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Two new installations by Chinese artist and film maker Yang Fudong premiere at Parasol Unit

LONDON.- After the resounding success of his first solo exhibition ats Paraol unit foundation for contemporary art in 2006, the foundation will dedicate a second major solo show to the renowned Chinese artist and film maker Yang Fudong in September 2011. Yang Fudong is regarded as one of the most important artists to emerge in contemporary China. In this exhibition he presents three works: Fifth Night, 2010; One half of August, 2011; and Yejiang (The night man cometh), 2011. Fifth Night is a video-installation composed of seven synchronized projections. The shots are supposed to feature the streets of Shanghai’s old town at night. In the middle of the scene with carriages, rickshaws and vintage cars, a stage has been built and a tramway is being frantically repaired. Unrelated characters appear, hesitating men and women attend to their own activities without interaction. The artist uses seven 35 mm cameras which fil