Yan Wang Preston solo exhibition 'Three Easier Pieces'

Photographer and former artist-in-residence at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel Yan Wang Preston show her recent works in the solo exhibition 'Three Easier Pieces' at Messums London.

As the latest development of the artist's practice, the exhibition presents a series of interconnected pieces exploring issues around migration, landscape, race and gender.

In her second solo exhibition at Messums London, the Chinese-British photographer Yan Wang Preston presents new works that explore the complexities of cultural migration by restaging iconic artworks in different geopolitical and cultural contexts. The series includes the photographic and performative restaging of artworks such as ‘To Add a Metre to an Anonymous Mountain, 1995’, ‘Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1817’, and ‘Olympia,1863’, the latter featuring the first decolonial study of the botanical details in Manet’s painting. Already three years in the making, Three Easier Pieces is the debut appearance of the works. The exhibition will feature a selection of large, collectable prints as well as a ‘Making Room’ sharing behind the scenes materials such as letters for volunteers, snapshots, and films.

More information on the gallery's website.

Yan Wang Preston was in residence in 2013 while she was working on her 'Mother River Series' project.

Exhibition: 24 April to 25 May, 2024

Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 10:00am – 6:00pm / Saturday 11:00am – 5:00pm / Bank Holidays: Closed

Venue: Messums London, 28 Cork Street, London, W1S 3NG