Weng Fen (né en 1961) - photo 1
Weng Fen (né en 1961) - photo 2
Weng Fen (né en 1961) - photo 3

Weng Fen (né en 1961)

Lot 110
21.09.2022 15:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 110 | Weng Fen (né en 1961)
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Weng Fen (né en 1961)

On the wall: Guangzhou, 2003

tirage chromogénique

signé, daté et numéroté '6/10' à l’encre (image)

image/feuille : 124 x 181 cm.

Réalisée en 2003, cette œuvre est le numéro six d’une édition de dix exemplaires.



chromogenic print

signed, dated and numbered ‘6/10’ in ink (image)

image/sheet: 48 7/8 x 71 1/4 in.

Executed in 2003, this work is number six from an edition of ten.





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Galerie Loft, Paris

Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel



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Weng Fen, aussi connu sous le nom de Weng Peijun, a gagné sa notoriété par ses photographies et ses séries On the wall. Ces œuvres dépeignent des scènes urbaines, avec en premier plan des écolières, regardant leur ville en pleine modernisation. Contemplatives, ces fillettes apportent une touche poétique à la scène ainsi photographiée, contrebalançant la tension exercée par l’immensité de la ville, son urbanisation croissante et son effervescence. Comme un portraitiste de la Chine de son époque, Weng Fen explique : « Les villes lointaines sont les sous-produits du rêve de la modernisation ; aux yeux des gens, elles représentent la civilisation et le progrès moderne. La ville est devenue la religion d'aujourd'hui. En observant calmement cet 'hyper-progrès', je peux alors comprendre que les désirs des hommes soient à la base des problèmes sociaux ». D’autres exemples de ces séries se trouvent dans les collections des plus grands musées internationaux, notamment au MoMA et au Metropolitan Museum de New York, ainsi qu’au Centre Pompidou à Paris.
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‌Weng Fen, also known as Weng Peijun, has gained notoriety for his photographs and his On the Wall series. These works depict urban scenes, with school girls in the foreground, looking out over their modernising city. These contemporary girls bring a poetic touch to the photographed scene, counterbalancing the tension exerted by the immensity of the city, its increasing urbanisation and its effervescence.As a portraitist of the China of his time, Weng Fen explains: “The distant cities are the by-products of modernization's dream; in the eyes of people they represent civilization and modern progress. The city has become the religion of today. By calmly observing this 'hyper-progress,' I can then understand that men's desires are the basis for social problems.” Other examples of these series can be found in the collections of major international museums, including MoMA and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
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