Lead
Lu Song
MASSIMODECARLO Beijing Pop Up presents Lead, an exhibition by Lu Song that brings into the physical space the narrative presented through the homonymous project the artist has curated for MASSIMODECARLO VSpace.
Moving from the virtual into the physical, Lu Song brings to his viewers a new series of works under the title Empty Space. The title originates from a book about Washitsu, referring to Japanese-style rooms. A Washitsu usually contains a tokonoma (an alcove), fusuma (sliding doors), and thin interior walls. In a Washitsu, the light delineates the room with shades and shadows: the tokonoma, as the focal point for the interior, serves as the darkest section, whereas the fusuma on the front becomes the brightest, and the walls indicate a certain degree of grayish shades.
The different parts have spatial interconnections perceptible from the light-and-dark relations. Here Lu Song sees an invisible power, a hidden truth, a truth that cannot be seen but is perceptible through the relationship between things. The Tokonoma is a particular type of niche dedicated to the family. It is the heart of the space in a Washitsu. The English term for tokonoma is Empty Space. Song thus reproduces the concept of tokonoma through his Empty Space.
Giving depth to the flat surfaces without using dark shadows but instead covering them with a layer of gauzy white, Song reveals a unique sort of texture that enhances the aerial perspective and makes the images seem shrouded in the mist. By partially hiding the space with colors and tree branches in the foreground, Lu Song blurs the back views and creates the illusion of distance in his paintings.
"For me, the open empty space is the embodiment of all uncertainties, and I make it visible by emphasizing the relationship between the known and the unknown".
With Lead MASSIMODECARLO presents an integration of physical and digital exhibitions, a new experimental format that originates from the gallery experience with virtual reality. Lead will also be available to experience through Oculus VR technology across all MASSIMODECARLO galleries around the globe (Milano, London, Paris, and Hong Kong).
Artist
吕松（1982年生于中国北京）目前工作生活于北京。吕松于2006年毕业于伦敦温布尔登艺术学院，此后，他在柏林、纽约、伦敦、哥本哈根、巴西圣保罗等世界各地举办过多场展览。其作品深受西方大师们，尤其是十九世纪德国浪漫主义时期的影响。他画中充满氛围感并且引人沉思的超现实主义风景和城市场景，强调了人与自然的和谐共存。吕松的作品以温和色调以及大胆挥洒的笔触而闻名，带给观者引人入胜的视觉体验，并唤起某种发人深省且超现实的情绪。
吕松曾在香港、柏林、悉尼、北京等世界各地举办过个人展览。他曾于2018年在意大利罗马的MATTATOIO（原罗马屠宰场, 现为意大利最重要的当代艺术中心之一）举办个展《INTERNI ROMANI》，也曾于2017年在中国西安OCAT当代艺术中心举办具有重要意义的回顾展《流》。吕松的群展包括：《EMPTY SPACE. THE LIGHT BEYOND THE SHADOW》，MASSIMODECARLO，巴黎，法国（2023年）；《紫皮》，MASSIMODECARLO，香港，中国（2021年）；《LEAD》，MASSIMODECARLO，北京，中国；《日本花园》，东画廊，上海，中国；《往前走：约翰·阿姆莱德&吕松》，西岸艺术与设计博览会，上海（2020年）；《尤利西斯的凝视—绘画性与内心关照的双重回归》，今格艺术中心，北京（2016年）；《中国艺术巴西展》，圣保罗（2014年）；《DAS ICH IM ANDEREN》，墨卡托基金会 MERCATOR FOUNDATION，埃森（2014年）。其作品被众多知名机构收藏，包括香港K11艺术基金会，巴西圣保罗 AKAGAWA COLLECTION，德国杜塞尔多夫 BRONNER/ PHILARA COLLECTION，以及美国洛杉矶 DEAN VALENTINE COLLECTION。