Jesse Small "Bao Zhe Xing Xing"
Nancy Hoffman Gallery
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Entitled "Bao Zhe Xing Xing," which means exploding star, or Super Nova, in Chinese, the show includes porcelain sculptures and chandeliers made of steel and plastic. Removing gravity as a consideration for his new sculpture, the artist views the gallery as either a galactic space, or the deep sea, where gravity has no effect on the works, thus chandeliers hang from the ceiling at different heights, climb over walls, and bloom like flowers in the front gallery window.
In alignment with the architecture is an installation of porcelain figurines and an oversized mirror (approximately 4x10 feet) with a steel frame, inspired by clouds and rain, with rhythmic parallel lines surrounding the reflective surface.
For the first time, the artist exhibits a series of steel lanterns in groups of three, in Chinese fashion; three different size lanterns become a community. New, too, are the framed circular porcelain tiles, which the artist created and glazed in China and the frames he carved in the United States--a fusion of East-West, not a painting, not a mirror, a visual punctuation on the wall.
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Schedule
from April 23, 2009 to June 20, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-04-23 from 18:00 to 20:00