Press Release
“A Yi Cup” Theater Series is an event of the “Cup play”, which initiated by SHAO Yi and TANG Maohong from 2013. As they said, ” ‘Cup Play’ is the scenes of practice for creation happened in various places.” “Cup Play” is a long-term activity of different themes collection. In addition to “A Yi Cup”, recently there are four events being planned together.
At “A Yi Cup” Theater Series, artworks, material and other stuff from the studios of SHAO Yin and TANG Maohong are moved to am art Space. Then, a participant will be invited to tidy them up and confuse them again. Different participants will repeat the process of tidying and confusing. After the exhibition, all the things will be transported to original places.
Because of artists do not set any criteria, participants who have nothing in common could orchestrating their items according to their respective understanding or personal experience. These people become the creators and directly intrude the works. However, artist became the organizer temporarily, instead to the original dominant identity. On the other hand, the live space and final effect totally couldn’t be presupposed. It is different with the artist created or the “READY-MADE” be displayed.
This event will formally start the event from May 21 until the opening on June 8. After the event, works will be moved back to the courtyard Space of ShanghART Gallery Beijing.
We sincerely invite you to visit this event at any time from May 26 to June 23. (Opening at June 8)：
Launching: May, 21,2013
Opening: 18:00 – 20:00, Jun, 8, 2013
Address: am art space, 50B Fengxian Rd, G/F, Shanghai, China
Organizer: SHAO Yi & TANG Maohong
Shao Yi was born in Hang Zhou in 1967; he lives and works in Hang Zhou and Shanghai. Recent exhibitions include Time of the Dragon – Contemporary Art from Shanghai, Rauma Art Museum, Finland (2012); Pulse Reaction, An Exchange Project on Art Practice, Times Museum, Guangdong (2012); Elementary Spectacle, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai (2010), Contemporary Art Exhibition in Songjiang, Songjiang Creative Studio, Shanghai (2009); Light Fogging – Shao Yi Solo Exhibition, BizArt, Shanghai (2008).
Tang Maohong was born in 1975. Working and living in Shanghai now. Recent exhibitions include Green Box, Remapping- The Space of Media Reality, Hangzhou (2013); Uninkable, Taopu Contemporary Art Centre, Shanghai (2012); Nomadic Report 2012, Arko Art Center, Seoul (2012); Huge Character, Cooperation Project by SUN Xun, TANG Maohong, ZHANG Ding, ShanghART Beijing, Beijing (2011); Shanghai History in Making from 1979 till 2009, Shanghai (2009); Trans Local Motion—7th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai (2008); Thermocline of Art, New Asian Waves, ZKM (Center for Art and Media), Karlsruhe, Germany (2007); JIFF— 8th Jeonju International Film Festival, Jeonju, Korea (2007); Orchid Finger – Tang Maohong’s Solo Exhibition, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai (2006), Sunday–Tang Maohong’s Solo Exhibition, 2577 Longhua Lu Creative Garden, Shanghai (2006), Singapore Biennale 2006: Belief, Singapore (2006); A Lot of Ash – A Lot of Dust, BizArt, Shanghai (2005) and Asian Traffic Shanghai: Magnetism–Suspension, Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai (2005).
