Gu Dexin

MIAMI.- Beyond Icons: Contemporary Chinese Art in Miami, an exhibition featuring the work of eight artists will be presented in the Miami Design District, from December 6 - 9, as part of the Art Loves Design exhibitions, during Art Basel Miami Beach. An opening reception will be held December 6, from 7 p.m. – midnight, at the exhibition space, located at the Newton Building, 3901 NE 2nd Avenue, 2nd Floor. Exhibition hours are Friday, December 7th, 9 a.m. – 11 p.m., Saturday, December 8th, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., with evening hours 7 – 11 p.m. in conjunction with Art Loves Design, and December 9th, Sunday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Beyond Icons: Contemporary Chinese Art in Miami is curated by Ms. Weng Ling, a leading inter-disciplinary art curator, director of Legation Quarter, Beijing, and founding director of the Shanghai Gallery of Art at Three on the Bund, Shanghai. The focus of the exhibition is to demonstrate the unique state of Chinese contemporary art, which in the last decade has made a powerful impact on the international scene, and to inquire into its potential to evolve and to “perpetuate” into the future.
Beyond Icons: Contemporary Chinese Art in Miami will present the best artists leading and affecting the development of Chinese contemporary art today. The eight artists in the exhibition are Gu Dexin, Liu Jianhua, Liu Wei, Wang Jianwei, Wang Qingsong, Xu Jiang, Zeng Hao, and Zhou Chunya. Their works includes painting, sculpture, installation, video and photography, but are not necessarily the subject of the current contemporary art market frenzy.
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