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About

“ ” Quote Unquote attempts to reveal the absurdity of the juxtaposing absence and presence in certain social gestures by representing different levels of visibility, authority and extractivism. “ ” Quote Unquote is a curatorial project generated from resisting the hegemony of patriarchal narratives.

In its first edition, we are pleased to present 16 artists of Chinese descent, whose works emerge as collective responses to recent social and domestic brutalities against women and sexual minorities in China. Their works revolve around exploring diverse cultural facets of identity politics practice, in the context of inquiring about the relationship between excessive self-censorship and patriarchal hegemony in the authoritative system of governance. Ideologies that celebrate compliance towards patriarchal society are well constructed and promoted by the nation through cultural products and mass media discourse.

This utterly impedes marginalised individuals both economically and politically in establishing and preserving sustained subjectivity, not to mention the psychological coping mechanisms required to perceive and detox the hidden pain generated by experiencing these public events.

In the London milieu which is comparatively tolerant towards transgenderism and postgenderism, this exhibition intends to showcase the subtlety of the sense of misalignment and incongruity, exploring the difference between the productive rhythms of identity politics in China and others.

Showcasing Artists:

Celeste Viv Ly @virtio.djvu

Chen Yuchen @worchen

Kai Yan Cheung @jeskaiyan

Moyu Yang @m0m0999999999

Portia yuran li @portia__lee

Raw2.2 @raw2.2

Uchercie @Uchercie

VIN @vinxxchen

William Zou @zouwilliam

Xicheng Lu @breadquinnn

Xinyu Xu @xinyuiris

Yige Tong @ y11ge

Zhu qia @zhu_qia

Zhikang Cai @kaia1o

Zinong Zhang@zinong.zhang

Zeus Li @lizeqize

Produced by @a.phantom.city

Curated by @uchercie

Hosted by @weareuglyduck

Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quote-unquote-tickets-522927178267