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7 July–29 October 2023

Aranya Plein Air Art Project: In Photos

7 July–29 October 2023

The Aranya Plein Air Art Project sees 21 Chinese and international artists present artworks along three hiking trails, in the verdant valley of Aranya · Jin Shan Ling, at the foot of the Great Wall of China. Participating artists include Chen Xiaoyi, Tony Cragg, Ding Yi, Christine Sun Kim, and Robert Mapplethorpe.

Aranya Plein Air Art Project: In Photos

Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Ni Nan.

Tom Friedman, _Hazmat Love_ (2017). Stainless steel. 150.5 x 118.1 x 107.3 cm. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Charles Ray, _School Play_ (2014). Painted fibreglass. 193 x 58 x 39 cm. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Charles Ray, _School Play_ (2014). Painted fibreglass. 193 x 58 x 39 cm. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
David Zink Yi, _Washingtonia_ (2017). Stainless steel. 520 x 100 x 100 cm each. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Robert Mapplethorpe, _Self Portrait_ (1981). Silver gelatin print. 58.5 x 61 x 3.2 cm (framed). Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Institution Aranya Art Center

Aranya Art Center is a kunsthalle for contemporary art powered by the seaside community of Aranya in Beidaihe, China. The architecture, designed by Neri&Hu, has a heavy volume, dark facade and concrete wall tiles of different textures, imbuing

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Robert Mapplethorpe. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Prinz Gholam, _Stone Faces (Jin Shan Ling)_ (2023). Stone. Dimensions variable. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Liang Shuo, _Little House_ (2023). Mosaic tiles. Dimensions variable. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Alina Chaiderov, _Phoenix_ (2023). Stainless steel, cable protection tube. 512 x 300 x 100 cm. Produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Alina Chaiderov, _Phoenix_ (2023). Stainless steel, cable protection tube. 512 x 300 x 100 cm. Produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Vivian Suter, _Untitled_. Mixed media on canvas. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
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Aranya Plein Air Art Project (APA)
Aranya Art Center

Aranya is pleased to present the inaugural Aranya Plein Air Art Project (APA), whichincludes works by 21 Chinese and international contemporary artists who dialoguewith nature in the valley of Aranya, Jin Shan Ling. APA 2023 features

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Christine Sun Kim, _A Permanent Tourist In A Foreign Language_ (2023). Inkjet printing on stainless-steel sign post. 225 x 150 cm, 7 parts. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Nabuqi, _We_ (2023). 3D printing resin, paint. 235 x 146 x 75 cm. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Sylvie Fleury, _Giant Mushroom_ (2008). Fibreglass, metallic car paint. 260 x 250 x 250 cm. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Sylvie Fleury, _Giant Mushroom_ (2008). Fibreglass, metallic car paint. 260 x 250 x 250 cm. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Isabelle Cornaro, _Untitled (column \#2 & column \#3)_ (2014). Steel structure with black resin castings. 66 x 274 x 66 cm each. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Tony Cragg, _Accurate Figure_ (2011). Carrara Marble. 206 x 83 x 91 cm. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Tony Cragg, _Accurate Figure_ (2011). Carrara Marble. 206 x 83 x 91 cm. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Su Chang, _Intersect_ (2023). Plaster, aluminate, hemp and other mixed materials. Dimensions variable. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Su Chang, _Intersect_ (2023). Plaster, aluminate, hemp and other mixed materials. Dimensions variable. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Chen Xiaoyi, _Invisible Liquid_ (2023). UV print on aluminium plate. Dimensions variable. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Chen Xiaoyi, Invisible Liquid (2023). UV print on aluminium plate. Dimensions variable. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.
Chen Xiaoyi, _Invisible Liquid_ (2023). UV print on aluminium plate. Dimensions variable. Commissioned and produced by Aranya Plein Air Art Project 2023\. Exhibition view: Aranya Plein Air Art Project (7 July–29 October 2023). Courtesy Aranya Plein Air Art Project. Photo: Sun Shi.

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