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Born in Taipei in 1959, Benrei HUANG graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University, then from the School of Visual Arts in New York with an MFA in Illustration. She had lived and worked as a children’s books illustrator in the United States for nearly 20 years before 2008, when she jumped into the contemporary art scene with her bunny Nini and was warmly welcomed by galleries and collectors alike. 2023 happens to be the Year of the Rabbit, and Nini will grace ART SG to show off its bunny flair on an international stage with its ever-changing poses and expressions that have innocence, poetry and humor all rolled into one.
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I create my own words in the textual world, just as Nini creates its own travels in the virtual world.
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Since her first Nini painting debuted in 2008, Benrei HUANG has not only used Nini as a protagonist in her creations, but also as her spokesperson—Nini’s crystal-clear eyes and sometimes amusing expressions are HUANG’s account of her thoughts and perception of life.
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There is no longer any ground to stand on.
We are being thrown upside down and inside out.
Has gravity given up on us or is it just a bit of fine-tuning?
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG重新排序中的世界 Things are being rearranged, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas24 x 29 7/8 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG知識路上勿玩耍 No fooling around on the road to wisdom, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas22 x 28 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG無可奉告的內心話 Something just can not share, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas29 7/8 x 24 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG新綠之境 Ahhh...green, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas29 7/8 x 24 in
76 x 61 cmSold
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Meditation.
No set time.
No set space.
Anytime, anywhere.
Drop your shopping bag,
and you can
be immortal.
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG每日沉思三分鐘（之一） The meditation for the day–1, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas29 7/8 x 24 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG每日沉思三分鐘（之二） The meditation for the day–2, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas29 7/8 x 24 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG春臨 Spring spur, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas29 7/8 x 24 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG屬於深秋的愁緒 Melancholy, 2021壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas29 7/8 x 24 in
76 x 61 cmSold
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HUANG’s recent works reflect on the various aspects of life under the global pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak at the end of 2019 took the world by storm—people have been worried about being infected and lives have been flipped upside down. Year 2022 sees the pandemic finally receding, as people also see a glimmer of light at the end of the long locked-down tunnel, yet this yearning is fraught with a sense of uncertainty.
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Nini listens to Goldberg Variations and wonders what variation means.
Dictionary says— A different or distinct form or version of something.
Mmm~~ just like Nini wears its raincoat doing various things.
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG
雨天變奏曲 Rainy days variation, 2022烤漆／玻璃纖維、不鏽鋼 Spray paint on fiberglass, stainless steel
66 1/2 x 39 3/4 x 33 7/8 in
169 x 101 x 86 cm
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Don't overthink! This all came to me on one sunny day, when I saw an egg with spots that looked like a bunny's tail at a farmer's market...
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG心之所在 No other place I'd rather be, 2021壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas28 x 22 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG值日生 On duty, 2021壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas28 x 22 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG休閒定律：孤獨旅行者篇 The theory of leisure: lonely travelers edition, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas28 x 22 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG粉絲 Fans, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas28 x 22 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG人生好難 To do list, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas28 x 22 in
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黃本蕊 Benrei HUANG三兩成伴 Two is a couple, three's the company, 2022壓克力顏料／畫布 Acrylic on canvas28 x 22 in
71 x 56 cmSold
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Installation views
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We are the mischievous yet still protected--
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Benrei HUANG limited-edition giclée prints on paper
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A total of 25 paintings, 4 sculptures and 8 print works created by HUANG in the past two years are slated to be on display at ART SG. Among them, a life-size 169-cm sculpture of Nini titled Rainy days variation will be greeting the visitors in the ESLITE GALLERY exhibition space.
ART SG｜ESLITE GALLERY｜Booth BI04
Benrei HUANG’s Solo Exhibition
■VIP Preview: 2023.1.11（Wed.）2-5 pm
■Vernissage: 2023.1.11（Wed.）5-9 pm
■VIP Hour: 2023.1.12（Thu.）11am-12pm
■Open Days:
2023.1.12（Thu.）12-7pm
2023.1.13（Fri.）12-7pm
2023.1.14（Sat.）11am-7pm
2023.1.15（Sun.）11am-5pm
■Venue：Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre | 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956
2021 “Shapes of Self-reflection”, ESLITE GALLERY, Taipei, Taiwan
