On view through December 16 at the Yuz Museum in Shanghai is an exhibition by Gucci entitled “The Artist is Present.” Curated by Maurizio Cattelan, it pays homage to the 2010 Marina Abramovic solo show at MoMA.
Sourcing inspiration from the Gucci’s creative director, Alessandro Michele, Cattelan has put together gold reliquaries, ancient Roman marble heads, Old Master portraits, carpets and tapestries, and more. Cattelan explored the relationship between image and reality, hinting at the origination of a copyright and the artistic value of an original.
Opening night of “The Artist is Present” in Shanghai at the Yuz Museum.Courtesy of Gucci.
On view are works by artists like Nina Beier, Brian Belott, Anne Collier, Jose Dávila, Wim Delvoye, Eric Doeringer, Sayre Gomez, Andy Hung Chi-Kin, Matt Johnson, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Kapwani Kiwanga, Ragnar Kjartansson, Josh Kline, Louise Lawler, Margaret Lee, Hannah Levy, Philippe Parreno, Jon Rafman, Mika Rottenberg, Reena Spaulings, Sturtevant, Superflex, Oscar Tuazon, Lawrence Weiner, Yan Pei-Ming, and Damon Zucconi.
Each gallery presents its own universe, both familiar and foreign. An installation by Kapwani Kiwanga is colored in bright pink with LED lights above and a corridor in shades of blue; floor-to-ceiling paintings cover a long, narrow room with a domed ceiling; and a replication of the Hollywood sign either provides the perfect backdrop or the perfect replica—you decide.
Opening night of “The Artist is Present” in Shanghai at the Yuz Museum.Courtesy of Gucci.
In celebration of “The Artist is Present,” Gucci’s ArtWalls now feature promotional posters in New York, London, Milan, and Hong Kong. Soon, Shanghai will gain its own, too.
Kapwani Kiwanga’s pink-blue, 2017.Courtesy of the artist and galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris Goodman gallery, Johannesburg and Cape Town Tanja Wagner gallery, Berlin.
Courtesy of Gucci.
