Far From Fong
09 Jun - 27 Aug 2011
FAR FROM FONG
Fenmei Hu, Khitan, Erwin Kho, Kwannie Tang, Zhen Tian, Dada Wang, Fong-Leng
9 June - 27 August, 2011
TENT/CBK presents in South Rotterdam project space Het Gemaal op Zuid topical work by young Chinese-Dutch artists. How do these fashion designers, illustrators, artists and designers deal with their cultural background?
The legendary fashion designer Fong-Leng was born almost seventy years ago in ‘de Kaap’ (Katendrecht, Rotterdam) to Chinese-Dutch parents. She became world-famous for a spectacular series of coats and gowns in which oriental techniques and motifs were combined into a totally stylish look for the Dutch beau monde at that time. Now, forty years later, a new generation of artists are creating a distinct profile for themselves and, in the spirit of Fong-Leng, are drawing on their cultural roots to sketch a contemporary image of our society.
In Het Gemaal op Zuid, based around two monumental gowns by Fong-Leng, a podium is offered to six contemporary Chinese-Dutch artists from various disciplines. The exhibition space is designed by interior architect Dada Wang as a mise en scène, a living room setting in which the artists’ works are placed and where Fong-Leng’s gowns function as colourful personages.
Fenmei Hu, Khitan, Erwin Kho, Kwannie Tang, Zhen Tian, Dada Wang, Fong-Leng
9 June - 27 August, 2011
TENT/CBK presents in South Rotterdam project space Het Gemaal op Zuid topical work by young Chinese-Dutch artists. How do these fashion designers, illustrators, artists and designers deal with their cultural background?
The legendary fashion designer Fong-Leng was born almost seventy years ago in ‘de Kaap’ (Katendrecht, Rotterdam) to Chinese-Dutch parents. She became world-famous for a spectacular series of coats and gowns in which oriental techniques and motifs were combined into a totally stylish look for the Dutch beau monde at that time. Now, forty years later, a new generation of artists are creating a distinct profile for themselves and, in the spirit of Fong-Leng, are drawing on their cultural roots to sketch a contemporary image of our society.
In Het Gemaal op Zuid, based around two monumental gowns by Fong-Leng, a podium is offered to six contemporary Chinese-Dutch artists from various disciplines. The exhibition space is designed by interior architect Dada Wang as a mise en scène, a living room setting in which the artists’ works are placed and where Fong-Leng’s gowns function as colourful personages.