I will be your eyes

The group exhibition “I will be your eyes” at Art + Shanghai assembles seven Chinese artists born in the 1990s, being an artistic catalyst for an alternate vision.

Zheng Qinyu, The Mall, Mixed media, 2016

The group exhibition “I will be your eyes” at Art + Shanghai assembles seven Chinese artists born in the 1990s.

With internet and capitalism a ubiquitous feature of their daily lives, many of the nineties generation (jiu ling hou) are emerging onto the social and professional platform as the most precocious and highly educated young professionals in China’s recent history.

Shang Zongliang, Losing the eyes, rebuilding the world, Plaster and wood cut, 2016 — **Top:** Zheng Qinyu, *The Mall*, Mixed media, 2016 **Above:** Shang Zongliang, *Losing the eyes, rebuilding the world,* Plaster and wood cut, 2016

With a degree of sophisticated awareness, some have even put aside the frivolities of selfish materialism to cast an inquiring gaze at the conditions of Chinese contemporary society that came to shape and define who they are at this critical juncture of their lives and careers.

Shixuan Yan, Time inside a box, Plaster, found objects, 2016 — Shixuan Yan, *Time inside a box*, Plaster, found objects, 2016

“I will be your eyes” is an artistic catalyst for an alternate vision. A vision of sight when there is no guiding light and a vision striving for reconciliation in a world mounting with escalating tensions. Thus, it is with sensitivity that the forgotten are inscribed back into the collective consciousness and what we neglect to see are thoughtfully exposed.

Shi Yunyuan, 66 Writings, Mixed media, 2016 — Shi Yunyuan, *66 Writings*, Mixed media, 2016

4 September – 23 October 2016
I will be your eyes
curated by Song Xiewei
Art+ Shanghai Gallery
191 South Suzhou Road, Shanghai

I will be your eyes

The group exhibition “I will be your eyes” at Art + Shanghai assembles seven Chinese artists born in the 1990s, being an artistic catalyst for an alternate vision.

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