[fwd from: Michael Hipwell]:
Chambers Fine Arts
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"Borrowed Views" opening tonite 6-8pm
Chambers Fine Art is pleased to announce the opening on July 5th of Borrowed
Views. The title of the exhibition derives from a term widely used in
Chinese and later, Japanese garden design in which the limited space of a
garden can be vastly expanded in the imagination by "borrowing" a distant
view. Placing the emphasis on fantastic rocks and water rather than on
flowers, Chinese gardens could be seen as microcosms of the universe.
The concept of "borrowing" was not limited to the exterior world. In
interior design, the arrangement of individual rooms and public spaces was
relatively standardized, but space was enlivened by the use of ingeniously
designed screens and windows which were used to subdivide space at the same
time as they expanded it and added elements of mystery.
In the current exhibition, architectural elements - windows and door
panels -from buildings of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) are used to create an
environment which recreates the elegance and mystery of classical Chinese
interiors. Beyond lattices and screens can be seen glimpses of domestic
interiors and scholar's accoutrements, "borrowed" for the occasion, as well
as works by a selection of contemporary artists. Chen Guanwu, Zhan Wang and
Lu Shengzhong respond in highly individual ways to aspects of traditional
Chinese culture. References to the contemporary world are more apparent in
the Hong Hao's riotous political commentaries and in Rong Rong's haunting
reveries. Displayed in this environment, these works are approached
indirectly, adding to their multiple layers of associations.
For further information, please contact the gallery at
210 Eleventh Avenue, 2nd. Fl., New York, NY 10001
(corner of 25th Street)
Fax: (212) 414-1192�����Tel: (212) 414-1169
