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EYECANDIES and LPS to host full show program
This December， from 6 - 8, the most exclusive annual private show will take place in glamorous cosmopolitan Shanghai - LPS Shanghai 2024 will gather the world in one place: the Shanghai Exhibition Center.
As a co-sponsor and official partner, EYECANDIES is looking forward to welcoming every investor.
Marie Claire and EYECANDIES collaborate with photographer Yushi Li to capture Liu Wen's September cover
Recognizing the self, exploring the self, imagining the superego. At first glance, a new interpretation of “I” is realized through the confrontation between the individual and the other. Yushi Li realizes Liu Wen's “superego” through the surreal construction of the image.
The so-called “masculinity” does not have to be aggressive, but can be developed in a relaxed atmosphere. This series of works shows the visual hierarchy of multiple roles, from dualistic to pluralistic perspectives and power relations. The “she” in the works may be immersed in the illusion of power, but the desire hidden in the depths of the images is released by being interpreted and watched.
YTHART Interview Hu Xingxin : Maintaining an Intimate yet Detached Relationship Between the World and Me
Read Isaiah Boring's famous parable, “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one great thing.” I knew I always wanted to be a hedgehog and wanted to spend a long time slowly getting better and better at one thing. I used to be a 9-5 office worker for a long time, but gradually realized that I couldn't be a hedgehog in that kind of lifestyle, so I chose to reorganize my life. But eventually began to paint, it seemed there was no specific opportunity, tried a lot of things, design, and illustration, but it seemed to be at variance with what I wanted to do, or interested in the expression, the constant debugging gradually came here.”
Enstylement Interview L+L: Young artists in groups just play! Exploring Graffiti Art Together
As for how to balance artistic exploration and commercial cooperation, IKKY believes, "It's about doing what you want to do first, enjoying the process of creation, and when opportunities for commercial cooperation arise, being open-minded but adhering to your own ideas, and some interesting collaborations will happen naturally." Lve Wang agrees, saying, "If we can do our best for each other with good intentions, the collaboration will go smoothly."
The Book For Her ｜Cyber Exodus, A World Named by Women
Here is EYECANDIES's collaborative workshop with The Book of Her.
The Book of Her is a feminist public art program that encompasses a series of art workshops, art communities, exhibitions, and independent publications.
The first season of The Book of Her took place in Hangzhou and Shanghai from June to August, exploring the broad boundaries and contemporary implications of ecofeminism, with the theme of nurture and Birth.
Artist Interview Fei Xue: “I would choose a particular image or story, much like capturing one possibility from numerous parallel worlds.”
" I follow my intuition when I am creating artwork. At that moment, it is hard to distinguish between reality and non-reality, which is what makes the creative process interesting—it allows anything to happen I think it's both. Sometimes, the creation starts around a certain emotion, while other times, the content is formed through synesthesia and association. It happens precisely in the moment of creation."
Artist Interview Zhouhua Hu:
"Society or "reality" itself is a piece of work. We participate in it, get entangled with it, and it is constructed and revealed because of us."
"I believe that the best state for creation is instinctive and spontaneous, an extension of passion unrestrained by reason. Usually, I establish a framework when creating a piece, such as a thematic concept, an implementation plan, or the composition and form of the image. Then, I allow myself to "lose my mind" in the expression of certain elements."
Eyepetizer interview
Weijue Wang :Soft wool felt that hurts
"Wool is so soft and gives a soothing gentleness to the soul. But making wool felts requires a needle to be stuck down, and bleeding fingers and violent movements are the undercurrents that follow each piece of work."
Kering Interview
Weijue Wang:No boundaries is the best state of mind
"Women must have such repressed feelings because of certain boundaries that have been formed ...... I am showing that boundary, expressing the situation as I see it now, and leaving the rest to the audience. "
EYECANDIES at PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI 2024 Booth A20
EYECANDIES is honored to participate in PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI and will present the exhibition "Paintings, Dream and Love" - featuring the work of photographer Yushi Li, presenting the series of works from 2017 to present, including My Tinder Boys, Your Reservation is Confirmed, and Paintings, Dream and Love, in a visual hierarchy of multiple characters, from binary to binary. The series "My Tinder Boys", "Your Reservation is Confirmed", and "Paintings, Dream and Love" from 2017 to the present presents a visual hierarchy of multiple roles, from dualistic to pluralistic perspectives of the gaze and power relations.
