SELF 05
CURATED BY WONG KAR WAI
PRESENTED BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO
DIRECTED BY WING SHYA
22 - 24 NOVEMBER 2019 AT YUZ MUSEUM, SHANGHAI

“A NIGHT IN SHANGHAI”, CURATED BY CHINESE ARTIST WONG KAR WAI AND DIRECTED BY WING SHYA, MARKS THE FIFTH CHAPTER OF THE PROJECT. IT IS A STORY ABOUT THE INTROSPECTIVE RESEARCH OF OUR-SELF, WHICH STARTS FROM BREAKING THE BALANCE. JU XIAOWEN IS WALKING ON THE WIRE, TRYING TO FIND THE BALANCE IN REAL LIFE BY COMPARING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT, SHARPLY CONTRASTING. LOOKING FOR WHO SHE IS AND MOVED BY THE DESIRE TO EXPRESS HERSELF. THE TRADITIONAL FEELING OF SHANGHAI MEETS THE CONTEMPORARY SAINT LAURENT, CREATING A SUBTLE CHEMISTRY, AS MUCH AS THE MODERN SKYLINE OF THE CITY BLENDS WITH THE ICONIC SPIRIT OF THE BRAND. THE SHORT MOVIE EXCLUSIVELY PRESENTED IN AN IMMERSIVE SCREEN-INSTALLATION AT YUZ MUSEUM IN SHANGHAI ART DISTRICT, ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC FROM THE 22ND UNTIL THE 24TH OF NOVEMBER 2019.