Zhang Enli- London Show
Jan 10th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...Shanghai based Zhang Enli has a London show
from the guardian
Painter Zhang Enli is an anomaly in contemporary Chinese art. Where the work of his peers tends to ka-ching with politicised pop culture kitsch, his is rooted in commonplace things. Enli moved from the provinces to Shanghai 20 years ago, and was both impressed and alienated by the modern metropolis. His response to the change sweeping old China into an industrial capitalist future is quiet and introspective. As his first London show demonstrates, Enli is adept at using simple subjects to make big statements about memory, time and transition. Cardboard boxes, plug sockets or a lightbulb are rendered in fugitive washes of paint. Drips often run down the canvas like the present trickling away into the past.
Hauser & Wirth, W1, Fri to 27 Feb
