"Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk"
Exhibition Period: 14 April - 15 July 2023
Venue: Wrightwood 659, Chicago, US
Galerie du Monde is delighted to share the upcoming exhibition of the London-based animation artist, Kongkee, at Wrightwood 659. Organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and curated by Abby Chen, Senior Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, "Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk" presents the animation works of Kongkee through multi-screen videos, wall projections, neon installations, vibrant graphic works, narrative texts, and ancient Chinese objects.
The exhibition tells the story of legendary poet Qu Yuan, who lived during the Warring States Period (c. 481-221 BCE), as his soul journeys from the ancient Chu Kingdom to a retro-futuristic Asia where he is reborn as an android in a psychedelic cyberpunk landscape. Originally conceived by Kongkee as a comic series in 2013, the exhibition transports viewers into an imaginary world where past and future collide.
Exhibition Tour with Kongkee and Curator Abby Chen
Date and time: 15 April, 12:30pm (CT)
Venue: Wrightwood 659
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