Liao Yibai’s provocative stainless steel sculptures are larger than life. They easily loom over the average man, replicas of fake Gucci bags, Chanel purses, and iPhones glitter in all their materialistic glory, mockingly flaunting how the product has overcome the human. The exhibition is a commentary on our brand name obsessed society, how we overlook quality to fulfill our need for the latest it thing. Perhaps that’s the biggest commentary of all– we are a generation that prides ourselves for being individualistically unique, when in fact we are constantly scrambling to have what everyone else wants, thinking these material possessions will help us fit into some imagined form of “uniqueness.” Yet, as Yibai’s artwork suggests, its an era of consumerism and we are what we consume. More images…after the jump.
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