Grass Hope
Grass Hope
Om Soorya
GALLERIA DELL'ARCO, Shanghai
Opening 28th February 2009, Saturday 6 p.m.
Revolving Boundaries, the artist-in-residence program promoted and sponsored by Galleria dell’Arco in Italy and in China, continues, featuring a show by the Indian artist Om Soorya, entitled Grass Hope.
The program is as follows: each year, two foreign artists will spend a period of study in Shanghai and two Chinese artists will instead be hosted by the Italian Gallery. At the end of the in-residence program, each artist will show the result of their site-specific work of art with strong ties to the host territory.
After Domenico Mangano’s residency in China and its resulting exhibit Don’t disturb the growing grass, the project now moves to India. Om Soorya’s artistic research investigates the modes of perception of the urban geography and its impressive changes. His personal aesthetic code, articulated through recurring symbols, highlights the tensions and contradictions underlying the dramatic development of modern India.
Om Soorya (Kerala, 1977), is an emerging Indian artist active on the international art scene for more than two years. In 2007, at The Guild Art USA Inc. of New York he presented his solo-show Random mirrors in the city of villagers. That same yea, he participated in the group-show Recent Works, hosted by Nature Morte, in New Delhi. In 2008, he joined the collective show Effetto Stalker by Galleria dell’Arco in Palermo, Italy.
In 2007 Om Soorya was awarded Emerging Indian artist of the year by the Foundation for Indian Contmeporary Art.
Opening: February 28th, 2009, Saturday at 6 pm.
Exhibition: February 28th, 2009 – April 15th, 2009
Opening hours: 10:00-18:00 Monday-Sunday,
Venue: Building 1, floor 2, No.50 Moganshan Road, Shanghai Tel: 021 52527164
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Grass Hope
Om Soorya
GALLERIA DELL'ARCO, Shanghai
开幕
28th February 2009, Saturday 6 p.m.
闭幕
15th April 2009
由艾可画廊主办并推广的艺术家交换项目，“旋转的国界”正在进行。
此项目具体内容为：每年将有两位外籍艺术家前往上海，同时，意大利的画廊也将接待两位中国艺术家。项目结束，每位艺术家都会展出与当地休戚相关的创作成果。
Domenico Mangano （76年生人，巴勒莫）上海体验的尾音是他的个展“Don’t disturb the growing grass”，这次，项目的视角由意大利转向印度。
艾可画廊很荣幸地宣布，Om Soorya的个展Grass Hope将在28号开幕。印度新兴艺术家Om Soorya活跃在国际艺术舞台之上以逾两年，最近，他又被“印度当代艺术基金会”授予年度印度艺术家。
Om Soorya的探究，考察的是如何体认城市的地貌及其剧烈的变化。通过重复出现的符号在他的美学编码中不断变化伸展，他关注的是当代印度不可遏止的发展下潜流的拉扯和冲突。
Om Soorya （Kerala，1977）2007年在纽约的The Guild Art USA Inc举办了他的个展Random mirrors in the city of villagers，同一年他还参与了新德里的Nature Morte群展。2008年他也参与了意大利巴勒莫的艾可画廊的群展“Effetto Stalker”。
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Grass Hope
Om Soorya
GALLERIA DELL'ARCO, Shanghai
Inaugurazione: 28 Febbraio 2009, Sabato 6 p.m.
Durata: 28 Febbraio 2009 – 15 Aprile
Continua il programma di residenze d'artista Revolving boundaries promosso dalla Galleria dell’Arco che coinvolge entrambe le sedi in Italia ed in Cina.
Ogni anno, due artisti internazionali trascorreranno un periodo di studio a Shangai, e due artisti cinesi saranno ospiti della galleria italiana. Al termine di ogni residenza ciascun artista presentera’ un progetto ad hoc, concepito in stretta relazione con il territorio.
Dopo la residenza di Domenico Mangano (Palermo 1976), conclusasi con la mostra Don’t disturb the growing grass, si passa all’ India.
La galleria e’ lieta di annunciare l’inaugurazione della mostra personale di Om Soorya “Grass Hope”, giovane artista indiano gia’ da alcuni anni presente sulla scena artistica internazionale e recentemente vincitore dell’ Emerging Artist Award bandito dalla Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art.
Soorya, con la sua ricerca, investiga la percezione della geografia urbana e del suo drammatico cambiamento, mettendo in luce, attraverso la declinazione di un personalissimo codice estetico fatto di simboli ricorrenti, le tensioni e le contraddizioni sottese allo sviluppo inesorabile delle citta’ indiane moderne.
Om Soorya (Kerala, 1977) ha tenuto nel 2007 la personale Random mirrors in the city of villagers presso The Guild Art di New York. Nello stesso anno ha partecipato alla collettiva Recent Works presso la galleria Nature Morte di New Delhi. Nel 2008 ha partecipato alla mostra collettiva Effetto Stalker tenutasi nella Galleria dell’Arco – Palermo.