Exhibition

Lunar New Year // Ye Funa: TRANSFORM.ME 易装 · 癖

<p><strong>Lunar New Year // Ye Funa: TRANSFORM.ME 易装 &middot; 癖</strong></p>

When

10 February 2024 -
31 March 2024

Location

4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art

181-187 Hay St, Haymarket

Exhibition opening day celebrations
Saturday 10 February, 3pm - 6pm
Free | Register here.


Beijing-based artist Ye Funa presents their audience-participatory installation TRANSFORM.ME [易装 · 癖] on the ground floor of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. This transformative experience turns the gallery into a cyber grunge salon, paying homage to China's SMART (Sha-ma-te) subculture as it has evolved from rural provinces to the vibrant urban youth culture.

Blurring the lines between commercial display and art exhibition, TRANSFORM.ME [易装 · 癖] appropriates concepts of devices, display, reflection and image perfection. This dynamic space serves as a mirror for the rebirth and regeneration inherent in the online self-expression of populist street culture.

Artists

Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Image: Kai Wasikowski
  

Ye Funa, TRANSFORM.ME, 2024, exhibition view. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Supported by The City of Sydney’s Festivals and Events Sponsorship 2024 Grant Program. Photo: Kai Wasikowski.