pastel on sulfuric acid paper
acrylic, pigment, oil-based markers, and oil on canvas
acrylic on board, aluminum plate
200×300cm | 2022-2023


Blue Print:Datuopu
Charcoal on paper, laser printing on sulfuric acid paper
acrylic and oil on canvas, collage inside aluminum frames
pigment on board
200×300cm | 2022-2023

 
Installation view of "Symphony of Coexistence"
Courtesy of Art Museum of SCFAI

Artists
Xu Hongxiang
Xu Hongxiang was born  in 1984 in Changsha, Hunan, China. He graduated from the Printmaking Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2007 with a bachelor´s degree, graduated from the Printmaking Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2011 with a master's degree, and now lives and works in Beijing.

Xu Hongxiang’s artistic practice often revolves around painting. Project-based painting series with narrative contents and oil paintings centered on landscapes are the two parallel creative approaches that punctuate his career. "Image",  "body", and "the relationship between painting and reality" are the overarching themes he has been trying to explore in his multi-media painting projects throughout the years. The traits of his highly stylized painting, which included a signature saturated palette, are the fragments that reflect such themes.

Xu Hongxiang’s  selected  solo  exhibitions  and  projects  includes: "Xu Hongxiang: Ancient Posts"  (Xie Zilong Photography Museum, Changsha, 2023), "Xu Hongxiang: Displaced  Images"  (Triumph  Gallery, Beijing, 2022), "Xu  Hongxiang: An  Exuberant View" (Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan, 2021), "Xu Hongxiang: One Night While Hunting for Faeries" (Loft8  Galerie,  Vienna,  2019), "Not Dark Yet - Xu Hongxiang Solo Exhibition" (Triumph Gallery, Beijing, 2018), "Shuffling the Cards" (Parallel Vienna, Vienna, 2018),  "Li Qiang" (Changsha,  2016), "In the Field"  (Changsha,  2016),  "Xu Hongxiang Solo Exhibition" (SZ Art Center, Beijing, 2014). Selected group exhibitions includes:   "Follow the Rabbit - Talking stock of a collection and its reception through contemporary Chinese art"  (Museum Liaunig, Austria, 2023),  "History and Reality: Contemporary Art of China"  (Bulgarian National Museum of Art, Sofia, 2018),  "Visual Questions" (Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong, 2017), "Oriental Story" (National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 2017),"Centripetal Force" (SCA Galleries, Sydney, 2017), "In Silence - China Contemporary Art" (Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, 2014).
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