About this solo exhibition
This work is an extension of the dealing process of my paintings. Part of my paintings in the “Image” series were sold in ART TAIPEI 2012 through a gallery agent. Then, I sold the remaining parts, together with my gold ring, to a local pawn shop. The dealing process in the pawn shop was recorded and became the work “PAWNING - Oil Painting and Gold Ring”.
I tested the value change of my paintings by exposing them to different dealership systems (Through the Gallery to Sell / Pawn by Myself) at different sites (Art Fair / Pawn Shop).
Does the “artwork” have the same value in these two different dealing processes? It really depends on who is judging and where the judging takes place. During the art-making process, I am more interested in finding the invisible value beyond the monetary value that attaches to the “artwork”.
I produced 30 copies of a DVD of this work and rented a daily rental shop for selling and showing the DVDs and paintings. I created a performance by setting up a shop to sell the documentary videos and my paintings. I intended to expand the definition of paintings to include their role as objects. They are shown as a circumstantial concept here. After all, do the paintings still have their value as ARTWORKS?
I created a situation in which I sold the DVDs directly at the shop. I performed as a shopkeeper. Through communication with customers, I was seeking a person who was interested in buying and collecting my whole shop. In the end, I was not successful in finding a person to collect my solo exhibition.
- Presenter: LAI Long Sang
- Supported by: Hong Kong Arts Development Council
- Opening: 30/03/2013 (Sat), 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Date: 22/03/2013 (Fri) – 04/04/2013 (Thu)
- Time: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Venue: Shop 9A, On Fu Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong (near the Hong Kong Railway Museum)