The more than 20 artists in ยChina Under Construction: Contemporary Art from the Peopleยs Republicย leave the candy-coated, pop imagery of Chinese art behind to embrace a more realistic, dramatic view of industrialized China today. The show features video, photography, sculpture, installation and performance. For the video Ladyยs, Cui Xiuwen hid a camera by the mirrors of a womenยs restroom at a popular Chinese nightclub. The viewer sees women coming out of stalls pulling up their underwear and pants, boosting their cleavage and checking their makeup as if they were the only ones around. Zhan Wangยs Urban Landscape, Beijing is a photo of the reconstructed city using pots, pans, foil and smoke.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Starts: July 14. Continues through Aug. 31
This article appears in Aug 2-8, 2007.