About this Event
Taking inspiration from the wind chimes at the doorstep of Small Gallery, Lisa Chang Lee brings to this site-specific exhibition a set of newly commissioned, hand-painted bronze sculptures of birch tree leaves. Also on display is her audiovisual installation Serenade of the Woods. Evoking the 'wind in the trees' effect that fascinates audiences of early cinema, the work explores the ways in which a sense of contingency co-exists with audiovisual media of reproducibility.
This event is the simultaneous opening of Lisa Chang Lee's solo exhibition and Small Gallery, a new experimental art space nestled in a tree-lined area of North London. The opening includes the artist's guided tour within the gallery space.
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Schedules
15 December 2023
2:30 pm door opens
3:00 pm - 3: 45 pm artist's guided tour
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm reception
About the Artist
Lisa Chang Lee is a London and Beijing-based artist and lecturer. After completing a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art from the Central Academy of Fine Art Beijing in 2010, she obtained an MA in Print from the Royal College of Art in London in 2014. She is now an Associate Lecturer at the Royal College of Art Photography and a Visiting Lecturer of MA Art and Science at Central Saint Martins, UAL.
Lisa Chang Lee's work explores the complex relationship between nature and culture, as well as our intrinsic connection with the natural world. Lisa Chang Lee works fluidly across mediums and often engages in multidisciplinary collaborations.
In recent years, Lee has exhibited her work internationally, including at M100 Contemporary Art Centre (2018, Chile); Seoul Biennale (2019, Korea); York Art Gallery (2018, UK); Shenzhen/HK Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (2017, China), among others. She has also presented several solo exhibitions and experimental projects at Ginkgo Space (Beijing), San Mei Gallery (London), and Enclave (London). Recent prizes and awards she has received include the nomination for Art Power 100 China (2019, China); Contemporary Art Trust Prize (2019, UK); Runner-up Prize (special mention) for Collective City, Seoul Biennale (2019, Korea); the nomination for Awards of Art China (2018, China); Vivien Leigh Prize from the Ashmolean Museum (2018, UK); and Aesthetica Art Prize shortlist (2018, UK). Her work is included in the permanent collections of institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), The Royal Collection (UK), the British Museum (UK), the Ashmolean Museum (UK), and the Metropolitan Museum Library (US).
https://www.lisachanglee.com
About Small Gallery 斯磨畫廊
A 1920s semi-detached period house that has recently been transformed into a gallery, Small Gallery will open its doors on 15 December 2023. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Small Gallery stands out in London's vibrant gallery scene for its close ties to top-tier art historians and museum curators, especially in the Asian art circle. Not-for-profit in nature, Small Gallery draws attention to mediums that are traditionally less favoured in the contemporary art market, such as found object, sound installation, performance art, and the moving image, and is dedicated to promoting talents of our time.
Small Gallery is named as such not only because it is literally small but also because 'small' sounds like sīmó 斯磨, meaning 'intimate' in Chinese. It represents a close working relationship, an alternative to the commerical model of mainstream galleries, and an effort to decolonise the contemporary practices of exhibition and display.
Small Gallery is only a three-minute walk from Totteridge & Whetstone Station.
https://www.smallgallerylondon.com/
About the Curator
Panpan Yang's academic, curatorial, and creative work centres on how one medium remediates another. She holds a PhD from the University of Chicago, and is currently a lecturer (assistant professor) in the arts and visual cultures of modern China at SOAS University of London. From 2023 to 2025, she is the Principal Investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) research project on calligraphic imagination in contemporary Chinese art and emergent media. Her most recent curatorial project was 'The Story of the Stone: Found Calligraphy,' which was on display at SOAS Brunei Gallery from 19 July to 23 September 2023.
https://www.yangpanpan.com
Acknowledgement
Small Gallery gratefully acknowledges the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), which generously funds the exhibition.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Small Gallery 斯磨畫廊, 12 Blakeney Close, London, United Kingdom
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