GROUP SHOW

In Chinese, the word “path” carries a whiff of “method”, which seemingly adds a certain sense of “inevitability” to the “contingencies of fate”, and gives the “future” a splash of “light” and “hope”. This alternative path can be a way of coping with the present, while encouraging the exhibition itself to develop in a freer, more unrestricted manner.

ShanghART Beijing’s second exhibition in 2022, “Path”, will open at the end of June without a fixed duration, as the presentation and works are free to grow over the subsequent period. The physical space of ShanghART Beijing also connects to JINGART PLATFORM, while the virtual viewing room is complementary to the actual exhibition. The gallery is open by appointment only, please check our gallery website and follow us on WeChat for further opening hours. Starting from 30 June to 30 July 2022, JINGART PLATFORM’s online entry will be announced soon.

Here, we would like to borrow a paragraph from the introduction of Geng Jianyi’s work “Ten Days in Vancouver” featured in the exhibition: It is a playful piece of the darkroom, where the “beginning” and “end” of the work correspond to a round-trip air ticket from Shanghai to Vancouver. According to the schedule, the artist prepared ten pieces of specially processed photographic paper in the darkroom, which were sealed in a dark bag and carried with him. Geng opened one on the first day of arrival and later the next until departure, finally rendering a line of progressive colours due to the difference in exposure times. It’s all about trying something new.