Concrete Horizons: Contemporary art from China

Concrete Horizons: Contemporary Art from China revealed how contemporary artists in China are developing new visual languages and tactics of intervention to express the tensions, the paradoxes, and the prevailing sense of disorientation and displacement that is symptomatic of rapid urban modernisation. Curated by Sophie McIntyre, Director of the Adam Art Gallery, Concrete Horizons features twenty-five works by seven artists from mainland China. The majority of the artists live and work in China’s two largest cities, Beijing and Shanghai, and their works reflect upon the complex socio-cultural implications of China’s massive urban growth. The artists included in Concrete Horizons range from those with established international profiles such as Song Dong, Yang Zhenzhong, Yin Xiuzhen, Lin Tianmiao and Wang Gongxin to younger more emerging artists such as Wang Wei and Wang Jun. Concrete Horizons: Contemporary Art from China was accompanied by a catalogue with essays by Sophie McIntyre and Zhang Zhaohui. The exhibition was supported with funding from the Asia 2000 Foundation and Museums Aotearoa and it was presented in conjunction with the 2004 New Zealand International Festival of the Arts