Spectacle - To Each His Own

2009 / 02 / 14 Sat.

2009 / 04 / 12 Sun.

10:00 - 18:00

  • Curator

    Gu Zhenqing

About

To Each His Own in Art?! To each his own is when artists pull apart from one another and widen the distances between them, each expressing their own personalities and rediscovering themselves through action. To each his own is the cognitive advantage of transcending collectivism and collective numbness. Not only does such transcendence help artists expand the conceptual boundaries of modern art in their countries and regions, thus returning modern art to its original primordial soup, it also transcends the overall system formed by the academic logic, the rules of the game, and the operational mechanisms of modern art, bringing art back to its point of creation. To each his own is when artists work separately to break free of existing artistic systems and institutionalism. Modern artists who emerged in the 1980s saw plenty of collectivist inertia. Elements such as collective memories, collective will and collective spirit constantly enveloped artists' individual expressions, to the point of obscuring their individual presence. Explosive examples can be found both far away, in the form of the Young British Artists (YBA), and close to home, in the form of Chinese modern art. The formation of these two collectives boosted the vigor of their rebellious spirits and focused international attention, making them popular central themes for many international art exhibitions from the 1990s and onwards. Then, times changed, and the famed artists of YBA were replaced by individualistic artists such as Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, Tracey Emin and Douglas Gordon. A nebula of artists gradually diminished into a handful of lonely stars, each emitting its own light. Modern British art entered a new age of each artist doing his or her own things. On the other hand, Chinese modern art is still mired in collectivism. It started with the young artists that emerged from the '85 New Wave, through to the Political Pop Art, Cynical Realism, and Gaudy "Yen Su" Art trends that appeared after 1989, and finally proceeding to the rise of “international biennial exhibition syndrome” and the cartoon age. Throughout all this, new artists germinated in the murky fog of "Chinese modern art." Enthusiasm for collectivism formed the basis of the impact of artistic movements and became a rite of passage for modern trends. In contrast, new artistic language, exploration of personalities and styles, the academic logic of creation, and follow-up creative energies were, in comparison, neglected. From the perspective of creation, Chinese modern art is not just the shackle that binds the collective, it is also inseparable from Chinese identity anxieties, geopolitical anxieties, ideological anxieties and exotic foreign anxieties. While these issues may be interesting topics for discussion, they obscure the individuality, artistic flair and linguistic attractiveness of artists. Compared to the power of collectivism, and the results it generates, the starlight given off by individual artists is weak and flickering. However, humanity's future spiritual development can only be guided by a liberation of personality in art. For artists, the only way to cement their place in the artistic sphere and in history is to start from the beginning, from the self. The exhibition "Spectacle - To Each His Own" presents dissenting views on modern art, and shows artists' attitudes towards the status quo and the future. Examples include non-cooperation with global capitalism, a refusal to conform to the artistic market decided by consumer societies, and not participating in the fleeting fads and formalities that pass through artistic circles.

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Artists

Zhuo Fan
Cao Hui
Qinga
Xie Rong
Wang Mei
Li Hong
Jin Jiangbo
xu zhongmin
Jiang Zhi
Tiong Ang
YANG QIAN
Timm Ulrichs
Yao Jui-Chung
FeiGe
ZhenLin
Xin Yunpeng
Hung-Chih Peng
Harro Schmidt
LIU RENTAO
Miao Xiaochun
TSENG YU-CHIN
Valentin Steanoff
Nina Kovacheva
Tomasz Wendland
Weng Fen
Qingyun Ma+Design Principal
Gao Fen
Yuan Yuan
Li Songhua
Xu Xiaoguo
Guan Wei
Sui Jianguo 、Wang Dongsheng

1969 born in Putian Fujian.
2006 Graduated from the Department of Sculpture of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Now working and living in Beijing.

1968 Born in Kunming, China.
2000 Graduated from the department of sculpture, China Central Academy of Fine
Arts, Master Degree of Arts.
Now working and living in Beijing.

1971 Born in Inner Mongolia.
1997 Gratuated from Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing.
Now Lives and works in Beijing.

