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Tuesday, June 22 2010

'Canvas and Bronze' - Li Lei on eChinacities

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June 2010

From www.eChinacities.com

The Elisabeth de Brabant Gallery is a peaceful oasis on busy Fuxing Lu, and delivers consistently great exhibitions from international and local artists. This July, the gallery is hosting the work of Shanghainese abstract artist Li Lei. Throughout his long and successful career, Li has dabbled in genres as diverse as bronze work and canvas painting. This exhibition brings together pieces from his bronze collection, “Fallen Angels”, and his canvas collection “Shanghai Flowers”.

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Saturday, May 29 2010

Art Dinner with Li Lei

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May 31, 2010

Art Center @ 299 Fuxing

In honor of the artist Li Lei, the Elisabeth de Brabant Art Center hosted two private art dinners at the art center to open the artist's solo exhibition. Chef David Laris created specially tailored meals for both evenings inspired by the works of Li Lei. Continue reading to see more images from the evening.

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Friday, May 28 2010

LI LEI: Canvas and Bronze

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May 28 - August 15, 2010

Art Center, Upper Gallery

The focus of the world is currently on Shanghai. We are most honored to be able to celebrate this moment in the city’s development by presenting one of Shanghai’s iconic abstract artists, Li Lei.

Li Lei has been a good friend of mine for several years now, and still his artworks have never ceased to astonish me. I have come to know Li Lei as a kind, distinguished, and discreet gentleman. I discovered another side to this venerable, pivotal figure of China’s contemporary art scene upon my first visit to his studio. His works are vulnerable, and incredibly expressive vibrations of the soul. It is immediately obvious that the most intense feelings of the artist and the man are completely given over to his artworks; his paintings, his sculpture, his inner life.

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