An 'In Production' exhibit at Yuz Museum
The exhibition “In Production: Art and the Studio System,” which opened last November at the Yuz Museum Shanghai, will be extended until the end of the summer.
Featuring 24 contemporary artists whose works critique, appropriate and engage with Hollywood and the film studio system, the exhibition highlights the exceptional gifts and acquisitions related to film and video that in recent years have entered the permanent collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
Objects on display include Martine Syms’s mixed-media installation that incorporates objects often used within commercial film and photography shoots, such as backdrops, c-stands and sandbags.
In “Endless Columns (2014),” artist Cayetano Ferrer creates an immersive environment that, upon entrance, seems composed of elaborate architectural components and lighting design. In reality, the installation relies on mirrors and dual video projections to produce a form of neon Baroque familiar from Las Vegas showrooms. The centerpiece for the column design appears to be an exemplar of art deco design, but is actually based on a salvaged trash can from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.
“Imitation of Life (2013)” by Mathias Poledna explores the artist’s interest in outdated and obsolete forms of film production. The artist employed a team of veteran animators from Walt Disney Studios to create a film that emulates the style and manner of 1930s-40s animation. Referencing the iconic style of Disney films like Pinocchio (1940) and Dumbo (1941), Poledna champions unknown and underappreciated artists and makers, such as the Disney sculptor and animator Blaine Gibson, whose sculpture of Mickey Mouse is presented here as well.
Please book the ticket and reserve your visiting time through the official WeChat account “yuzmshanghai.”
The exhibition explores the interconnected histories of visual art and film.
Exhibition info
Date: Through August 31 (closed on Mondays), 10am-9pm
Tickets: 180 yuan for a joint ticket of West Bund’s four museums and nine exhibitions
Venue: Yuz Museum Shanghai
Address: 35 Fenggu Rd
