Exhibitions, China, Beijing, 01 October 2009
Space 4 Rent - Alec Von Bargen Solo Exhibition
Continuing to explore and ideology and interest in the human spirit, condition and the journey we call 'life', Alec Von Bargen’s work attempt to parlay that journey into images. The photos taken here in China are concentrated on buildings, overcrowded spaces and the lack of intimacy; invasion, voyeurism and the obsession of the east with the west and vice-versa; duality, suffocation and the place we each occupy as human beings. China is a country of contrasts: The old with the new, the sparsely with the opulence, the 'in-your-face' with the hush-hush of a society still repressed by a silent and veiled regime. The world has it's eyes on China but at the same time the Chinese have had, and will always have their eyes, and ears, and hands, and feet, and soul all over the world.
Alec Von Bargen attempts to steer both the viewer and his work far from commonplace,cliché and basic knowledge. The artist does not don't wish to just chew and regurgitate. China is home to many iconic images, many familiar traps into which international artists can easily fall prey. Alec Von Bargen hopes to present an abstract dialogue of the China of today, of its' people and of their place not only overseas, but also within the realms of this ironclad society they've created, and with this dialogue he also hopes to share his place in all of this. Alec Von Bargen was a finalist at these years International Celeste Prize and exhibited at the Alte AEG Fabrik in Berlin, Germany. He has also been selected to show several pieces from his series 'EINS" during the award ceremony for the Global Orient Freedom to Create Prize at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in November. After a month in Iceland and another in China, Alec will be attending his third reside! ncy from January to April 2010 in Leipzig, Germany, with all of the work produced and his experiences documented in a new book being published for a show in late 2010 in Mexico entitled 'In Residency' (En Residencia) crated by Alfonso Villareal.
Continuing to explore and ideology and interest in the human spirit, condition and the journey we call 'life', Alec Von Bargen’s work attempt to parlay that journey into images. The photos taken here in China are concentrated on buildings, overcrowded spaces and the lack of intimacy; invasion, voyeurism and the obsession of the east with the west and vice-versa; duality, suffocation and the place we each occupy as human beings. China is a country of contrasts: The old with the new, the sparsely with the opulence, the 'in-your-face' with the hush-hush of a society still repressed by a silent and veiled regime. The world has it's eyes on China but at the same time the Chinese have had, and will always have their eyes, and ears, and hands, and feet, and soul all over the world.
Alec Von Bargen attempts to steer both the viewer and his work far from commonplace,cliché and basic knowledge. The artist does not don't wish to just chew and regurgitate. China is home to many iconic images, many familiar traps into which international artists can easily fall prey. Alec Von Bargen hopes to present an abstract dialogue of the China of today, of its' people and of their place not only overseas, but also within the realms of this ironclad society they've created, and with this dialogue he also hopes to share his place in all of this. Alec Von Bargen was a finalist at these years International Celeste Prize and exhibited at the Alte AEG Fabrik in Berlin, Germany. He has also been selected to show several pieces from his series 'EINS" during the award ceremony for the Global Orient Freedom to Create Prize at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in November. After a month in Iceland and another in China, Alec will be attending his third reside! ncy from January to April 2010 in Leipzig, Germany, with all of the work produced and his experiences documented in a new book being published for a show in late 2010 in Mexico entitled 'In Residency' (En Residencia) crated by Alfonso Villareal.
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