On March 15 2008, aura gallery will inaugurate a new space in Beijing with happy together – gallery show, featuring works of Anish Kapoor, Matthew Barney, Stephen Balkenhol, Marc Quinn, Yin Zhaoyang, Luo Quanmu, Qu Guangci and etc.

     The first part of happy together comprises the collection of aura gallery and its collectors. Works of Matthew Barney, Stephen Balkenhol, Lawrence Carroll and Roxy Paine will be shown in Beijing for the first time. Quinn’s The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters is a rare but important piece. Referring to Goya’s etching, this work on paper addresses his continuous theme of imperfect body and reflects his work Alison Lapper in Trafalgar Square, London. Other works include Anish Kapoor’s Darkness Stretching Outwards, Roxy Paine’s polyethylene installation and Lawrence Carroll’s sculpture.

      The other artists in happy together include Yin Zhaoyangi, Luo Quanmu, Qu Guangci, Hong Lei, Xiang Jing, Wei Jia, Ji Dachun and Qiu Xiaofei.

      Founded in 2000, aura gallery has been holding many important Chinese artists’ solo debuts, such asYin ZhaoYang, Luo QuaMu, Hong Lei, Han Lei, and has become one of the most significant Chinese galleries to Western collectors. In its past exhibitions, such as Mask of Japan—Japan Contemporary Photography and Face to Face in 2004, Wasabi – Photography by Moriyama Daido and Shadow Chamber – Roger Ballen Solo Exhibition in 2005,  artists Araki Nobuyoshi, Moriyama Daido, Roger Ballen, Sugimoto Hiroshi and Morimura Yasumasa were first shown commercially by aura in China.

     aura gallery Beijing will continue its focus on Chinese and international contemporary arts. Upcoming exhibition include Yin Zhaohui and Yin Zhaoyu - Two Person Solo Exhibition, Luo Quanmu Solo Exhibition and other international artists’ group / solo exhibition.

     For further information, please contact Yaji Huang yaji@auragallery.net

        亦安画廊北京将于2008年3月15日开幕，首展春光乍现 happy together展出亦安画廊艺术家作品，以及其收藏家之收藏，包括尹朝阳、罗荃木、瞿广慈、向京、Matthew Barney、Stephen Balkenhol、Anish Kapoor、Marc Quinn等。

       春光乍现happy together中可见的Matthew Barney、Anish Kapoor 、Marc Quinn，都是这世代最前卫且富人文内涵的艺术家，尤其Marc Quinn的The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters不同于大家所熟悉的花园系列，这是Quinn指涉哥雅的同名版画、少见的黑白纸上作品，图中的人像回应Quinn的雕塑和其为特拉法加广场Trafalgar Square所做的英国艺术家Alison Lapper的塑像，同时也可视为发展出以模特Kate Moss为主角的系列作品的前身。而年轻纽约艺术家Roxy Paine以聚乙烯所雕出如装置般的半平面作品，则和Matthew Barney的NO RESTRAINT的鲸鱼油成了有趣对应。

      春光乍现 happy together并将展出亦安艺术家尹朝阳、罗荃木、瞿广慈，以及向京、仇晓飞、季大纯、韦嘉的作品。

     亦安画廊自2000年设立以来举办过多名重要中国艺术家首展，如尹朝阳、罗荃木、洪磊、韩磊、季大纯等，并同时举办、收藏国际当代艺术家作品。亦安画廊北京空间将以介绍国内外当代艺术为主要工作，今后的展出预定包括尹朝辉、尹朝宇双个展、罗荃木个展，下半年并将策划国际年轻艺术家个展。

     相关展览资料请洽亦安画廊 aura@aura-art.com

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