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Turning the home into a world of art
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“GARY Baseman: The Door is Always Open” makes its Chinese mainland debut at Shanghai Chi K11 Art Museum. Featuring hundreds of works created by Gary Baseman over three decades, the exhibition re-imagines the museum’s space to create a home-like environment.
Featured spaces include the living and dining rooms, bedroom, den, study, hallway, studio office, backyard and alley. For Baseman, art and life is entwined, so he has included furniture from his childhood home.
Born in Los Angeles in 1960, Baseman is the fourth child of Holocaust survivors from Ukraine. His parents instilled in him the value of education and to live life to its fullest. He was also influenced by LA’s multicultural environment and pop culture.
From his early works as an illustrator and his Emmy award–wining animation series “Teacher’s Pet,” to his complete line of designer toys and his imaginative paintings and photographs, Baseman’s work is considered insightful and seductive. Over the past 15 years, he has exhibited in the US, Asia, Europe and South America.
This exhibition showcases Baseman’s rich imagination through his work in illustration and animation to fashion and toy design. The exhibition layout is based on the concept that art should be combined with real life.
All the works on display in the “home,” paintings, toys, games and even wall paper created by Baseman. His most popular character — Toby has also arrived in Shanghai for the first time.
In the “living room,” visitors can sit down to admire artworks and chat with their friends. The inspiration of this exhibition is closely related to Baseman’s personal experiences from growing up in Hollywood to his Jewish upbringing and his world travels. His sarcasm and black humor appeal to both adults and children.
Baseman coined the term “pervasive art” as an alternative to the restrictive art labels of lowbrow or pop surrealism.
The title of the exhibition is a phrase come to stand for the connection between imagination and creativity and the influence of personal history on artistic creation.
Jin Jiangbo, executive director of public art coordination center in Shanghai, says: “His playful yet popular interpretation of pop-surrealism and the concept of ‘home’ arouses our emotions and leads us to think about the other side of human nature.”
Date: Through March 5,
10am-7pm
Venue: Chi K11 Art Museum
Admission: 60 yuan
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