"Xu Zhongmin: City of Dreams"
2002-07-12 until 2002-08-10
Gallery ART U
Osaka, , JP Japan

Art U is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Japan of the work of China-born London artist Xu Zhongmin. Agglomerative scenery has always been the central concern of Xu's work since his early career; an image of a traditional high-floor house appeared in his work during student days at Sichuan Fine Arts Academy. He didn't lose time starting to grow and form villages, towns and cities as he moved to Beijing, and then to London.

In the late 1990s when Xu created a large-scale woodcarving relief from a printing block, this scenery had attained a dreamlike megalopolis aspect with its boundlessly intricate structures. Innumerable human figures, flickering as if they were illuminated by a revolving lantern and scattered over the wide-ranging panoramic composition which evokes certain traditional Chinese-style landscapes, all this dazzling cityscape may possibly overlap with today's China under its dynamic development.

You are cordially invited to experience the world of Xu Zhongmin, who created most of the works for this exhibition.

IMAGE:
Xu Zhongmin
City of Dreams No.6
2002

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