APSMUSEUM is honored to announce that the new exhibition Art Within Reach will be opened to the public on October 29, 2023. The series exhibition is divided into two phases, lasting until June 2024. Co-hosted by Art Pioneer Studio and L+MALL in Lujiazui and produced by Robin Wong, the exhibition invites Xu Zidong as the curator.

"Art Within Reach" is a form of contemporary art with the characteristic of irreality, anti-romanticism, light theatricality, no obsession in meanings, plus the rarity in magic deformation and absurd imageries. It focuses on the relationship between the artwork and our surroundings. Contemporary artworks are not necessarily to be exhibited in the museums, they can also be placed in private spaces such as living rooms or along the corridor. By acknowledging the uncertainty of meaning, it emphasizes on materials and details over plot or narration. The potted flowers on the chair bathed on the routine sunlight every day, two Rimowas, a handbag, a chandelier, a vase, and a pair of ceramic tile skirts, are all masterpieces created by contemporary big names across the world.

The boundary between art and life is being challenged. "Art Within Reach", in the context of ideology, shies away from a grand narration towards the ordinary life. Art Pioneer Studio showcases artworks created by artists at home and abroad, including Olafur Eliasson, Daniel Arsham, Miya Ando, Liu Jianhua, Liu Wei. This exhibition aims to fuse contemporary art into the ordinary life with Chinese modern style.

As one of the work in this exhibition, Frank WANG Yefeng's art video "The House of Solitary - Cell Phone" will be presented on the screen of the ground floor at the junction of South Pudong Road and Shangcheng Road, L+MALL, Shanghai on 27 October 2023.

Xu Zidong

MA (East China Normal); MA (UCLA); PhD (HKU)
Vice president of Chinese Association for Theory of Literary and Art, Honorary Professor of School of Chinese at University of Hong Kong, Zijiang Chair Professor of East China Normal University, former Head of Department of Chinese at Lingnan University. Prof. Xu has published extensively on modern and contemporary Chinese literature including New Perspectives on Yu Dafu, Collective Memory: Remembering to Forget, Close Readings of Eileen Chang, and Revisiting 20th-century Chinese novels.

Wang Jie

Wang Jie, senior reporter at Shanghai Daily, covering the development of China's contemporary art for more than two decades. Her articles have received wide acclaims in the art community. Now a member of Shanghai Art Critics' Association, she was the spokeslady of the Asia Pacific Region for ShContemporary in 2010 (the city's first overseas art fair).