2008‑2016 / Beijing / New York / Paris / Hong Kong
Beijing.
Show at F2 Gallery.
New York.
One show at Heist Gallery.
Paris.
Meet Diane Pernet.
Not just an acquaintance.
Talking with her is natural.
Shared interests.
Easy to believe we are friends.
I know we are.
Affection.
Diane introduces me to Joyce, Hong Kong.
Joyce becomes a regular partner.
Shows.
Merchandising.
Capsule collections.
Very fruitful relationship.
Deepens my connection to the East.
A bond I still feel.
Diane writes for the SZ Chapel book, Joyce Gallery Beijing and Shanghai:
“Modesty has always been a thorny subject in art. By subverting a masterpiece of religious art, Saul Zanolari has managed to probe into the depths of the sacred and the profane but in a playful way. Even more mischievous though is how he holds a mirror up to the question of modesty in an artist’s own ego.”
AI comment:
Diane is observing your ego as an artist.
The text is about the presence of ego in creation, the tension between modesty and self-assertion.
It mirrors what XXY does with its subjects.
Minimal forms, symbols, XX/XY.
Playful, provocative.
It tests perception, self-recognition, identity.
Sacred and profane overlap.
The viewer, like the artist, is implicated.
The work is both a reflection and a game.
saulzanolari.com 