EYECANDIES at the 9th Art Central in Hong Kong
EYECANDIES is honored to participate in the ART CENTRAL 2024 Hong Kong and present the group exhibition "A Room of One's Own", which features three female artists who explore intimacy through their works. Frida likes to paint young girls in large bubble-sleeved dresses with the artist's own "symbols" hidden on them to express their girlishness, while Chinese artist Weijue Wang uses felt to create portraits of women whose mouths are open but silenced to express the "performative pleasure" that is often expected of women in society. The artist Yanqi Liang uses the embroidery of a Buddha's hand and a hand in a freeze frame to express the intimacy of mutual dependence and resistance.
EYECANDIES at ART021 Contemporary Art Fair Booth P20 from Nov. 9 to Nov. 12
EYECANDIES is delighted to announce our participation in the 11th edition of ART 021 Art Fair this year, presenting a group exhibition “Dear Girls” which features five female artists: Yushi Li, Frida Wannerberger, Yanqi Liang, Juliet Aaltonen, and Eleanor Ai Wang. Five young female artists use their own creative styles to break the traditional male perspective and show what they think in their daily lives from a female perspective.
Artist Interview Weijue Wang "Women are always expected to 'perform for pleasure'."
At first glance, you may be confused by the femininity of these works - walking into the exhibition is like walking into a young girl's dream, a "gentle land" where one can let down one's guard, but Wang Weijue's ten works with their bright red colors and open mouths seem to be trying to say something to you, something that women have opened their lips countless times but have hidden deep in their hearts, confined in the norms of the society, but have not yet expressed their psychological activities directly.
Art Review "The Rose-Colored Cage"
A young girl with pigtails wearing an exaggerated leg-of-mutton sleeved gown gazes out at the viewer with a grave expression; soft and delicate felt spells out hazy female faces and blurred body parts; white sexy lingerie with delicate lace is wrapped in gentle pink wool, as if she is falling into a romantic dream. ......
How this dream-like photo challenges notions of the male gaze
"There's also the gaze from the algorithm, and the gaze from the screen that reflects yourself when you look at it ... the internet (means)we're subjected to the gaze more, in a way."
Artist Interview Juliet Aaltonen: Restoring Family Memories in the Dapple
She often works from intuition and lets this feeling lead the way for ideas and works, which brings a natural sense of flow to her artistic practice, making her work more vivid and unique.
Artist Interview Jiaqi Liu : Fading Colours as Memory
A dusty love letter, an old wedding photo, and a noisy and joyful wedding banquet have linked up our memories of the past era: once upon a time, people quietly sent each other hazy feelings in letters, and the obscure words recorded a period of youthful and simple love in that era.
Artist Interview Eleanor Wang: The Weaving of Hundred Scenes
She was born in China and grew up in England. She was a professional viola player and now she is working on pure art. Her artistic and multicultural upbringing, as well as her recent experience as a mother, has made her extra sensitive and delicate.
Contemporary Art and its Collecting Market under the Influence of Neo-Expressionism and Cartoon Culture
Art scholar Jiang Wei acted as moderator for a discussion involving the relationship and characteristics of neo-expressionism and cartoon culture between Belgian artist Wasken Madikan and art scholar Summer. Gallery director Liu Weiyan also shared with the audience the performance of cartoon-style contemporary/ultra-contemporary art in the collection market from a professional point of view.
"Comparative Experiments on Wine."
This wine tasting event is a spin-off of NYSomeTimes' solo exhibition "Experiments in Comparison". Six natural wines of different origins and vintages will be provided for the participants to taste. At the same time, one day before the end of the exhibition, the artist NYSomeTimes will give a guided tour on site, bringing the audience to know more about the stories behind the creative "experiments".
EYECANDIES at PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI 2023
PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI 2023 presents "Calm Gaze", featuring the works of three female photographers, Lai Yushi, Xie Yuni and Yu Ruojie. With their own creative styles, they break away from the traditional male perspective and re-examine common scenes and objects in daily life, practising gentle rebellion with their calm and firm images.
EYECANDIES Gallery Director Weiyan Liu Interviewed by Artron
"So for me, art should never be cookie-cutter or an intellectual and monetary game for a small elite; everyone, for that matter, can find their own way of accessing art and having fun in it."
