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Capsule Venice is proud to present By devouring it, I learn about the world, Liao Wen’s first solo exhibition in Europe and the core of Capsule Venice’s autumn programme. Featuring a completely new set of works specifically conceived for the occasion, this solo exhibition stems from a year of preparation during which Liao Wen has taken her ongoing research about the body, individual and collective rituals, and ancient and contemporary myths, towards unexplored realms.
In Liao Wen’s practice, the body – experienced in its phenomenological primacy by the subject – has value per se, for its intrinsic qualities and physiological needs, but at the same time, it exists as a social and cultural artefact, invested and shaped by a mix of internal impulses and external forces and demands. This exhibition unfolds as a total artwork in which each of the individual pieces has an intrinsic ontological value, but also stands in relation to an overarching narrative placing...More
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By devouring it, I learn about the world
Capsule•Sep 21, 2024 — Dec 15, 2024
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Capsule Venice is proud to present By devouring it, I learn about the world, Liao Wen’s first solo exhibition in Europe and the core of Capsule Venice’s autumn programme. Featuring a completely new set of works specifically conceived for the occasion, this solo exhibition stems from a year of preparation during which Liao Wen has taken her ongoing research about the body, individual and collective rituals, and ancient and contemporary myths, towards unexplored realms.
In Liao Wen’s practice, the body – experienced in its phenomenological primacy by the subject – has value per se, for its intrinsic qualities and physiological needs, but at the same time, it exists as a social and cultural artefact, invested and shaped by a mix of internal impulses and external forces and demands. This exhibition unfolds as a total artwork in which each of the individual pieces has an intrinsic ontological value, but also stands in relation to an overarching narrative placing...More
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