26 April – 7 June 2008

Selling Out, by Sydney-based Taiwan-born artist Meng-Shu You, critically examines today’s culture of mass consumption. The ground floor gallery is transformed to resemble a commercial shop. Shelves are filled with hundreds of blue and white patterned china pieces and candles shaped like characters from popular culture. You has lived in Taiwan, America and Australia and her experiences of these cultures are explored in her ceramic and mixed media pieces. Selling Out not only comments on the impact of America on Taiwanese culture but also the cultural challenges arising from living in an age of globalisation.

Meng-Shu You was born in I-lan, Taiwan, studied fine arts at Michigan State University in the United States and currently lives in Sydney. She has shown her work around the world, participating in solo and group exhibitions in Taiwan, South Korea, Germany, China, Australia and America.