Past Residents
Past Resident2012: ACC - Asian Cultural Council
Mu Li
Mu Li works with video, photography, installation and performance art. His work transcends the boundaries of the artist by broadening his personal understanding of art through the works themselves. Everyday life also plays an important role in Li’s work, in which a relationship between the environment, the general public, and the artist is established. Often, the boundaries between art and life are questioned by the artist’s personal experiences portrayed in his work.
Mu Li (born 1974, Feng County, Jiangsu Province, China) lives and works in Shanghai. He graduated from the Suzhou School of Art and Design, Suzhou, 1995 and the Academy of Art of Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2001.
Events & Exhibitions
The Power to Host
June 15–July 29, 2011
Mu Li, Blued Books, 2008-2009, Photography, video, drawing, installations, and text. Courtesy of the artist
Mu Li, New Job, 2010, Contract, photography, and interview. Courtesy of the artist
Mu Li, Present, 2009, Photography, video, sound, and letters. Courtesy of the artist
Mu Li, My Questions, 2010, Installation, video, and interviews. Courtesy of the artist
Mu Li, Unfamiliar, 2009, Video installation. Courtesy of the artist
Residents from China
Past Resident2012: Bunka-cho - Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Motoko Dobashi
By means of different media, including wall paintings, drawings and prints, Motoko Dobashi creates imaginary landscapes that reflect visions of contemporary society. In her work elements from the graphic art of various cultures and eras coexist on a monochrome surface. The source for her inspiration can be found in Rennaissance copperplate engravings as well as in contemporary Japanese Mangas, computer graphics and images from the internet. Dobashi makes use of diverse perspectives to establish a unique visual perception, and allow the viewer to access fictitious worlds, particularly in her site-specific wall paintings.
Motoko Dobashi (born 1976, Tokushima, Japan) lives and works in Munich and Berlin. She studied painting at the Musashino Art University, Tokyo, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including Lenbachhaus, Munich; Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin; and Tokyo Wonder Site. She is represented by Gallery Dina4 Projekte, Munich, Lullin + Ferrari, Zurich, and Galerie Laurent Mueller, Paris, and her work is included in major public and private collections.
Motoko Dobashi, Roots, 2010, Acrylic on wall , 215 × 125 × 476 in. (546.1 × 317.5 × 1209.04 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo
Motoko Dobashi, The Folded Hut, 2011 , Acrylic and poster print on wall, 546 × 97 × 136 in. (1386.84 × 246.38 × 345.44 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Laurent Mueller, Paris
Motoko Dobashi, Riverside, 2009 , Acrylic on paper, 133/16 × 65/8 in. (33.53 × 16.76 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Motoko Dobashi, Tower of Straw, 2009, Adhesive foil on window, photocopy and acrylic on wall and wood, 531/2 × 531/2 × 427/8 in. (135.89 × 135.89 × 108.97 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Dina4 Projekte, Munich
Motoko Dobashi, Spores, 2009 , Photocopy and acrylic on wall, 156 × 117 × 78 in. (396.24 × 297.18 × 198.12 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Lullin + Ferrari, Zurich
Past Resident2012: MAC- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Anton Cabaleiro
Anton Cabaleiro explores the relationship between new technologies and society through digital means. His work includes the different phases of the creative process, from graphic design stages to the final audiovisual result. In his single-channel videos and video installations he mixes several techniques, such as motion graphics, animation and augmented reality, to combine real and virtual elements within the same environment. He employs concepts from landscape design, anthropology, philosophy and mass media theories to create a synthetic, clean, compact and direct work; paying special attention to how the various real and virtual layers interact with each other.
Anton Cabaleiro (born 1977 in Spain) received a MFA in Computer Arts from the School of Visual Arts, New York; a MS in Landscape Design from Columbia University, and a PhD in Art, Design and Technology at the Complutense University, Madrid. Past exhibitions include the Bronx Museum Biennial, New York; Armory Show, New York; New York University, New York; Museum of Art and Design, New York; Times Square Public Space Projects, New York; Under the Bridge Festival, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art of Vigo, Spain; the Andalusian Center of Contemporary Art, Spain; ARCO International Fair of Contemporary Art, Madrid; The Cervantes Institute, Beijing; Marisa Marimon Gallery; Marlborough Gallery; and the Loop International Fair of Video, Barcelona.
Anton Cabaleiro, Study for Synchronized Landscape, 2011, Drawing, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
Anton Cabaleiro, Study for Suspended Landscape, 2011, Photograph, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
Anton Cabaleiro, Study for Digital Landscape, 2009, Drawing, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
Anton Cabaleiro, Synchronized Landscapes #01, 2011, Video installation, 60 × 96 in. (152.4 × 243.84 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Anton Cabaleiro, Study for Synchronized Landscape, 2011, Photograph, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
