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Press Kit | no. 748-10

Fashioning the intangible: the conceptual clothing of Ying Gao exhibition at the UQAM Centre de Design

Montreal, Canada

Centre de design de l'UQAM

Event + Exhibition, Fashion Design

Dates: November 14 to December 15, 2013
Vernissage: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 6 pm
Curator: Renee Baert

Montreal, Canada, 2013-11-06 - The UQAM Centre de Design is presenting an exhibition devoted to the clothing design of Ying Gao, fashion designer and professor at UQAM's School of Design and École Supérieure de Mode. From November 14 to December 15, Montrealers will have the opportunity to discover Gao's fascinating works, which have been shown around the world. Mediating between the body and its physical and social environment, some of the pieces integrate different technologies and respond to their immediate surroundings.

Encompassing art, fashion and technology, the creations of this Montreal designer give substance to the immaterial through the interaction between matter and the imaginary,as curator Renee Baert notes, “between the tangibility of the body and the infinite expressivity of its embellishments.”

Fashioning the intangible: the conceptual clothing of Ying Gao
This exhibition assembles the Montreal designer's latest creations, which combine the conceptual rigour of an artistic practice, advanced technical research and a critical dialogue with various fashion discourses.

The intangible is a key component in both the creation and fabrication of Gao’s works. Elements that can’t be grasped, such as the air of a diaphanous fabric, are an integral part of the structure of her pieces. Other impalpable elements include work activated by a voice, a glance or a flash of light.

The intangible is also manifested through the idea of mutation in the designer's work, in which clothes change and transform, notes the curator. These physical metamorphoses also are related to the innovative use of materials. Baert likens Gao’s validation of the intangible to “a philosophical position, an alternative to the predominance of presence and visibility in Western traditions. The aesthetic grace of Gao's work – subtle, delicate and elegant – expands the definition of the ethereal to encompass beauty.”

This exhibition is produced in collaboration with CARGO Curatorial Group.

Ying Gao
Winner of the Phyllis Lambert Design Montréal Grant in 2009, her creations integrating technology and interactivity have been shown around the world and are the subject of numerous publications in journals and books on art and design. Her project Playtime is featured in the film The Capsule, directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari and screened at several major festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival (2013) and the Toronto International Film Festival (2012). Ying Gao has taught at UQAM's School of Design and École Supérieure de Mode since 2003. yinggao.ca

Address and opening hours
UQAM Centre de Design
1440 Sanguinet Street (corner of Sainte-Catherine East)
Montreal (Berri-UQAM metro)
Open Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
Free admission

Information
Phone: 514 987-3395
www.centrededesign.com
www.facebook.com/centrededesign.uqam.ca

More high definition photos
centrededesign.smugmug.com/Saison2013-2014/Ying-Gao-Lintangible-en-tant

Interviews
To request an interview with the artist, please contact Maude N. Béland at 514 987-3000, extension 1707, or beland.maude_n@uqam.ca.

Source: Maude N. Béland, Press Relations Officer
Press Relations and Special Events Division
UQAM Communications Service
Phone: 514 987-3000, ext. 1707
beland.maude_n@uqam.ca
twitter.com/MaudeNBeland

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Centre de design de l’UQAM
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beland.maude_n@uqam.ca
514 987-3000, extension 1707

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