180 Canvases is a site specific installation designed by Marcella Campa and Stefano Avesani to fill the space of Arrow Factory gallery in JianChang Hutong, Beijing. Arrow Factory is a 15 m² independently run alternative art space founded by artists Rania Ho and Wang Wei, which occupies a former vegetable stand and which is now hosting exhibitions on a monthly base. We played with the original concept of the space, a shop-like show window facing the hutong lane, inserting an element of surprise to catch attention of passing-by viewers. The contrast of a colourful Wunderkammer featuring 180 canvases painted by hand strikes with the grey colour of surrounding walls, bringing some reminder to local tradition of chinese colourful paper cutting and the common habit of people to hang up wires on which they put clothes to dry on the public lanes. On the other hand, the installation will continue the research project called Theory of Moments, on investigating and reshaping the not defined, abandoned or under-used spaces in downtown Beijing.
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“180 Canvases injects a vibrant color spectrum into the hutong environment. Bold graphics and found materials are integrated into these previously private now exposed public spaces” (RANIA HO, curator at Arrow Factory).
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北京 100007 中国
38 Jianchang Hutong
(off Guozijian Jie)
Beijing, 100007 China
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