Some Like It Hot brings together eight artists who have developed unique bodies of work reflecting individual concerns, and yet the diversity of their oeuvres, taken as a whole, illuminates the multitude of artistic strategies characteristic of contemporary art today. Often starting from an intensely personal inquiry, the way these artists engage the audience unsettles habitual assumptions and values, leading the viewer to question their own understanding of and position within the world. While their oeuvre’s are distinctive, these artists all skillfully deploy dense signifiers to recreate and explore essential elements of existence, be them physical, social, cultural or material.

The exhibition seeks not to define one new paradigm, but to identify multiple approaches and possibilities to widen our notion of social reality. By bringing together pieces that straddle the boundaries of visibility and perception, this exhibition questions, in an exemplary fashion, the character of the ‘real world’ and the observer’s relationship to it. Thus the gallery is transformed into a space of exploration and potential where singular pieces reflect very different states of consciousness.

Featured Artists: Feng Lin, Li Wei, Lu Yang, Syagini Ratna Wulan, Michael Shaowanasai, Tang Yuhan, Wu Di, and Yu Ji.

Image: © Wu Di, Shanghai Gallery of Art