On Sept 26, we have the great pleasure of inviting members of our VIP Community (Patrons, Passport Members and Corporate Members) to a gallery visit and an exclusive talk with internationally acclaimed Swiss artist Luo Mingjun. Her art is an expression of her life experience, the interweaving of her Chinese origins, and her new Swiss foundation. Through it, she explores the notions of identity and memory. The talk will be moderated by curator and Gen A Alumna Julia Lechbinska.

After the talk, you are warmly invited to stay on and continue the conversation in a relaxed atmosphere, surrounded by Luo Mingjun's exquisite artworks.

Program

18:30   Doors open, welcome drinks
19:00   Talk at the gallery with Luo Mingjun, moderated by Julia Lechbinska
20:00   Apéro
20:30   Event ends

This event is hosted in collaboration with Lechbinska Gallery.
 

About Lechbsinka Gallery
Lechbinska Gallery was founded in 2020. When the institutions closed their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, the large and diverse community of collectors in Switzerland called for expert guidance in the art world. Lechbinska Gallery became a collectors’ space for mindful and deep-rooted dialogues with artists and among collectors themselves. The Gallery’s primary focus is the contemporary art created between cultures and identities. Its mission is to bridge cultural theories and artistic materials and techniques. Today the gallery represents a diverse range of institutionally recognized contemporary mid-career artists and some estates from Switzerland and the East Asian region. 

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Luo Mingjun is an internationally acclaimed Swiss artist, who explores the notions of identity and memory. Her art is an expression of her life experience, the interweaving of her Chinese origins and her new Swiss foundation.

Born in 1963 in Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China, Luo Mingjun studied fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of Hunan Normal University from 1979 to 1983, specializing in oil painting. In the same institution, she worked as an assistant drawing teacher, earning the prestigious Hunan Province Award in 1984. The following year, she co-founded the “Group 0 Art”, a collective of avant-garde artists that contributed to the Chinese art scene.

The year 1987 marks a crucial turning point in her life when she marries a Swiss citizen and subsequently settles in Biel. This significant change generated a combination of diverse and contrasting emotions. Although it was initially a tough challenge to rediscover herself and her artistic language in this occidental reality, Mingjun succeeded in discovering and making her own neutral space, which she found in her atelier, where there is the chance to exchange and reflect, a third country.

Julia Lechbinska is a gallerist and art historian who serves as a cultural bridge for East Asian contemporary art in Switzerland. Julia's journey commenced in wealth management and later commodity trading, where she managed the East Asian market. This experience piqued her interest in the arts and culture of this region, prompting her to pursue a Master's degree in Art History. Julia further honed her skills through art expertise training and gained valuable experience working in an auction house before establishing her gallery.