RE-DüRER: artist, death, and the devil (2016)

HD video, color, sound, 11’ 46”

Inizialmente concepita come parte di un trittico, quest’opera reinterpreta un’incisione di Albert Dürer. Modificando un popolare videogioco, l’artista introduce l’avatar di Joseph Beuys, suggerendo che il pensiero utopico è l'unico rimedio ai malesseri della società.

Originally conceived as an element of a triptych, this work reinterprets an engraving by Albert Dürer. By hacking a popular videogame, the artist introduces a virtual Joseph Beuys, suggesting that utopian thinking is the only antidote to the world's malaise.

HUI WAI-KEUNG (許強) (HONG KONG)

Hui Wai-Keung (許維強) è nato e cresciuto a Hong Kong. Ha ottenuto un Master of Fine Arts (MFA) presso la School of Creative Media della City University of Hong Kong e una Laurea in Belle Arti con specializzazione in Scultura presso l’Art School di Hong Kong. Le sue opere sono state presentate in Cina e all’estero. In tempi recenti, ha partecipato a numerose residenze artistiche in Europa e in Asia. Si cimenta con media differenti, in particolare con quelli digitali, tematizzando il rapporto tra tecnologia e natura. Crede nella capacità dell’arte di generare mondi possibili e alternativi, anche attraverso la retorica messianica, mistica, mitologica e pseudo-scientifica. Appassionato di estetica, ha recentemente curato un’esposizione sul tema della melancolia nell’arte contemporanea. Sollecita un ritorno al sublime, e allo stesso tempo, invita a ripensare la categoria del sublime in quanto tale.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Hui Wai-Keung (許維強) received his MFA from School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong and graduated in Fine Arts (Sculpture) from Hong Kong Art School. His works have been exhibited abroad and throughout Hong Kong. In recent years, he has been an artist in residence in both Europe and Asia. He has been working in various media, but now focuses on digital media and Mother Nature. Hui Wai-Keung believes that the power of art can create a new universe filled with alternative possibilities. Thus, he is especially interested in irrational topics such as myths or pseudoscience. He also likes to spend time studying aesthetics. His curatorial work includes an exhibition about melancholy and contemporary art. Hui Wai-Keung believes it might be time for art to return to sublime, but also that a new definition of sublime is sorely missing.