Seminal art and fashion photographer will showcase her unique vision at the iconic Met Bar.
(TRAVPR.COM) COMO HOTELS AND RESORTS - February 20th, 2013 -
Seminal art and fashion photographer will showcase her unique vision at the iconic Met Bar.
The exhibition, taking place from April 25th to May 31st 2013, will be on display in a specially commissioned pop-up gallery space within the hotel’s iconic Met Bar. Artwork by Chen Man will also be on display in one of the hotel’s exclusive Penthouse Suites, allowing guests to enjoy Chen Man’s work in the privacy of their own room.
The show will display nine lightbox images and two printed works in the Met Bar and six prints in the Penthouse Suite. Artworks will include several pieces from her ‘Bad Head’ series, which uses waste materials in the post-production process to drive the concept of environmentally friendly fashion. She says: “With the complex use of waste materials carefully constructed directly onto the models' form, the meaning is constructed by injecting the materials directly into the creative process.”
The themes of her work have inspired a special Chen Man Afternoon Tea, cocktails and canapés, which includes a refreshing ‘iced lychee, ginger and silver moon tea’, ‘pickled cucumber, shiitake mushroom and lily bud steamed buns’, ‘Chinese green tea brûlées’, ‘bamboo, red bean and sesame cupcakes’, and ‘Jasmine flower-scented mango and sticky rice parcels’. All will be available in the Met Bar or as part of the in-room service in the Penthouse Suite. Guests staying in the Chen Man Penthouse Suite will also receive a signed book by Chen Man.
A graduate of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Chen Man is China’s leading fashion photographer whose distinctive vision of feminine beauty and power has placed her among the image-makers of choice for luxury brands like Celine, Versace, Adidas, Chanel, MAC and Mercedes. Her work, considered defining of modern China, appears regularly in Chinese Vogue, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar.
Chen Man participated in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s ‘China Design Now’ exhibition in London. Her work has also been exhibited at the Salon National d’Art Contemporain at the Espace Cardin in Paris and Ullens Center of Contemporary Art in Beijing. The Today Art Museum in Beijing held a major solo retrospective of Chen Man’s work in 2011.
The exhibition will be free to guests at the hotel and customers at the Met Bar. An overnight stay in the Chen Man Penthouse Suite will cost from THB 20,000
About Metropolitan by COMO, Bangkok
Metropolitan by COMO, Bangkok luxury hotel on South Sathorn Road enjoys close proximity to Bangkok’s urban nightlife as well as shopping and the city’s Sky Train. The 171 rooms and suites, defined by subtle contemporary design, offer cosseting luxury with attentive service. The Met Bar is a lively bar well known for its DJs and selection of martini cocktails. Australian chef David Thompson delivers award-winning Thai cooking at nahm restaurant whilst glow focuses on COMO Shambhala Cuisine—a nutritious, healthful menu. Relaxation is available at the hotel’s COMO Shambhala Urban Escape, comprising Asian-inspired treatments, a gym, yoga studio and 20m outdoor pool.
About the COMO Group and COMO Hotels and Resorts
COMO Hotels and Resorts creates personalised luxury travel experiences in its Urban Hotels, Island Resorts, Adventure Retreats and Wellness Resorts - highlighting wellness, cuisine, adventure and culture, service and design - while always trying to uphold a strong, sustainable approach towards the people and places where we operate.
Founded by Christina Ong, COMO Hotels and Resorts develops and manages handpicked, individually curated properties: The Halkin by COMO in London, two Metropolitan by COMO hotels in London and Bangkok, Parrot Cay by COMO in the Turks and Caicos, Cocoa Island by COMO in the Maldives, and three Uma by COMO experience resorts in Bali and Bhutan. Point Yamu by COMO is a new property in Phuket, Thailand, opening 2013. The company also manages COMO Shambhala Estate in Bali in partnership with its sister brand in wellness, COMO Shambhala, which promotes health, relaxation and learning through its products, services, cuisine, treatments and spa facilities within each COMO property.
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