The high-speed operation of contemporary urban life often cuts an individual’s daily life into countless fragments. These fragments not only show the richness of life but also reflect the complexity of mental states. Urbanites shuttle between information, consumption, and pressure every day, and the fragmentation of individual lives becomes increasingly obvious. The seemingly orderly urban landscape is actually full of microscopic ‘disorder’: individuals wander among multiple identities and countless trifles, and the pursuit of a stable and complete internal order often seems elusive. In such a complex and diverse environment, building an internal balance between order and disorder coincides with Xiong Lijun’s creative thinking in recent years. Following previous image expressions such as cartoon narratives and urban subcultures, Xiong Lijun’s recent works have turned to the concern for people and human nature, and the thinking about the sense of drift and rootlessness of contemporary people. By magnifying visual symbols of consumer culture, such as dazzling laser ribbons and other elements, the complexity of colors is intertwined with geometric forms and the states of ‘disorder’ and ‘order’. The theme of concern is more focused on the interrelationships between slices and wholes, abstract and concrete, order and logic. This ‘A Rhythm in Order’ – Xiong Lijun’s Works Exhibition precisely discusses how individuals can find a deeper self-worth and adhere to the integrity of the spirit under the urban context and the impact of nihilism and consumerism.
Opening hours: December 1 – February 24. The specific business status is subject to the opening situation on that day.Xiong Lijun: ‘A Rhythm in Order’ Solo Exhibition
The high-speed operation of contemporary urban life often cuts an individual’s daily life into countless fragments. These fragments not only […]
