From June 10th until July 11th, Galerie Buddenbrooks in the Hague presents the exhibition - From Chengdu to Beijing - showing works of four promising Soemo Fine Arts artists. Liu Shi (1971) and Chen Zhou (1975) are currently working and living in Chengdu, Zhang Lun (1959) and Ma Ye (1964) in Beijing.

Soemo Fine Arts, a Beijing gallery, was established by Dutchman Jareth Soemodihardjo and is operated in co-operation with individuals based both in China and the West. They present the works of a selected group of both emerging contemporary Chinese artists as well as talent not yet discovered by the world.

Chinese Contemporary Art
Today, as China is rapidly becoming a major player in the global art market, an increasing number of Chinese artists are getting international recognition. The emergence of China as a new economical super-power has produced an enormous level of interest from the global audience, in order to better understand the people that are creating this new artistic movement. Nowadays, artworks reflect the voices of the people that have witnessed China’s radical changes in the past two decades. This art is highly influenced by the growing contradictions and tensions caused by the tremendous social and economic upheavals, together with a great optimism and eagerness to form new values that can represent China in the 21st century. The works often convey an internal conflict between old-new, traditional-modern, East-West and the individual against the state. Through facing these contradictions contemporary Chinese artists’ work show a never-ending search for identity yet to be formed. This promotes an interest and relevance for modern China as well as the Western world, where many of the boundaries that Chinese artists are exploring are taken for-granted, and provides new perspectives to contemplate the life and society that has originated from the legacy of an ancient civilization.

Location: Galerie Buddenbrooks, Noordeinde 160, Den Haag, Wed – Fri 12.00 – 18.00, Sat – Sun 12.00 – 17.00.