10 Chancery Lane Gallery is excited to announce the first Hong Kong solo exhibition of Saigon and Los Angeles-based art collective The Propeller Group, The History of the Future, a 3-part multi-media project urging the viewers and the collectors to re-consider concepts of time, concepts of their own existence, and concepts of value within the context of present, past and future. The exhibition is open to public from 6th to 22nd September, 2012. Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm at 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Central.
Opening Reception with the artists
Phunam, Matt Lucero and Tuan Andrew Nguyen of
THE PROPELLER GROUP
The History of the Future
Thursday, September 6, 2012. 6:30 pm to 8:30pm at 10 Chancery Lane Gallery
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ARTISTS' TALK:
Saturday 8th September, 2012
at 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Central
11am to 12noon
RSVP required: rsvp@10chancerylanegallery.com
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The History of the Future shatters the space time continuum, challenging human life form to reconsider their concepts of time, space, existence and value.
The project begins with a wooden sculpture of a phaser rifle, a science fiction weapon, that is hand-carved in a technique that dates back to the 16th century. This object merges past and future into one unique symbolic form that defies function and familiarity.
It is then buried in an unknown location only to be revealed 100 years later.
The exhibition is a psychological excavation that probes the complex evolution of meaning as created by humans past, present and future. The installation includes a time-release safe that houses the coordinates of the lost artifact, molds, casts, and filmic documentation of the object and its burial. Drawings and collage, inspired by and taken from journal entries kept by the artists over the year-long development period give insight into the philosophies that enlighten this project.
Exhibition runs until September 22, 2012
Works can be viewed on www.10chancerylanegallery.com
Enquiry: +852 2810 0065 or info @10chancerylanegallery.com
