"Christian Dior and Chinese Artists" Exhibition"Christian Dior and Chinese Artists" Exhibition | ArtZineChina.com | 中国艺志
By ArtZineChina
he Ullens Center for Contemporary Art presents the exhibition "Christian Dior and Chinese Artists" starting November 16th, 2008 in Beijing.
Twenty-two Chinese commissioned artists were presented at the event, included: Wang Du, Zhang Huan, Huang Rui, Li Songsong, Zhang Dali, Xu Zhongmin, Liu Jianhua, Lu Hao, Wang Qingsong, Yan Lei, Zhang Xiaogang,Wen Fang, Shi Jingsong, Wang Gongxin, Shi Xiaofan, Liu Wei, Rong Rong & Inri, Tim Yip, Qiu Zhijie and Ma Yangsong.Over one hundred Dior Couture pieces were sent directly from Paris to exhibit at the UCCA, among which includes the “New Look” which is one of the most influential Couture pieces in the history of fashion, designed by Mr. Christian Dior (1095 – 1957) in 1947. After years of variations, the exhibition combines contemporary Chinese art pieces inspired by Dior’s most prominent codes, such as Tailleur bar, Façade avenue Montaigne, Dior perfume, Lady Dior, and portrait of Mr. Christian Dior etc., with Couture pieces designed by Dior Couture ingenious Artistic Director, Mr. John Galliano.
The originality of this project relies on an unusual layout that brings the visitor to the heart of the Chinese art scene. The works reveal a unique process of confronting Eastern and Western cultures in a futuristic perspective.
The exhibition will be held at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Arts until January 15th, 2009. Images of the art works from the exhibition are as follow:
Huang Rui, Timeless white cloud, Installation, black and white artificial pearls, iron threads, 13m x 3m x1.8m
Li Song, Light bag, Installation, neons, 3m x 6.6m x 6.4m
Liu Wei, Fragments, Installation, steel, Iron, painting, 10mx10mx260cm
Lu Hao, Illusion 1947, Installation, fiberglass, wood, artificial flowers, 400x500x70cm
Ma Yansong, the DIOR boutique
Qiu Zhijie, Three pools mirroring the moon, Installation. steel, stones
Rong rong and Inri, Untitled 1-5, Photography, Hand colored silver gelatin print, 130x150cm x 5
Shi Jinsong, Design. gene, Installation, inox, couteaux, flechettes, 2m - 4-5 diameters
Shi Quentin, The stranger in the glass box, Photography, media injek print on archive paper, 190cm x 112cm
Tim Yip, Floating Leaf Garden
Wang Du,Image Making, Carpet, New-Zealand wool 800x600 cm
Wang Gongxing, Synchronization, Video installation, 13x11m
Wang Qingsong, Nutrition, 照片，Photographie, C-print, 2008,160x300cm
Wen Fang, Hole In The Wall，Hope In The World, Installation, bricks, 800x240x30 cm
Xu Zhongmin, U-walk, Installation, inox, plexiglas, fibre de verre, lumières, moteur, 1200cm x 100cm x 300cm
Yan Lei, Sparkling-Marylin en Dior, Oil on canvas, 180cm x 250cm
Zhang Dali, AK47(L1), Painting, acrylic on vinyl, 225x300cm
Zhang Huan, North Star n.2, Painting, ash on linen, 168cm x 336cm x 17cm
Zhang Huan, North Star n.3, Installation, silkscreen mounted on carved antique wood door, 300cm x 238cm
Zhang Huan, Giant n.3, 2008, Mixed installation, cow skin, steel, wood and polystyrene foam, 1000 x 460 x 420cm
Zhang Xiaogang, Worker Peasant Businessman Student Soldier, Sculptures, Bronze
Zheng Guogu, Oxyder pendant 2000 ans -Dior，Installation, acier, 1m x 30cm x 1m
Celebrities and Artists, from left to right: Wen Fang, Li Songsong, Yan Lei, Shi Xiaofan, Ma Yansong, Huang Rui, Zhang Dali, Shi Jinsong, Zhang Xiaogang, Wang Qing Song, Liu Jianhua, Wang Gongxin, Ye Jintian, Xu Zhongmin, Qiu Zhijie, Inri, Rong Rong
July 18, 2009
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By ArtZineChina
he Ullens Center for Contemporary Art presents the exhibition "Christian Dior and Chinese Artists" starting November 16th, 2008 in Beijing.
380 honorable guests and top notch society luminaries attended the gala evening which marked the opening of the exhibition starting
November 15th, 2008 in Beijing. Lead by Mr. Bernard Arnault, (Chairman and CEO of LVMH and Christian Dior), Guy and Myram Ullens, Mr. Sidney Toledano, (President and CEO Christian Dior Couture), Mr. Claude Martinez, (President and CEO Christian Dior Parfumes) and Mr. John Galliano (Artistic Director of Dior Couture), the exhibition opening was celebrated and witnessed with some of the most important guests and celebrities from across 18 countries.
Top celebrities from across the world also came to celebrate this special occasion for Dior and the Ullens Center. They were Charlize Theron (spokesperson of Christian Dior “J'adore” Fragrance), Marion Cotillard (the new face of Lady Dior bag), Eva Green (spokesperson of the Christian Dior “Midnight Poison” Frangrance), Maggie Cheung (Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival), Michelle Yeoh (Best Actress at the BAFTA awards), Ms. Mylène Jampanoï (spokesperson of Diorsnow). Other Asian top celebrities includes, Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, Li Bing Bing, Lin Chiling, Tang Wei, Chang Chen, Hidetoshi Nakata, Han Chae Young, Shawn Yu, Vivian Wu, Tan Yuan Yuan, Zhang Jing Chu, Gao Yuan Yuan, Yundi Li, Lv Yan, Du Juan.
The world of Christian Dior Couture and Chinese Contemporary Art stepped hands in hands at this night of celebration, fashion and Chinese Contemporary Art to mark the beginning of The “Christian Dior and Chinese Artists” exhibition. The exhibition will be held at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Arts until January 15th, 2009.
Here are some pictures from the opening:
Left to right: Mr. Bernard Arnault, Charlie Theron, John Galliano, Mr. Sidney Toledano
Left to right: Maggie Chen, Charlie Theron, John Galliano, Mr. Bernard Arnault
LVMH Group
Li Bing Bing
Left to right: Lin Chi Ling, Hidetoshi Nakata
Fei Pei (Center)
Left to right: , Mylène Jampoi, Marion Cotillard
Ye Jintian and Liu Jianhua
Left to right: He Hong Jie and Chen Anni
Left to right: Tang Wei, Chang Chen
Left to right: Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Chen
Zhang Jing Chu
Left to right: Chang Chen, Michelle Yeoh
Zhao Wei
Left to right: Zhang Huan, Lin Chi Lin
Left to right: Du Juan, Fei Pei
Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Shi Jinsong, Design. gene, Installation, inox, couteaux, flechettes, 2m - 4-5 diameters
Yan Lei, Sparkling-Marylin en Dior, Oil on canvas, 180cm x 250cm
Zhang Xiaogang, Worker Peasant Businessman Student Soldier, Sculptures, Bronze
Wen Fang, Hole In The Wall，Hope In The World, Installation, bricks, 800x240x30 cm
Christian Dior
Display in the exhibition
Christian Dior and Zhang Dali, AK47(L1), Painting, acrylic on vinyl, 225x300cm
Display in the exhibition
Li Song, Light bag, Installation, neons, 3m x 6.6m x 6.4m
Wang Gongxing, Synchronization, Video installation, 13x11m