Lui Wei, Unlimited, 2004

Yang Fudong, Honey, 2003 Video

The Haudenschild Collection was the inspiration for the exhibition City Lights: Shanghai – Los Angeles at the University Art Gallery, CSULB on view November 7 – December 17, 2006. The exhibition was organized by Yeonsoo Chee and it examined contemporary life in Shanghai and Los Angeles. Chee writes that these cities were “two of the most dynamic and influential urban centers of the 21st century. On the streets—and in the artists’ images—of these two great metropolises are played out many of the issues confronting post-modern society: the globalization of markets and cultures, the search for individual identity in the face of homogenization, the proliferation of artifice and spectacle, the excesses of consumer culture, and the endless sprawl of urban development.”

Song Tao, In Loud Crowds I Dream of Hanging Myself 2, 2002

Yang Fudong, City Light, 2000 Video

Works on loan for this exhibition included Lui Wei Unlimited (2004); Yang Fudong City Light (2000) video; Song Tao In Loud Crowds I Dream of Hanging Myself 2 (2002); Yang Fudong Honey 5 (2003); Yang Fudong Honey (2003) video; Xiang Liqing Rock Never (Facades) #2 (2002).  The Los Angeles portion of the exhibition featured works by Uta Barth, Martin Kersels, Michael Light, Robbert Flick, and Melanie Pullen.

On November 16, 2006 Eloisa Haudenschild was in conversation with CSULB Professor Todd Gray as part of the exhibition.

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Xiang Liqing, Rock Never, 2002

Yang Fudong, Honey 5, 2003