Phillip Lai's Third Solo Show at Franco Noero Gallery in Turin

Phillip Lai's third solo exhibition at Franco Noero Gallery in Turin presents works that appear industrially produced but reveal meticulous handcraft and control over measurements, colors, and installation. The show critiques mass production and overconsumption in Western culture. Works include resin basins that are each unique despite looking identical, steel supports holding sandblasted plastic bottles to mimic glass, and burned grain in a large blue container referencing economic destruction of surplus. The centerpiece, 'Facts are Presented Only as they Arise,' is a long row of yellow-painted containers evoking African queues for water and Western waste repurposed in needy countries. The exhibition runs through an unspecified date in 2019.