FINE CHINA works by Jeremy Tsang Cell Gallery – Gallery 1313 1313 Queen St. West 416-536-6778 June 8-19 Reception June 9

Art exhibition explores genealogy of fine china, the mutual fascination of the west & the east

Toronto, ON -- FINE CHINA is a solo exhibition presented by Gallery 1313 comprising of interdisciplinary artist, Jeremy Tsang’s recent works that deal with the socio -political history surrounding fine china and its iconography, food and culture. The exhibition is one part genealogy of fine china and one part Duchampian Ready made.

After a successful exhibition and performance with his mother as a headliner artist in Toronto Evergreen Brick Works’ inaugural pilot art project, “Think Outside Box” the month of April 2016, Tsang continue on his exploration of lost traditions, misrepresentations and cultural diaspora through his art practice.

Tsang’s hybrid identity of being born in Hong Kong during the occupation of the British Colony, and then immigrating to Canada and raised as a Canadian, informs many aspects of his artistic practice. His exploration as a whole attempts to encapsulate the present day 21st century conditions and experiences. What it means to exist in the era of global villages, where most have a background of cultural diaspora, raised in omnipresence of virtual reality. The playful juxtaposition with the imagined & real, the strange & familiar are common recurring elements in my work. Although the medium in each work differs (video element, object-making, photography, lighting-based, non-traditional art materials, to Fluxus based happening), Tsang’s art employs an anthropological lens to project an honest reflection of modern life and offers a glimpse of a possible future.

Jeremy Tsang is an artist with varied discipline practicing out of Toronto. Tsang has exhibited across galleries in Canada, including St. Mary’s University Art Gallery (Halifax) to Latitude 53 (Edmonton). His commissioned large scale public art has exhibited across Canada from Halifax’s Nocturne, Ft. McMurray’s igNIGHT, to Saskatoon’s Nuit Blanche. Recently profiled in Maclean’s Magazine as a notable NSCAD University alumnus commissioned and exhibited across the country gaining traction with the art crowd and general public. In the upcoming months, Tsang’s newly commissioned public works will be revealed and exhibited across Canada in Saskatoon’s Placemaker Program, Windsor’s W.A.V.E.S. Festival, Cape Breton’s Lumiere Festival, and Toronto’s Summer Solstice Festival and BIG on Bloor.

Website: www.t-sang.com