1989 North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering.
1994 Master of Economics, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
2001 fashion design Department of Fine Art Academy, Qing Hua University.
Xie Rong Fashion Design Studio.

Graduated from modern dance director department, Beijing Dance Academy
2004 Built Le Se Dance Studio

1997 graduated from Beijing Film Academy Director Department
Now is a film director in Shanghai Film Studio.

1972 Born in Zhejiang Province, China.
2007 Doctoral candidate of Informative Art of Tsinghua University.
Currently lives and works in Beijing and Shanghai.

1961 Born in sichuan province, china.
1987 Graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Sichuan, China.

1971 Born in Yuanjiang, China.
1995 Graduated from China Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China.
Currently lives and works in Shenzhen and Beijing, China.

1961 Born in, Surabaya (Indonesia).
Currently lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

1959 Born in Chengdu, China.
1988 Master’s Degree of Fine Arts, University of Florida.
Currently lives and Works in Beijing.

1964 Born in Berlin, Germany.
1988 Studies at Technische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany.
Currently lives and works in Hannover and Munster, Germany.

1969 Born in Taipei.
1997 Graduated from The National Institute of The Arts (Taipei National University of the Arts) with a degree in Art Theory.
Teaching in the Taipei National University of the Arts.

1971 Born in BeiJing
1991 Graduated from the high school of the CAFA
2008 Graduated from the Media Arts Studio of the CAFA

1974 Born in FuJian
1997 Graduated from the CADA

1982 Born in Beijing, China.
Graduate from Central Academy of Fine Art.
Currently lives and works in Beijing.

Hung-Chih Peng
1969 Born in Taiwan.
1997 MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco.
Live and work in Taipei, New York and Beijing.

1957 Born in Grossburgwedel, Germany.
1991 Graduated from the College of Art and Design, Hannover.
Currently lives and work in Hannover, Germany.

1970 Born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
1990 Study in Fine Art Department, Normal Faculty, Shenyang University, Liaoning, China.
Currently lives and works in Shenyang, China.

1964 Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China/ Kunsthochschule Kassel, Germany.
Currently professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China.

2002  Graduated from Shih Chien University Communication Design.
2006 Graduate School of Technical Art at Taipei National University of the Arts.
Lectorate at the Shih Chien University Communication Design.

1959 Born in sofia, Bulgaria.
1985 Graduated From the National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Currently lives and works in Paris, France, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Born in sofia,Bulgaria.
Graduated from the National Academy of Atrs, Sofia,Bulgaria.
Currently lives and works in Paris,France; bbSofia,Bulgaria.

1960 Bonn in Poznan,Poland.
2000 Achieved PhD at Darington College of Arts, Plymouth University, England.
Currently Lives and works in Poland and England.

1961 Born in Hainan.
1985 Graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China.
Currently lives and works in Beijing and Haikou, China.

1977 Born in Jilin.
2002 Graduated from Jilin Art College.
2007 Graduated from sculpture department in Central Academy of Fine Arts.

1984 Born in Beijing

2008 Painting Anima and Animus awarded the top prize among the CAFA’s undergraduate’ works.
2005 Zhi Zui Jin Mi awarded third prize of our observation by the elementary school of CAFA/ Furthering study at the 3rd studio of CAFA’s Oil painting department.
2004 Admitted into Central Academy of Fine Arts/ Still Life awarded third prize of students’ excellent works by the elementary school of CAFA.

1969 Born in Beijing
Currently lives and works in Beijing, China.

1997 Born in Xi'an, China.
2000 Graduated from the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts.
Currently living and working in Beijing.

1957, Born in Beijing, China.
1986 Graduated from the department of Fine Arts of Beijing Capital University .
Lives and works in Sydney & Beijing.

1956 Born in Qingdao, China.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Sculpture, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

Artworks

Per Minute: “The Passion Frequency of this Car Equals 22 times per minute.”
Obvious Temperature
Hurray﹗Hurray﹗Hurray﹗
Relativity
God, Go Ahead with Chatting
Egg shape No.1
Onward﹗Onward﹗Onward﹗
Models for People / Mockery
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