STEN LEX in Shanghai

STEN LEX

SHANGHAI SOLO SHOW

STEN LEX Solo Show in Shanghai

This show is the first exhibition ever in China of the famous young Italian duo, the most innovative at this moment: STEN LEX. Pioneers in their use of stencil in Italy, STEN LEX invest the streets of Rome since 2001. They quickly obtained international fame thanks to their impressive portraits of anonymous people pasted in the cities across the world. Invited by Banksy to the Cans Festival in London in 2008, recently seen at the Open Walls Festival in Baltimore and in the exhibition Vues sur Vues in Belgium, STEN LEX’s work is internationally recognized and valued by museums. In 2012, they entered the MACRO (Museum of Contemporary Art of Roma) collection for which they made a monumental in situ work. The exhibition offers a complete overview of STEN LEX’s work, from black & white as well as full color works from their latest researches. At the crossroads between Op Art (Optical art), photography and stencil, STEN LEX’s work is characterized by a highly developed technical finesse adapted to a monumental scale. This practice, called the hole school, consists in hand-cutting meticulously hundreds of lines. By an optical effect, these lines compose the final picture. Portraits found in archives from the 60s and 70s or drawn by the artists themselves are their raw material. These faces of people from another era who seem emotionless evoke memory and time passing. Paper strips from the stencil intentionally remain, as unfinished. STEN LEX’s in situ action take a significant dimension in Shanghai, one of the biggest cities in China. Huge outside portraits will bring a new dialogue between art and the city.

Family portraits

Family, Bao Miogen 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 180 x 106 cm

Family, Ni Caifang 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 180 x 120 cm

Family, Chen Wenxiu 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 180 x 120 cm

Family, Bao Meizhen 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 180 x 114 cm

Family, Zhang Ligang 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 180 x 120 cm

Family, Zhang Liangjie 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 180 x 94 cm

Family, Ma Sai 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 180 x 99 cm

Abstracts

Untitled 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 121 x 153 cm

Untitled 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 180 x 111 cm

Untitled 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 171 x 120 cm

Untitled 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 155 x 120 cm

Untitled 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 90 x 70 cm

Untitled 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 70 x 100 cm

Untitled 2013 Handcut paper stencil on wood 53 x 100 cm

Monotypes

Untitled 2013 Stencil on paper monotype Ed. /30 58 x 50 cm

Untitled 2013 Stencil on paper monotype 3 AP 58 x 50 cm

Untitled 2013 Stencil on paper monotype Ed. /30 58 x 50 cm

Untitled 2013 Stencil on paper monotype 3 AP 58 x 50 cm

Untitled 2013 Stencil on paper monotype Ed. /30 58 x 50 cm

Untitled 2013 Stencil on paper monotype 3 AP 58 x 50 cm

Portraits

Untitled 2012 Stencil cut out and paint 70 x 41 cm

Untitled 2012 Stencil cut out and paint 70 x 48 cm

Untitled 2010 Stencil cut out and paint 42 x 29,5 cm

Untitled 2012 Stencil cut out and paint 42 x 29,5 cm

Sten Lex Shanghai Solo Show is a limited edition catalogue published by Magda Danysz Gallery (Paris / Shanghai) MD Editions on the occasion of STEN LEX Solo show in Shanghai from March, 16th 2013 to April, 30th 2013 info@magda-gallery.com www.magda-gallery.com

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