This 48-page hardcover catalog with texts
by Susanne Holst-Steppat was published in conjunction with the double
exhibition of Feng Zhengjie
& Heiner Meyer
that ran at Die Galerie in Frankfurt am Main from 9 June 2010 to
28 August 2010.
To quote the gallery press release: "For
the first time ever, DIE GALERIE is presenting the oeuvre of the renowned
German painter Heiner Meyer (b. 1953) in juxtaposition with works by the
Chinese star artist Feng Zhengjie (b. 1968). [...] In his paintings, Heiner
Meyer reflects on the ceaseless desire for consumption and self-expression in
our Western world. His glamorous protagonists, Hollywood stars or models in the
lap of luxury, are widely known life-style icons. His new series, Flowers,
created especially for this exhibition, corresponds in a fascinating, provoking
manner with the portraits of hybrid women by Feng Zhengjie. Both artists
utilize the techniques of Pop Art and its closely related concept of serial
pieces to illustrate contemporary social conditions – but their observations
and reflections vary fundamentally. The result is an exciting discourse that
poses questions on the own social positioning and that also explores the scope
between closeness and distance, between East and West; a dialogue that searches
for an exchange of cultures by means of similarities and differences."
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