Chen Wenbo presents nine paintings in his solo exhibition 'An Aesthetic Micropolitics' in 'Dissociation: 2011 Art Changsha', including Street series (2010-2011), Target series (2009-2010), Circuit Diagram (2011), Pearl Trap (2011), and Thickness of the Middle Class (2010). Born in the Cultural Revolution, the artist studied art education in the 1980s at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Chen reproduce mundane objects in bright colour and photorealistic detail, provoking discussion about popular culture, mass production and other social problems during China's economic boom.

Presenting multiple solo exhibitions simultaneously at Hunan Provincial Museum, September to October 2011, 'Dissociation: 2011 Art Changsha' brings together works by ten artists from multiple discipline, different generations and contexts, offering a constellation of ideas, touching on issues such as local tradition, mass culture, body, personal memory and many others, to provide a comprehensive picture of the Chinese contemporary art scene with the least restrictions. 'Art Changsha' reaches its 3rd anniversary since 2007.

Includes research essay, interview, artist's note and biography.

Other catalogues from 'Dissociation' are also available in the archive:

Dissociation | Mao Xuhui: The Eternity in Reflection (MON.MXH)
Dissociation | Zhang Xiaogang: Superimposed Vision and Hidden Dimension (MON.ZXG) 
Dissociation | Zhan Wang: Sonorous Zeroing Confronting and Moderate (MON.ZHW2)
Dissociation | Ma Liuming: Gender Performativity and Bio-politics (MON.MLM) 
Dissociation | Zhao Nengzhi: The Real Sense (MON.ZNZ) 
Dissociation | Duan Jianyu: Apotheosis of Imagination (MON.DJY)
Dissociation | Wang Guangle: Disappearance of Rhetoric (MON.WGL)
Dissociation | Chen Wei: The Story of Boxes (MON.CHW9)
Dissociation | Ma Qiusha: The Boundary (MON.MQS)