Lee Mingwei's Berlin exhibition delayed by pandemic, features digital activations and collaborative peace installation
Lee Mingwei's inaugural solo exhibition in Europe, initially scheduled for March 27 at Berlin's Gropius Bau, will now physically debut on May 4 because of COVID-19. The Taiwanese artist has developed two digital projects: Invitation for Dawn, which features one-on-one video performances with an opera singer, and Letter to Oneself, which encourages the public to submit self-addressed letters. His exhibition, titled 禮Li, Gifts and Rituals, delves into Confucian ideas surrounding rituals and gift-giving. A significant piece, Our Peaceable Kingdom (2020), showcases 27 artworks by 11 international artists, reimagining Edward Hicks's 1833 Peaceable Kingdom. Lee lives in New York with his husband John and frequently travels between New York, Paris, and Taipei. Local artists finished the Gropius Bau installation after Lee's departure due to travel limitations.
Key facts
- Lee Mingwei's first European solo exhibition was postponed from March 27 to May 4, 2020 due to COVID-19
- The exhibition 禮Li, Gifts and Rituals is at Gropius Bau in Berlin
- Two digital activations were created: Invitation for Dawn and Letter to Oneself
- Our Peaceable Kingdom installation features 27 paintings by artists worldwide reinterpreting Edward Hicks's 1833 work
- Lee Mingwei lives in New York's Financial District and works with gallery Perrotin
- The artist travels frequently between New York, Paris, and Taipei where his parents reside
- Local Berlin artists completed the installation after Lee's sudden departure due to travel restrictions
- Lee is reading a tenth-century Chinese text about Northern Song Dynasty capital life
Entities
Artists
- Lee Mingwei
- Edward Hicks
Institutions
- Gropius Bau
- Perrotin
- ArtReview
- Microsoft
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- New York
- United States
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Paris
- France
- Beijing
- China
- Berkeley
- Marais