Get It Louder
Get It Louder, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou
British Council, London
May - Jun 2010
Get It Louder was an international exhibition organised by leading Chinese curator Ou Ning. The first edition in 2005 was the most substantial showing ever of contemporary Chinese design in China. For the 2007 sequel Ou Ning invited the British Council and Newbetter to co-curate a collection of British work.
Emily Campbell, former director of Architecture, Design and Fashion at the British Council together with Shumon Basar and Joshua Bolchover curated the UK representation which included 14 artists and designers whose work had not previously been seen in China - Åbäke, Danny Brown, Marloes Ten Bhomer, Sam Buston, Shezad Dawood, Neil Rock, Julia Lohmann, Simon Heijdens, Celine Condorelli, Assa Ashuach, D-Fuse and Troika.
Get It Louder opened at the Grandview Mall in Guangzhou and toured to Shanghai and Beijing. During the three month tour the exhibition attracted over 175,000 visitors.
taken from the press release
British Council
Images © Matylda Krzykowski
Arne Split
2007
Found wooden and metal chair elements
A fake Arne Jacobsen 3107 chairs mixed with another chair found in a furniture warehouse.
Chinoise Trouvé
2007
Found wooden chair elements
This chair uses a copy of a Chinese antique stool as found in many shopping malls around the world.
Huang Chair
2007
Found rattan and metal chair elements
A rattan chair on the base of a typical Chinese school chair base.
