Opening at Enjoy: Jade Townsend 'Typical Relics'

Typical Relics opens at Enjoy, Friday March 20, 5:30pm

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From the luxury Comme des Garçons concept store to Enjoy Gallery, Jade Townsend brings a selection of LED light works developed during her recent three-month residency in Beijing, China. Exploring the interplay between human values and the material world, the works focus on the construction of ‘taste’, reflecting the language of consumerist trends and the incredible vibrancy encountered in Beijing.

For opening night, musician Adam Ladley will be collaborating with Jade, responding to the work and reflecting the luxury aspects of Typical Relics first showing, including sound recording captured in Beijing.

At 6.00pm, Thursday March 26 fellow WARE recipient Erica van Zon with be joining Jade to share some moments from their residencies in Beijing and discuss what it means to create art in China.

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