About Alan Turing
Alan Mathison Turing, (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954), was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of “algorithm” and “computation” with the Turing machine, which played a significant role in the creation of the modern computer.Turing is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. (more…)
Sui Jianguo’s solo show features some 30 works dating from 1987 to present. One of China’s most important contemporary Chinese artist, Sui praised by Chinese art critics as “A pioneer venturing to the farthest reaches of Chinese sculpture.”
Working with a whole range of materials from bronze, steel, fiberglass to plastic Sui continues an indepth exploration of the social currents of Chinese society, creating a suite of iconic forms from his headless “Mao jackets” sculptures, ancient Greco-Roman statues in Mao suits, and “Made-in-China” colourful dinosaurs.
Sui’s works are deep and satirical, exploring conflicting feelings of escape and repression. Highlights from this solo exhibition include the industrial 1987 “Earth force” an installation of 20 boulders each weighing about 100kg wrapped in a web of ribbed steel and his hollow, headless “Mao jackets” feature heavily in the show alongside Grecian-Roman statues donning Mao suits.
For those of us less familiar with his earlier works that explore complex relationships between man and material, we definitely recognise the “Mao jacket” sculptures and the large red T-rex in a cage that sits outside the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing’s 798 art district as well as the neon coloured dinosaurs found at The Opposite House Beijing and the suites of East Hong Kong.
Exhibition through 14 April, 2012
The Pace Gallery Beijing
798 Art District
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Since the “I Never Imagined” campaign (INI) was launched a year ago to create awareness about the value and importance of the arts, Noel Gifts, a homegrown SME and a household name in the gifts and flowers industry, has stepped up and participated in a series of co-branded advertisements to highlight the power of the arts in bringing people closer. (more…)