"Sánchez-Kane subverts military machismo through sculptures, paintings, text and clothes; his interdisciplinary practice exemplifies the mission of Cheruby House, which interweaves art and fashion, says its founder, the Chinese collector Cherry Xu. "Bárbara's practice embodies many of [our] core concerns: identity, performance, gender and sexuality, fashion as material and narrative." His work "invites a conversation about how culture, national identity, gender, and garment all intertwine"."
""Fashion offers metaphors, gestures, and temporality," Xu says. Its discourses "can shift questions around visibility and value more quickly traditional art world discourses can achieve. It is a powerful lever". Cheruby House is located at 758 Changle Lu in a 1939 heritage building, designed by the Hua Gai architectural firm for the banker Ye Jingkui."
Cheruby House opens on 8 November in Shanghai ahead of Shanghai Art Week with a solo show by its first resident, the Mexican artist and designer Bárbara Sánchez-Kane. Sánchez-Kane subverts military machismo through sculptures, paintings, text and clothes and works across disciplines that interweave art and fashion. The project emphasizes identity, performance, gender, sexuality, and fashion as both material and narrative. Fashion is framed as offering metaphors, gestures, and temporality and as a lever that can shift questions of visibility and value faster than traditional art discourses. The venue is housed at 758 Changle Lu in a 1939 heritage building. The centre will host three residencies and shows per year, with the multidisciplinary Thai artist Tanat Teeradakorn slated for 2026, and it was created to address cross-cultural and cross-discipline gaps in the local scene.
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