Longlati写作｜潘靖之：“墙后”的世界——雕塑图像、拓扑面孔、多元混响
进入“墙后（Behind the Wall）”展览的展厅，首先映入眼帘的是墙体刷成明黄色的六菱形亭阁，探身而入，视线便与拱形门廊框定的黑人肖像四目相对。这是一位有着如同埃贡·席勒（Egon Schiele）画作般模糊面孔的男子，身着花衣，侧身但正面注视着对位的来者。
News | Longlati Foundation’s Writers’ Acquistion Committe(Shanghai) 2021.9 Collection
In September 2021, during the process of visiting new exhibitions at galleries and institutions, four members of the Longlati Writers’ Acquisition Committee (Shanghai) noticed two female artists born in the 1990s: Zhang Yibei (born in Daqing, Heilongjiang, in 1992) and Liao Wen (born in Chengdu, Sichuan, in 1994). Focusing on sculpture creation and the development of its language, they each employ conceptual or material-driven visual methodologies in their practices. However, they also incorporate elements of corporeality that exist between performance and action within the expanded field of sculpture, thereby forming an open strategy of media interchange. Based on the selection and resolution by the Longlati Writers’ Collection Committee (Shanghai), the Longlati Foundation gladly announces the acquisition of Zhang Yibei’s work “At the pinnacle of despair” (2021) and Liao Wen’s work “The Garden of Adonis” (2021).
News | Sydney Shen “Puritan Salvage Demolition Co. pencil” —— Writers’ Acquisition Committee(Shanghai) 2021 Collection
Sydney Shen (born in 1989 in New Jersey, currently based in New York) is a Chinese-American female artist who has garnered attention from the members of the Longlati Foundation’s Writers’ Acquisition Committee (Shanghai), including Chen Jiaying, Chen Xi’an, Li Suchao, and Yuan Jiawei, in their respective research practices. In her debut exhibition in Shanghai titled “Misery Whip,” presented at Gallery Vacancy in early 2021, Shen combines sculpture, installations, and immersive environments that blend human corporeal history, medical history, archaeological found objects, contemporary symbols, and science fiction narratives. These works create a mirrored reality of the real world, reflecting the tension and intricate texture of constructive practices. In her subsequent solo project titled “Cupio Dissolvi” at Liste Art Fair Basel, the artist further explores one of her signature visual languages. By magnifying and scaling ordinary everyday objects to the point of alienation and weaponization, Shen reflects on internal conflicts, divisions, and renewal within oneself.
Longlati Reading Workshop#1 | Afrofuturism x Reproductive Futurism
Longlati Reading Workshop#1：Afrofuturism x Reproductive Futurism The Longlati Foundation invites four members of the Collecting Committee, who are also writers, to host a quarterly book club. The book club aims to develop multi-dimensional narratives around the foundation’s collection and exhibition projects. The inaugural book club, organized by Chen Xian, will feature writer and curator…