East Contemporary

Pearl Lam, Hong Kong, Soho: Pino Pinelli “Pittura”

Hong Kong, September 18 – October 13, 2015, http://www.pearllam.com

An Italian artist like Pino Pinelli, now in his 70’s, has lived through a lot. The press release mentioned a “deep influence by the Zero Group” but he was not part of them. The body of work seems to revolve around monochrome “paintings” that change their external shape over time.IMG_20150917_195844

In the exhibition, all the presented works looked slightly similar, although of different colors, shapes and sizes: All were anamorphous blobs, covered by a soft-looking artificial textile layer. It made me most of all think of one-piece plastic designer furniture or the velvety interiors of boxes used to store jewelry. It must be a nightmare to maintain these works once the greasy Hong Kong/China dust sets upon them, unless they are machine-washable.IMG_20150917_195948 IMG_20150917_195855 IMG_20150917_195833

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