Anne Chu was born on 1959 Lives and works New York, NY. Anne Chu's work is impressed by a wide range of historical and cross-cultural influences. Her figurative sculptures possess otherworldliness, transporting sense of time and place to create imaginary scenarios of suggested fantasy. Presented as a life-sized marionette, The Court Lady is a confrontation with the exotic and the theatrical. Her face a marred antique, her robe pristine and ageless, The Court Lady stands regal, drawing the viewer into a hypothetical realm that's both archaic and serenely futuristic.



Drawing her inspiration from ancient sculptures, such as funerary carvings from the Tang Dynasty, or the medieval friezes at Charters, Anne Chu's version of history is something more akin to fairytale. Primitively carved from wood, Chu's invented relics capture a rich, timeless aesthetic, which makes their authenticity all the more believable. Tombstone For a King is a rough-hewn tableau depicting a 'long forgotten' tragedy. Her clunky figures are careful study of craftsmanship, displaying a casual presence rarely found in ancient depictions, her washy pigmentation is convincing as battered remains. But it's her dreamy colors, grays, pinks, and yellows, which give rise to girly romance: her 'ancient dynasties' always seem strangely contemporary, bringing mystery and romance to life.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2003

??Shuffling the Deck: The Collection Reconsidered,? Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey

?"Drawings: Rosemarie Trockel, Jana Sterbak, Richard Serra, Thomas Sch?tte, Charles Ray, Martin Puryear, Bruce Nauman, Joshua Mosley, Robert Mangold, Sol LeWitt, Rodney Graham, Anne Chu," Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

2002

??On Paper 1,? Galerie Friedrich, Basel, Switzerland

??On a Clear Day,? Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Illinois

??Inside the Whale: Anne Chu, Bart Domburg, Gustav Kluge, Choloe Piene,? Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York

2001

?Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

2000

??Drawings and Diagrams,? AC Project Room, New York, New York

1998

?"Surrogate: The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture and Photography," Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle

?"Kiki Smith, Byron Kim, Anne Chu," AC Project Room, New York

?"New Digs," AC Project Room, New York

1997

?"Anne Chu, Rachel Harrison, Donald Moffett, Jasmin Sian," Marc Foxx Gallery, Santa Barbara

?"20/20," Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara

?"Prop Fiction," White Columns, New York

1996

?"25th Anniversary," John Weber Gallery, New York

?"Drawings from the Mab Library," AC Project Room, New York

1995

?"In Three Dimensions: Women Sculptors of the 90s," Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island

?"Delving and Tinkering," E.S. Vandam, New York

?Dieu Donn? Papermill, Workspace Program: 5 Years, New York

?"Happy Valley," AC Project Room, New York

1994

?"Small Works," Sculpture Center, New York

?"Summer Survey," Alternative Museum, New York

1993

?"Natural Unnatural," TZ'Art & Co., New York, NY Sculpture Center, New York

1992

?"55 Ferris Street," 55 Ferris Street, Brooklyn

1991

?"New Generations: New York," Carnegie Mellon Art Gallery, Pittsburgh

1990

?"The 1990 Snug Harbor Sculpture Festival," The Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor, StatenIsland

?"The New Eccentricity: Sculpture," Bess Cutler Gallery, New York

Conclusions:

Anne Chu's work is impressed by a wide range of historical and cross-cultural influences. Her figurative sculptures possess otherworldliness, transporting sense of time and place to create imaginary scenarios of suggested fantasy. Presented as a life-sized marionette, The Court Lady is a confrontation with the exotic and the theatrical.

What to Do Next...

If you want any information about Anne Chu or looking for his paintings please visit us on http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/anne_chu.htm