Kang Wanhua – Made in Prison: drawings from 1976 – 1978
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Boers-Li Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition “Made in Prison”, a series of drawings made by Kang Wanhua during his imprisonment from 1976 to 1978. “Made in Prison” is part of Boers – Li Gallery’s research project into the roots of contemporary art in China, initiated with “Out of the Box” (2011) showing historical video works of the first generation video artists in China, followed by “Breaking Away” (2011) and “Zhang Wei, The Abstract Paintings 1979–2012″ (2012), two exhibitions dedicated to the rise of abstract art in China. “Made in Prison” and next year’s first exhibition “Art before 1985″ both focus on the roots of Chinese contemporary art before the so-called “New Wave”.
