On the Other Side

On the Other Side
(Lost Paths of the Southwestern Chinese Tribes)

The East Meets west Gallery is proud to present a part of Tatiana Paleeva’s special art-project “On the Other Side”.
Who are these ethnic groups of Miao (Hmong), Ge (Gejia), Dong, Buy (Bouyei) and Yao (Man) hidden in the highlands and mountains off beaten track and out of “civilization”?

At the exhibition the artifacts collected during expeditions to Guizhou and Guanxi are presented in a synthesis of different forms of contemporary art.
Collectors and connoisseurs will be pleased by the first appearance in Moscow of the XIX century photographs of China by John Thomson, a well-known photographer and traveler. They will also see the finest black and white gelatin silver prints by Beijing photographer Kang Guo Qing made in the nineteen eighties of XX c. and the later works by his son, Kang Xue Song. Color portraits and documentary photos of the Miao and Ge people’s everyday life were carried out by the well-known Guizhou photo artist Lu Xian Yi especially for the survey Symbols and Rituals – An illustrated Introduction to the Civilizations of the Guizhou History, Culture and Civilization, Guiyang, 2006, Zhang Xia Song, Lu Xian Yi.

The Gallery artists Lilia Balasanova and Sergei Kolevatykh inspired by the Southwestern Chinese ethnic group’s traditional designs will present to the public their original photo-collages.

Tatiana Paleeva will also exhibit some XVII-XIX centuries’ Antique Chinese sculptures from her collection.

Please, join us in our expedition to the tribal treasures of hidden civilizations in the Southwestern provinces of China at ” New Manege” Hall 2, Booth 2

At 3/3 Georgiyevsy Per.
October 1, 2008 from 18.00 till 21.00
October 2-5, 2008 from 11:00 till 20:00.
Tel.: 692 37 39, 765 40 45
E-mail: Paleeva@emwgallery.com
www.eastmeetswestgalery.ru

East Meets West Gallery
Curator: Tanya Paleeva
Tel: 8-916-680 53 90
paleeva@emwgallery.com
www.eastmeetswestgalley.ru