15.03.15 — 15.04.15

Lu Yang
Wrathful King Kong Core

Presenting: Lu Yang, Wrathful King Kong Core, 14′48″, HD video, 2011

Shanghainese artist Lu Yang (b. 1984) explores the borders of bio- and new media-art, often stirring controversy in the process. Mixing ancient Buddhist cosmology with Western science, Wrathful King Kong Core interrogate the nature of human emotion – she describes it as “a foolhardy attempt to superimpose religious concepts of wrathful deities onto scientific theories of the brain’s anger response mechanisms.” Featuring a soundtrack by renowned Chinese noise musician Yao Dajuin.

Wrathful King Kong Core is currently being shown at Arthub’s most recently opened exhibition Transcending Tibet: Mapping Contemporary Tibetan Art in the Global Context at Rogue Space Chelsea, New York. The exhibition runs from March 14-April 12, 2015.

Exclusive interview with Lu Yang conducted by Francesca Girelli coming soon.