Yan Pei-Ming. In the name of the father.
Hazan| N° d'inventaire | 23441 |
| Format | 23 x 28 |
| Détails | 192 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782754112116 |
Echoing the famous Isenheim Altarpiece, a masterpiece in its collections, the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar is dedicating a unique exhibition to Yan Pei-Ming, whose spirit and work coincide with the themes of filiation, the sacred, and sacrifice addressed by Grünewald five centuries earlier. Yan Pei-Ming – In the Name of the Father invites the visitor to explore four decades of the artist's career and exceptionally brings together more than sixty works of major importance from public institutions and private collections. The exhibition and the accompanying catalog analyze Yan Pei-Ming's view of himself and his work, while evoking his stylistic evolution and his place in art history. Dominated by portraits and self-portraits, his work questions the artist's relationship with his origins, from Mao to the figure of the father, by way of those of Buddha and the mother, without forgetting international landscapes and those of Shanghai.
The new work Pandemic was specially designed by Yan Pei-Ming for the exhibition as a contemporary counterpart to the Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece: "I wanted to create a universal painting, one that would stand the test of time, a painting that would rise to the occasion (...). It will speak to all those who have lived through this pandemic and will bear witness to this period for future generations. I think that the viewer will not come out of this exhibition unscathed. That is the power of painting."
Bilingual French/English publication.
Echoing the famous Isenheim Altarpiece, a masterpiece in its collections, the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar is dedicating a unique exhibition to Yan Pei-Ming, whose spirit and work coincide with the themes of filiation, the sacred, and sacrifice addressed by Grünewald five centuries earlier. Yan Pei-Ming – In the Name of the Father invites the visitor to explore four decades of the artist's career and exceptionally brings together more than sixty works of major importance from public institutions and private collections. The exhibition and the accompanying catalog analyze Yan Pei-Ming's view of himself and his work, while evoking his stylistic evolution and his place in art history. Dominated by portraits and self-portraits, his work questions the artist's relationship with his origins, from Mao to the figure of the father, by way of those of Buddha and the mother, without forgetting international landscapes and those of Shanghai.
The new work Pandemic was specially designed by Yan Pei-Ming for the exhibition as a contemporary counterpart to the Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece: "I wanted to create a universal painting, one that would stand the test of time, a painting that would rise to the occasion (...). It will speak to all those who have lived through this pandemic and will bear witness to this period for future generations. I think that the viewer will not come out of this exhibition unscathed. That is the power of painting."
Bilingual French/English publication.