View of “Timothy Lai: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Pa”
Timothy Lai: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Pa
Exhibition Dates
2022.09.09-2022.10.30
View of “Timothy Lai: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Pa”
Timothy Lai: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Pa
Longlati Foundation is pleased to present “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Pa”, the first institutional solo exhibition of Asian-American painter Timothy Lai Hui Ming (b. 1987, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia) and his debut in China. This new body of work cites Elton John’s 1974 song “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me,” transformed by “Pa” as an ending note. The impassioned plea for reciprocity within male fellowship is redirected into the complex father-son relationship, represented through conflict and negotiation on Lai’s canvases. Exuberant hues of yellow and red, purple and brown cast the unique quality of liminal light, underscoring the fluid and ever shifting state of these confrontations.