chi K11 Art Museum Shanghai will present Kola, a solo exhibition of artist Lu Pingyuan. Taking its title from the Kola Superdeep Borehole, a 1970s USSR scientific drilling project that holds the record for deepest artificial point on Earth to date. The exhibition stages new and existing works by the artist in a cave-like environment, highlighting his recent reflections upon and exploration into a maelstrom of materials and mediums.

 

 

 

7 On Kawara, Today Series
On Kawara, artist (b.1933 (to be confirmed ) - 2014) was born in Japan, but based in New York in the United States since 1965. On Kawara’s works are conceptual, where he uses his own life and existence as the content of his art. Eliminating all information down to time as the basic unit, erasing emotions and the “I” in his works. His most famous series includes such as Today, I Read, I Met and I Went.

One night in 2014, Lu Pingyuan in his dream felt a strong light, in the light a shadow standing. This shadow started to communicate with him saying he was On Kawara, and during this short “encounter” Lu Pingyuan promised On Kawara to continue with his Today Series, which he has done ever since.

 

 

On Kawara, Today series

 

Masterpiece Series
The artist is deeply influenced by the animated film Toy Story, and specifically by Sid, the villainous kid who demonstrates extraordinary creativity in the movie. This character has become the primary subject of Lu's story in recent years, sometimes even joined by that comical self-proclaimed Picasso, Mr. Potato Head. Lu appropriates existing stories, characters and settings, then reconfigures those stories and their logical structures, just like Sid who loves to take toys apart and then reassemble them in different ways.

 

 

 

Where Is Grandma

 

Where Is Grandma, 2014
In an entirely dark environment Lu Pingyuan told ghost stories to a dozen of children. The stories were On The Surface of The Painting, Where Is Grandma, The Women Walking Downstairs. Three stories about three women in different stages of life and their relationship with art. The video was shot with a night-vision mode, which made the audience listening to the stories to appear even stranger.

 

 

Toy Story

 

 

HERMES MAISON, Shanghai, 2018

 

 

《PLAY》Look! Im Picasso!

 

Installation view of PLAY, Madeingallery, Shanghai, China, 2018

 

 

Story Series Para Site X

Installation view of“*underground-children-festival”, Goethe-Institut Hongkong and Para Site, Hongkong, 2018

 

 

HOME ALONe

Installation view of HOME ALONe, Madeingallery, Shanghai, China, 2017

 

 

Hidden Treasure

Installation view of The Galaxy Museum of Contempory Art, Chong qing, China, 2017

 

 

Ghost Trap

Installation view of A Beautiful Disorder at Cass Sculpture Foundation, UK, 2016

 

 

Story series

Installation view of Unexpected Discovery at MadeIn Gallery, 2015

 

Established in 2013, the chi K11 art museum (Shanghai) is one of the leading art spaces in Shanghai; with over 3000 square-metre dedicated to exhibitions and cultural events, the centrally located venue is a pioneering space that connects art with the masses. The spectrum of programming held at the chi K11 art museum encompasses; exhibitions, educational schemes, art forums and the Artist Klub. The venue facilitates public engagement with art and culture, whilst providing a popular platform for emerging art talents to an extensive audience.