David Lynch: Naming

di Redazione
25 Novembre 2013

David Lynch: Naming

$The Salt Yard presents Stage by veteran Taiwanese photographer Shen Chao-liang. Travelling around Taiwan between 2006 and 2012, Shen pictured mobile stage trucks used by performing groups in the form of cabaret, song and dance ensemble as well as recreational band. Cabaret is a unique mobile performing group in Taiwan that it has been active in various occasions, including weddings and funerals since the 1970s. In the early days, dancing and singing were the main performances but new elements have been introduced in order to attract more audience. In addition to celebrities and singers putting on exhilarating shows, pole dancing, acrobatics, magic, folk arts and large-scale music shows, man strip shows and drag shows are also performed. The stage also evolves over time. The thirst for quality audio visual effects from business owners and audience lead to the development of foldable hydraulic trucks. The content and styles of the East and the West begin to merge as well. Sailboats, dragons, pavilions, butterflies, horses, Sydney Opera House, the White House, European-style castles, the Statue of Liberty, space shuttles, Ferris wheel and even kiddy figures like Hello Kitty and Pikachu are entering the stage as spray-painted backdrop with the help of neon lights and new luminous LED lights. These stage trucks have become the collective memory of the Taiwanese and the distinctive culture of Taiwan’s plebeian society. Using view cameras, Shen delicately portrayed these dazzling images that were mostly a no-man’s landscape incorporating the surrounding environment. Contrast of illusion and reality, silence and uproar, motion and stillness, moderns and traditions were highlighted to inspire the audience about the cultural value of this Taiwanese entertainment industry. Shen Chao-Liang was born in Tainan, Taiwan, in 1968. He obtained his master degree from the Graduate School of the Applied Media Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts. He worked as a photojournalist and Vice Convenor for the Entertainment, Art and Literature News Center of the Liberty Times, and the Artist in Residence at National Central University, Taiwan. Shen has been dedicated to feature photography since 1993. From his early works of Reflections of Nan-Fang-Ao (2001) to the latter series of Yulan Magnolia Flower (2008), Tsukiji Fish Market (2010) and Stage (2011), he has been recognized by his sophisticated style of image creation and commitment to documenting the evolution of Taiwan society. Shen won the Golden Tripod Award of Best Photography (magazine category) of R.O.C(Taiwan) in 2000, 2002 and 2012, the Asia Award in Sagamihara, Japan (2004), the Dong-gang Photography Award, Korea (2006), the Artists Wanted: Photography Category Award, NY, USA (2011), and the IPA (International Photography Award) (PRO), Book of Documentary Category 1st Place, LA, USA (2012), respectively. Opening reception: Sat 7 Dec 2013 | 6pm - 8pm. Shen will attend the event. Artist talk: Sat 7 Dec 2013 | 4pm - 6pm. Artists: Shen Chao liang Open: Saturday, 23 November 2013 Close: Sunday, 12 January 2014 Address: B1, 4\/F Jone Mult Industrial Building, 169 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Mail: info@thesaltyard.hk Phone: +852 3563 8003 Web: The Salt Yard Opening hour: Thu – Sun | 12pm – 7pm Closing day: Mon, Tue, Wed Photo credits: 1. Shen Chao-liang: Stage ＃97 (detail), Taichuag County,Taiwan 2011, Lightjet C Print, Courtesy of the artist and The Salt Yard; 2. Shen Chao-liang: Stage ＃14 (detail), Miaoli County,Taiwan 2010, Lightjet C Print, Courtesy of the artist and The Salt Yard; 3. Shen Chao-liang: Stage＃2 (detail),Yunlin County, Taiwan 2008, Lightjet C Print, Courtesy of the artist and The Salt Yard; 4. Shen Chao-liang: Stage ＃98 (detail), Taichuag County,Taiwan 2011, Lightjet C Print, Courtesy of the artist and The Salt Yard.$

Kayne Griffin Corcoran, Los Angeles

Kayne Griffin Corcoran presents a solo exhibition of work by David Lynch.

The exhibition and its accompanying catalog, David Lynch Naming, curated by Brett Littman, Executive Director of The Drawing Center in New York, traces how Lynch uses “naming” in film, photography, drawings, watercolors, painting and prints from 1968 to the present. The complex relationship between objects and their names has been a point of departure in his work since The Alphabet, the second short film he made when he was student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in 1968.

For Lynch, the act of naming something is never simple. The drawing of an “ant” and the written word “ant” are never co-equal or necessarily descriptive in Lynch‘s universe. His images and text “vibrate” against each other in unusual ways to create new meanings and a deeper understanding of how language operates in an attempt to expose the deeper structure of reality.

In addition to this thematic selection, a group of new paintings, drawings, and watercolors will also be on view. Within these works Lynch functions as an omnipresent narrator who candidly describes his representation of objects and figures in situations that are simultaneously commonplace yet unexpected.

A 150-page, full-color book with an essay by Brett Littman will be published on the occasion of the exhibition and will be distributed by D.A.P.

David Lynch was born in Missoula, Montana and studied painting at the The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He has exhibited widely including at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the GL Strand in Copenhagen, and the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow, among other international institutions. He has also been the subject of exhibitions at Leo Castelli Gallery, James Corcoran Gallery, Jack Tilton Gallery and Kayne Griffin Corcoran. Lynch is also known as a filmmaker and recording artist who in the past three decades has produced critically acclaimed films such as Eraserhead, Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire and the television series Twin Peaks.

Brett Littman has held the position of Executive Director of The Drawing Center, New York since 2007, after serving as deputy director of MoMA PS1 in New York from 2003 to 2007. Since 1996, he has contributed news and commentary to a range of international publications and critical essays to many scholarly art and design catalogues.

Opening: Sat Nov 23, 6–8pm

Artists:
David Lynch
Open:
Saturday, 23 November 2013
Close:
Saturday, 04 January 2014
Address:
Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 1201 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Mail:
info@kaynegriffincorcoran.com
Phone:
+ 1 310 586 6886
Web:
Kayne Griffin Corcoran
Opening hour:
Tue – Sat | 10am – 6pm
Photo credits:
1. David Lynch: Modern House, Modern House, 2012, mixed media on paper, 15 x 22 inches, Photo Credit: Robert Wedemeyer; David Lynch:2. Truck Lifts Rock by Tower, 2012 Mixed media on paper, 20 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches, Photo Credit: Robert Wedemeyer; 3. David Lynch: Factory Building, 2012, Mixed media on paper, 15 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches, Photo Credit: Robert Wedemeyer; 4. David Lynch, Sally’s in The Kitchen, 2013, 22 1/4 x 30 inches, Photo Credit: Robert Wedemeyer.