Exciting art exhibitions at SWCAC

The Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC) is currently hosting several exciting art exhibitions.

‘Everyone Is an Artist: Joseph Beuys’

The “Everyone Is an Artist: Joseph Beuys” exhibition features 200 works by German avant-garde sculptor, painter, installation artist and performance artist Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) whose works are characterized by unorthodox materials and ritualistic activities.

Beuys’ extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism and social philosophy and he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. Many of Beuys’ most popular works were his performance and installation pieces, including “How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare” in 1965, “I Like America and America Likes Me” in 1974, and a social sculpture project that involved planting 7,000 trees in Germany. His art was compared by some critics to that of the German Expressionists, both for its obsessive and unsettling qualities and for its linking of artistic revolution and social revolution.

Dates: Until June 30

Tickets: 98 yuan

Venue: Main Gallery, 1/F (一楼主展馆)

Visitors observe artworks at the “Everyone Is an Artist: Joseph Beuys” exhibition. Photos from SWCAC

‘Alexvi: Solo Exhibition’

Chinese fashion and portraiture photographer Li Xiaoliang, better known as Alexvi, is exhibiting his works at an exhibition where visitors are invited to interact with photography installations. Known for shooting covers for magazines such as GQ, Esquire, and Vogue, Li captures moments that are both intimate and powerful. In 2015, his photo book “Lonely Planet” won the Photobook Awards Martin Parr Edition at the Lianzhou Foto Festival, and in June 2016 his project “Peking Apartments” won the Fine Art Photography Awards in London.

Dates: Until May 3

Tickets: 68 yuan

Venue: Coastal Gallery, 1/F (一楼滨海展馆)

                A photo of actress Joan Chen taken by Li Xiaoliang, known as Alexvi.

‘A Bulk of Future’

Nine young artists/teams who graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts are displaying their works at the newly-founded 1979 Gallery. The gallery is dedicated to developing local art, fostering and supporting talented artists by bridging leading international resources, and forming an academic network. In addition to exhibitions, the gallery also offers market consultancy services for art lovers and collectors.

Dates: Until June 30

Tickets: 10 yuan

Venue: 1979 Gallery, 1/F (一楼1979画廊)

A painting by Tang Dayao is on display at 1979 Gallery.