{"id":13942,"date":"2019-01-30T15:20:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T07:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=13942"},"modified":"2021-09-26T13:48:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T05:48:09","slug":"faux-ivan-lam-22-february-2-april-2019-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/faux-ivan-lam-22-february-2-april-2019-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"FAUX &#8211; Ivan Lam | 21 February &#8211; 2 April 2019 &#8211; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-av_section-142ff43b7600746a6e970fde5cf91c57 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-13942'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"FAUX \u2013 Ivan Lam | 22 February \u2013 2 April 2019 \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/faux-ivan-lam-22-february-2-april-2019-works\/\">works\u00a0<\/a>|<a title=\"FAUX \u2013 Ivan Lam | 22 February \u2013 2 April 2019 \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/faux-ivan-lam-22-february-2-april-2019-press-release\/\">\u00a0press release<\/a>\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ivan-Lam-FAUX-ecatalogue.pdf\"> E-BOOKLET <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ivan-Lam-FAUX-Essay-by-Gowri-Balasegaram-.pdf\">ESSAY<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/?p=18537\">NEWS<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans thin'; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px; letter-spacing: 1px;\">FAUX<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Through a compelling and daring series of nine new pieces, Lam draws contemplations on the thin line between what is genuine in existence, and what appears no further than an illusion of the absolute reality. In a world driven by multiplying sources, and in a time where fact weaves with fiction, knowledge m\u00e9langes with rumours, and truth confounds with hoax, where would you place yourself amidst this turmoil? Where do you want to start believing and how far would you go?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this series, Lam interestingly engages his contemporary practice with one of the oldest traditions in Western oil painting, that is, the <em>\u201cNature Morte\u201d, <\/em>universally known under the term \u201cstill life\u201d, in which artists are to copy inanimate subject matters \u2013 either natural as of flowers, or man-made such as vases and drinking glasses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was once believed that \u201cthe creator\u201d of our universe granted artists with talent in the mission to glorify his creations, and that artists are to replicate the beauty and truth of the reality, in order to convey sense of appreciation. Nonetheless, what eventually stopped artists from sustaining this concept and place themselves in the role of \u201cthe creators\u201d instead? Since when did artists aspire to go beyond imitating? In this series, Lam challenges himself to return to the roots of what used to define an artist in the classical era. Stepping back and away from his ego, he places himself as an \u201coutsider\u201d of his own work. As he voluntarily self-positions in the \u201cclich\u00e9 of a painter, Lam questions what it means to lose oneself in the service of others, as what the titles chosen by his mother seem to likewise resonate; <em>Always Waiting, Be Thankful, Looking Up to You, Just for You, Depending On You, At Your Good Service, Tempus Fugit (Time flies), Inspirations and Dedication.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nine paintings of bouquets and stone are arrayed on the walls of the gallery, amongst them is placed a piece of marble \u2013 a metamorphic rock known and valued since the Ancient Greek, that maintains its importance and value until the present. He attempts to immortalize the impermanent flowers, by painting their exact forms and colours into perfection \u2013 as if wanting them to last for eternity. All in all, our society has always relied on the romantic vision of holding on to \u201cforever\u201d. As Plato and Aristotle defended, a work of art is a reflection of the nature and is therefore a \u201cmimesis\u201d \u2013 an attempt to imitate or reproduce reality. Although the theory may sound distant from what the contemporary art leans on, Lam reapplies this model using his personal modus, as a way to bring up discussions on the concept of \u201cfaux\u201d \u2013 a phenomenon that projects strong proximities with the flow and reception of information in the contemporary world we live in. When the real and the artificial are displayed next to one another, when we arrive to a condition where we can hardly differ truth and lie, would you stop believing?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wei-Ling Contemporary is proud to present <em>\u2018FAUX\u2019,<\/em> a solo exhibition by Ivan Lam, one of Malaysia\u2019s most progressive artists, who has played a far-reaching role in bringing the country\u2019s contemporary art scene forward. In 2018, he was part of a group exhibition of leading Malaysian artists, \u2018<em>Teh Tarik With The Flag\u2019,<\/em> curated by Wei-Ling Gallery at the National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia. In the same year, he had his solo exhibition entitled <em>\u2018HYMEN\u2019. <\/em>He was featured in the South China Morning Post as part of an international group show named <em>\u2018Seen\u2019,<\/em> organized at Wei-Ling Contemporary. In 2017, he presented a performance work, <em>\u2018Curating Human Experiences: Human Experience 66:06:06\u2019<\/em> in Kuala Lumpur, and was the only artist from Malaysia invited to create a project for the Karachi Biennale.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u2018FAUX\u2019 <\/em>is featured at Wei-Ling Contemporary from 21st February to 2nd April 2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Wei-Ling Contemporary is located at RT01 Sixth Floor, The Gardens Mall, 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 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