MadeIn : Seeing One's Own Eyes

26 May-11 Jul 2010

Overview

MadeIn is a new artists’ collective founded by Chinese artist Xu Zhen in Shanghai in 2009. Derived from ‘Made In’, two words that refer to manufacturing (with country of origin not specified), the name also phonetically translates into Chinese for ‘without a roof ’ (‘méi d˘ı∙ng’), thereby suggesting an openness to the collective’s work. Through a range of media including sculpture, video and installation, clichéd images of the Middle East such as oil, religious conflict and war raise issues of cultural perception. Ikon’s presentation is the first European exhibition by MadeIn and is organised in collaboration with S.M.A.K., Belgium.