環中
—自然追隨抽象
Huan Zhong
- Nature Follows Abstraction
策展人：張宇凌
藝術家：戈子餘、雎安奇、李向陽、劉剛、劉爽、孟祿丁、柯好理、王光旭、謝桂香、徐渠、餘友涵、趙要、張懷儒、HVN設計工作室
開幕時間：2017年8月2日 15:00
公眾開放時間：2017年8月3日至9月22日
展覽期間開放時間：周二至周六 10:00-19:00
展覽地點：金杜藝術中心
Curator: Yuling Zhang
Artists: Ge Ziyu, Ju Anqi, Li Xiangyang, Liu Gang, Liu Shuang, Meng Luding, Tim Crowley, Wang Guangxu, Xie Guixiang, Xu Qu, Yu Youhan, Zhao Yao, Zhang Huairu and Studio HVN
Opening Date: 2017.8.2 15:00
Public Date: 2017.8.3 - 9.22
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Location: KWM artcenter
展覽簡介 Exhibition Notice
金杜藝術中心將於2017年8月3日至2017年9月22日呈現群展《環中—自然追隨抽象》。
我們的展覽的名稱來自中國古代哲人莊子的概念：「環中」。「樞始得其環中，以應無窮」 (莊子·齊物)。這個概念是指圓環中心的空洞。圓環代表具體的嚴格的現實世界，而之間的空洞則是抽象，空靈和自由之處。莊子同樣認為，得到「環中」，才可以應對「無窮」。2017年美劇《億萬》中有一位由艾舍·凱特·迪倫扮演的跨性人（gender non-binary）泰勒·梅森，具有非凡的理性推理和數學結構的能力。當泰勒談到股票變量的可預見性時說過這樣一句話：「自然追隨抽象。」 這個聲明似乎也可以作為一個完美的副標題，它概括了我們在二十一世紀早期對創作抽象圖像的某些本質思考。
Asia Kate Dillon in "Billions", courtesy of CBS Television
由此我們邀請了跨越代際和國別的14位藝術家，來到我們展覽的「環中」，在被金融中心環繞的現實中，來檢驗20世紀關於抽象藝術的傳統問題是否在今天離散的藝術創作環境中仍然生效：先驗還是經驗？抽象還是自然？與抽象性緊密相連的那些關鍵詞：同質性，普世性和理性是否仍然有附著力？或者是否某種來自社會和經濟學概念上的「抽象」進入了視野，更多地折射著一個當下的世界，而不是現代主義中無限延展的個人主體？.
我們把這些關於抽象性的基礎思考置於另一層有趣的探問中：展覽環境設計用誇張簡潔的現代主義線條與作品形成推拉變化的合力或張力，觀者可以與之進行參照解讀。展覽包括了架上，雕塑，攝影, 編織和陶瓷多種形式，展示「抽象」作為一種視覺印象是如何可以輕易地跨越不同媒介。同時也想分享「視覺抽象」的雙面性：一方面高度親和無差，一步就可以邁進日常生活；另一方面，深度牽連著對視覺語言的哲學思考，對諸般庸知成見仍然可以發動生猛的攻擊。
KWM artcenter is honoured to present 「Huan Zhong - Nature follows Abstraction」, a group exhibition of 14 artists running from 3 August to 22 September 2017.
Our exhibition title derives from the 4th century B.C. philosopher Zhuang Zi’s concept of 『Huan Zhong』 in his essay 『On levelling all things」. 『Huang Zhong』 refers to the space within a circle. The circle represents the realistic world, while the space refers to the abstract and intangible. Zhuang Zi believed that the 「essential」 can be attained only when one investigates 「Huan Zhong」. If one understands 『Huang Zhong』 then one can understand nature better. Through committing to abstraction, can an artist have a better understanding of nature? In Showtime’s 2017 television series Billions, Asia Kate Dillon’s gender non - binary character Taylor Mason logically concludes 『nature follows abstraction』 while explaining the predictability of a stock market transaction. This statement seemed to be a perfect co-title encapsulating how we contemplate the nature of abstract image making in the early 21st century.
KWM artcenter has invited both intergenerational and international artists to participate within our own little 『abstract』 space surrounded by the 『reality』 of the World Financial Centre and ask if traditionally 20th century questions concerning abstract art such as: 「Transcendental or Experiential?」 「Abstraction or Nature?」 are still relevant in today’s de-centralised art making environments. Does the homogeneity, universality and rationality associated with abstraction still hold? or has a more 『social』 or 『economic』 abstraction taken its place reflecting the present world rather than being an extension of the individual.
These fundamental musings are put to the test by positioning the works against an exaggerated 『modernist』 exhibition design which encourages a comparative reading of the works. The exhibition, which includes paintings, sculpture, photography, textiles and ceramics, demonstrates how the look of abstraction easily crosses mediums. It asks one to acknowledge how, on the one hand, visually, abstraction has been so readily absorbed into daily life and yet, on the other hand, still has the ability to surprise and shock people’s preconceptions of what can be considered art.
策展人簡介 Curator Info
張宇凌，畢業於北京大學，巴黎索邦大學，歐洲中世紀藝術史博士。現居北京，為金杜藝術中心藝術總監。同時也是藝術紀錄片製片人，劇本作家兼中國美術學院（杭州）客座教授。
Yuling Zhang is a graduate of Pekin University and Sorbonne Paris 1, and recieve a doctor degree of European medieval art history. She is presently based in Beijing, as the artistic director of the KWM artcenter. She is also an art documentary producer and script writer and visiting professor of the China Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou.
金杜藝術中心簡介 KWM artcenter Info
金杜藝術中心於2016年10月20日正式開幕，位於北京CBD區環球金融中心二層。藝術中心由金杜律師事務所與金杜藝術基金會支持創立。中心共計700平方米，包括展覽展示空間，貴賓接待室，和教育教學空間, 將用於呈現專業的藝術展覽，推介國內外的優秀藝術家，尤其在罕見藝術機構身影的北京經濟中心區域，開展一系列多角度，高品質的藝術教育活動或課程，培養高品質的藝術愛好者和收藏家，擴展中國藝術的國際影響力，成為中國當代文化的有力傳播者。
The KWM artcenter opened on 20th October 2016. It is located on the second floor of the WFC centre CBD in Beijing. The new art center is supported by the law firm King & Wood Mallesons and an KWM artcenter affiliated private art fund. The KWM artcenter has over 700 sqm of exhibition space, including an exhibition space, a VIP room and an educational space. It will be used to present and promote artists both domestically and overseas. In particular, it will act as a rare art institution at the heart of the economic central area in Beijing. It will provide high-quality art educational activities and courses aimed to cultivate art lovers and collectors. It serves to improve the international influence of Chinese Art and become a powerful communicator of Chinese Contemporary Art.
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