His exhibition at Mori Art Museum saw a record-breaking visitor number that exceeds 600,000.
His work stirred a frenzy at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field.
Leandro Erlich, Swimming Tool
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2014)
Steel frame, wood, tempered glass, swimming pool ladder
© Keizo Kioku, courtesy 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
He claims to be an artist working in between reality and imagination.
He centers his work around reality, symbols and underlying meanings.
He is full of imagination, good at subverting the normality and rethinking his expressional techniques,
and favors the action of breaking reality by constructing and deconstructing scenarios.
He is Argentine artist Leandro Erlich.
Leandro Erlich, Building (2004)
Exhibited at Le 104, Paris (2011)
Inkjet, light, iron, wood and mirror
6 x 8 x 12 m
© Leandro Erlich Studio
Erlich created a new version of Building for this exhibition. It is inspired by the classic shop signs and outer firewalls in Chinatown. The entity that is originally far away from China is now placed in the Chinese capital city. The approach embodies the eternal distance between representation and essence, and how we easily accept a traveler’s impression of a city or a culture.
Leandro Erlich: The Confines of the Great Void
From July 11 to August 25 at CAFA Art Museum,
the largest Leandro Erlich solo exhibition to date will take place.
Leandro Erlich, Pulled by the Roots (2015)
On-site installation exhibited at ZKM, Germany (2015)
© ONUK, courtesy ZKM
Spanning 25 years of Erlich’s artist life,
showcasing 20 large-scale interactive installations,
the exhibition brings an all-round participatory art experience for the audience.
Leandro Erlich, Classroom (2017)
Exhibited at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2017)
Wood, window, desk and chair, door, glass, light
Dimensions variable
© Mori Art Museum, photo taken by Hasegawa Kenta
Truth becomes fiction when the fiction’s true; Real becomes unreal when the unreal is real. (假作真时真亦假,无为有处有还无。)
In the state of void, oneness and tranquility (虚壹而静),
our senses resonate and transcend reality,
and arrive at the “Confines of the Great Void”.
Leandro Erlich, La vereda (2007 - 2019)
Exhibited at Ruth Benzacar Galería, Buenos Aires (2012)
Metal frame, resin, fiberglass, mirror, water system, projector and player
2.5 x 11.7 x 3.4 m
© Ignacio Iasparra, courtesy Ruth Benzacar Galería
These works are a narrative unfolded in the public realm.
By stories visually constructed from daily life, the artist awakens re-examination of daily scenes.
They come from reality, share experience, develop a new style that breaks people’s stereotypes.
Leandro Erlich, Lost Garden (2009)
Exhibited at Galería Nogueras-Blanchard, Madrid (2013)
Metal frame, brick, window, mirror, light and artificial plants
Courtesy Galería Nogueras-Blanchard
Erlich likes to apply all kinds of media and expressive approaches,
to create works that challenge the conceptual limits of the audience.
His works include installation, ready-made object, sculpture, video and even painting.
Leandro Erlich, Port of Reflections (2014)
Exhibited at Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, New York (2017)
Fiber glass, metal frame, movement system, wood, acrylic panel
© Jerry Thompson, courtesy Neuberger Museum of Art
The situation created by Erlich can trigger the audience’s visual thinking,
which further evokes a new way to process the world,
which intertwines their on-site feelings and directs to a new reality.
Leandro Erlich, Staircase (2008)
Exhibited at HOW Art Museum (2018)
Mixed materials
Dimensions variable
© Ye Dawei
Buy the Ticket
On July 11, an illusionary, deconstructed, subversive world of visual art will unfold in front of you.
Scan the QR code to buy early bird ticket:
Time: Jul 11 - Aug 25, 2019
(Not closed on Monday during the exhibition)
Opening Hours (Day): 9:30 - 17:30
Opening Hours (Night): 18:30 - 21:00 (Closed on Monday)
Last admission time (Night): 20:30
1. Early bird ticket: 88 yuan (only sold from Jun 20 to Jul 10, can be used throughout the exhibition period except for nights)
2. Adult weekday ticket: 108 yuan (from Monday to Friday except for weekends and nights)
3. Adult pass: 128 yuan (can be used throughout the exhibition period except for nights)
4. Double ticket: 168 yuan (unavailable for nights)
5. Triple ticket: 238 yuan (unavailable for nights)
6. Discount ticket: 60 yuan (Please refer to Discount Ticket Use Policy for eligibility; unavailable for nights)
7. Night ticket: 88 yuan (can be used from 18:30 to 21:00 daily except for Mondays. Last admission time is 20:30)
Ticketing Information
1. Please verify and exchange your e-ticket into paper ticket at the CAFAM reception desk. Tickets are only for single use. Re-admission into the museum requires purchase of a new ticket.
2. Children shorter than 1.2 meters are admitted free of ticket. Parent company is required. One child only allows one parent to accompany free of ticket.
3. Number of visitors might be controlled during peak hours. We kindly ask for your cooperation in this case.
4. Special event ticket price, temporary change of exhibition information or adjustment of night opening are subject to official notice of CAFAM. Successful ticket purchase is regarded as knowledge of and agreement to the rules of the exhibition. CAFAM reserves the right for final explanation.
Discount Ticket Use Policy
1. Student Discount: Limited to full-time bachelor students or below. Original student’s identity card is required (e-card is invalid; international students must bring ISIC student card). Entry of visitors without valid identity proof will be denied.
2. Senior Discount: Seniors at and above 60 can enjoy discount price upon showing original ID card.
3. Other Discount: Active military servicemen, disabled people can enjoy discount price upon showing valid identity proof.
4. People with CAFA alumni card, CAFAM VIP Card, CAFAM Membership Card, Museum Association Membership Card, museum employees can enjoy discount price.
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(Translated by Lu Yufan)