Fragrance of the Night
Visual Arts
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Tang Contemporary Art is thrilled to present “Fragrance of the Night”, an exhibition by Chinese contemporary artist Qin Qi, marking the artist’s debut solo presentation in Hong Kong and his second solo show with the gallery. Curated by Cui Cancan, the exhibition will focus on the artist’s fascination with colonial history and exotic lands.
“Fragrance of the Night” was released in the 1940s. It was thought to be an “anesthetic” song for the people in the enemy-occupied territory and regarded as decadent music. The song became widely popular, with nearly a hundred covers performed by many singers. Another meaning of the exhibition title is “tuberose” which is a type of plant that grows in Southeastern China, tropical Asia and South America. It is a night blooming flower that is known for its intense fragrance and exotic culture.
Starting from 2017, themed paintings illustrating exotic cultures and colonial flavours have become a distinctive feature of Qin Qi’s work, marking a new context in his artistic creation. Before that, Qin Qi had gone through a five year-long exploration and improvement of artistic language and concepts, breaking away from the steady style and liberating his self-interest. He uses various art styles and vocabulary to inspire new possibilities. “Possibility” is only a phase, while he must always maintain a substantial transformation in the works’ surroundings and subject matters. Large and small paintings’ difference in time and space, as well as the freshness, roughness and broad ambitions of brushstrokes anticipate the arrival of “unforeseen”.
Artist：Qin Qi
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2019" published by Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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