MA-EC Gallery at The Others Art Fair
STAND 29
Opening: Thursday 31 October at 4.00 pm
From October 31st to November 3rd 2024
ILO
Viale Maestri del Lavoro 10, Turin
MA-EC Gallery is participating this year in The Others , an art fair that has reached its thirteenth edition . The Others is a revolutionary project, born with the aim of intercepting the language of the new generations and valorizing emerging realities.
Under the artistic direction of Lorenzo Bruni , it is configured as an experimental exhibition that presents the most innovative national and international artistic expressions. An independent fair that has been hosted since the beginning in unconventional locations. This year, over 50 galleries are expected in the new headquarters, ILO, International Training Centre, a center that boasts decades of experience in the field of learning and training, in addition to collaboration with the United Nations system and other institutes of excellence around the world.
The project proposed by MA-EC Gallery at Stand 29 sees four artists in dialogue: Horst Beyer , Qian Wu , Xunmu Wu , and Ma Cong . Different in origin, training, artistic path, they have in common a predilection for abstract art and trace a story that leads to our contemporaneity, imbued with light, color, harmony. An exhibition itinerary that winds through the pictorial design with electric cables of Horst Beyer, the large geometric canvases of Qian Wu, up to the works of Xunmu Wu who, after the success achieved with the solo exhibition at the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence last August, presents for the first time in Turin a selection of works ranging from the large triptych on canvas to small formats on slate and paper, exemplifying his ability to master different techniques. Breaking the mold, the playful work of the well-known designer Ma Cong, who with his colorful and bright works winks at the masters of the past (Munch, Mondrian). An eclectic artist and designer, winner of the Red Dot Award among others, he enchanted Milan at the Fuorisalone 2024 with the exhibition All is well-Guess who I am?, a public success that follows the major exhibition at the Triennale in 2018.
Horst Beyer
Born in Deggendorf, lives and works in Tuscany. Since 2010, Horst Beyer has exhibited his works in solo and group exhibitions in Italy, Germany, Munich, Spain, Slovenia and China. Some of his works were exhibited at the PRESENT ART FESTIVAL SHANGHAI in China in 2013 and 2014. He has participated in several editions of the BIENNALE DI GENOVA (International Contemporary Art Exhibition), as well as in the annual art fair ARTEGENOVA. He received the "PREMIO DELLA CRITICA" at the 3rd International Contemporary Art Competition in Genoa (SATURA International Contest 2018). In 2021 he participated in the art fair ART PARMA FAIR in Italy and in the 9th BIENNALE DI MONTECARLO. In 2023 he participated in the 2nd BIENNALE MUSEO SCALVINI in Desio.
In 2024 he participated in three exhibition projects #ARTSFORSUSTAINABILITY, Florence, The way you look, Pietrasanta and Il Filo di Turandot, Turin.
But Cong
Ma Cong, born in 1970, is an artist, designer from Nanjing. Graduated from Xiamen University of Art in 1994, now lives in Nanjing, China. Ma Cong is the founder of Foryou Art & Design, founder and creative director of Hundredicrafts. He has won the Red Dot Award: Best of the Best, A'design Award and the Gold Medal of the "Bai Hua Cup" for Chinese masters of arts and crafts. A design consultant, he has directed hundreds of Art Deco projects for international hotels. Among his most important exhibitions are Floral Window: the Sparks of Literary Mind , Triennale, Milan, Fuorisalone 2018 and All is well-Guess who I am?, Tortona District, Milan, Fuorisalone 2024.
Qian Wu
Qian Wu has numerous solo and group exhibitions and awards to his credit, including the Arte Laguna Prize (Emerging Artist Award) in 2022 and the Fiorino d'oro del XL Premio Firenze. Among his most recent solo exhibitions, One night in Florence 2023 curated by Daniela Pronestì, 2023 Black and Blue, 3812 Gallery, London, 2023 Blue｜Qian Wu Solo Exhibition, Cultural Association MoCA (Modern and Contemporary Art)/Madeinartgallery, Venice/Milan, 2024 Only Blue and Green, curated by Elisabetta Roncati, MA-EC Gallery. In 2021 he is in the Forbes ranking of the best Chinese artists Under 30.
Xunmu Wu
Xunmu Wu He was born in Shanghai in 1947, where he currently lives and works.
Among the most recent exhibitions: 2024 Eco dei monti, curated by Claudio Rocca, Academy of the Arts of Drawing, Florence,
2024 The way you look, curated by Daniela Pronestì, Pietrasanta, 2024 #ARTFORSUSTAINABILITY, curated by Daniela Pronestì, Florence, 2023 Starry sky of shepherds, Solo exhibition curated by Cristiano Plicato, Scalvini Museum, Desio, in 2022 he was invited to exhibit at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels. In 2023 some of his works were published in CAM Mondadori. In the same year he was selected for the II Biennale tribute to Giuseppe Scalvini and received the First Prize with honorable mention. Winner of the Silver Fiorino at the 2022 Florence Prize.
Event coordinates:
The Others Art Fair
MA-EC Gallery Stand 29
Headquarters: ILO, International Training Center of the ILO
Viale Maestri del Lavoro 10
Turin
Opening: Thursday 31 October at 4.00 pm
Dates: October 31st to November 3rd, 2024
Opening hours: from 1st to 3rd November 11.00-21.00
For access methods and to purchase tickets, please visit the website www.theothersartfair.com
Info: info.milanart@gmail.com
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