本來這個部落格是我制作的英文部落格，以便我寫一些英文的札記和隨筆。本來我不想、也不準備讓這個部落格使用中文做任何事情的，但是今天我不得不說了。
在這個五月，有一天，具體是哪一天我不記得了。突然間，這個部落格就無法打開了。我十分驚愕，也不知其所然。本來醞釀好的一則小文字，也無法上載了，這樣的突然讓我一個半天的工作計畫完全被弄得混亂不堪。繼而，我還發現像Blogger，Wordpress等等部落格的后臺和網站都無法正常打開和鏈接了。這樣我的部落格就和夏生在無名小站上的部落格一樣，陷入了無法正常開啟的狀態了。
然而夏生在臺北則能正常地看到我的部落格。
現在，我翻閱了崇山峻嶺，終于看到了我熟悉而久未的部落格，才能留下這番話語。其實我在部落格上主要是記述著一些我寫的電影評論、美術評論和一些工作和生活的記錄。都死一些流動在尋常生活中令我記憶猶新的經歷和我對于電影中故事和人生的看法。我承認，我是一個容易被電影牽引著和感動著的脆弱的人，在入殮師的溫情脈脈和生死離別中、在渺渺的相聚和分離中、在戀愛地圖的按圖索驥和尋覓情感的路途上，東京、臺北、上海，我的心也隨著城市的穿越和情感的流露，以及光影的繾綣，心動不已、流連忘返。電影，給我的生活尤其在精神上一個新的旅途。部落格的記錄，正是我心有所感的真實記錄。
但這一切都隨著這個變故，讓我陷入了短暫的迷茫。
翻山越嶺，我又一次見到了熟悉的文字和熟悉的記憶。這樣的旅程來的實屬不易，也倍感艱辛，甚至是迷茫不知所措。不知道未來的某一天，會不會當我打開Facebook或者twitter的時候，筆電也會無法將內容呈現在我面前。我不希望有這一天的到來。也不希望這樣的翻山越嶺，在未來成為一種奢望。
希望你們一切都好，朋友們的部落格都安好，這是我最深的祈愿。God bless me！
我現在暫時不想給部落格搬家，我希望有一天能夠順利打開，而不必翻山越嶺。
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Life and love
I`ve seen a movie named DEPARTURES last week. It`s from Japan and told us an extraodinary and unforgetable story. Although it`s common and general, with it we can find out more things and spirits in this business. Kind, true, brave and unlimited moved. All actors and actresses play roles in persons just like in real life and through sadness and happy, from death to vitality, we saw an encouraging and moving characteres and stories.
A young cellist lost his job and went back his hometown with his young wife. By the pressures of life, he must find new job for his family. What a pity for him, he found a strange work just for dead people. In Japanese customs, it`s humble and low for an normal person. With the pressures from his family and friends, he insisted to it and found his love in this business. About death, he had more feelings than before and by the death of his friend`s mother, life and father`s love paid more attention to his spirit. Although his father`s death happened in the end, he treasured more in life and love.
As we talk about the death, many guys should be afraid about that. And through this movie, I think a new perspective would rise in my spirit and I`d like to wish everybody to value our life and love.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Something significant in the year 2008 on Chinese Contemporary Art
In the year 2008, China was full of pride and regret. In a positive side, we guys greatly held the 29th Olimpiad in Beijing and improved the power of our motherland. Although the earthquake in Wenchuan has made a enormous disaster and loss in China, causing the strength with all the guys in China even in all over the world, we handed in hand and rebuilt all fastly. The bad incident in the end reflected the grand power in my motherland and let us feel graet in my view.
And in my career contemporary art, the year 2008 was also a very significant year and the feel was mixed. There were many important shows and exhibitions and also auctions in China about contemporary art. For instance, I think it`s a very important year to the artist named Cai Guoqiang and he was famous for his solo exhibition called "I wanna Believe" in both Guggenheim and China Museum of Fine Arts. And he was also famous for his being the director of vision in the 29th Olimpiad. What a wonderful Fireworks, what a great landscape. Cai showed his great creation to all over the world.
Pace Wildenstein is a great art gallery in the US and their gallery in Asia had opened before the 29th Olimpiad on 2nd, Aug of the year 2008. It had a fanfare opening ceremony in 798 art district and many many famous artists got to and celebrated at that time for example the artist Zhang Xiaogang and Takashi Murakami and the first exhibition of the gallery Pace Beijing named ENCOUNTER had many famous artists` creations including Andy Warhol、Yoshitomo Nara、Zhang Xiaogang、Zhang Huan、Yue Minjun、Ma Liuming、Wang Guangyi、Takashi Murakami,etc. The opening of the gallery Pace Beijing was also an important event in the year 2008. By this event, the Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang was more famous in the world. Then his solo exhibition would be hold in Pace Wildenstein gallery New York. He is a artist that comes from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, the college is significant in Chinese modern art and which near my university.
I just said something about the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, a young artist named Gao Yu whom also comes from that college was also famous for his paintings by auctions. The price of his paintings broke through milions and it`s a very shocking news all year and he was born after 1980s. What a amazing event.
There were many exhibitions and shows and fairs in the year 2008. Chiristian Dior celebrated its 60th birthday and held a grand exhibitions in Ullens Centre of Contempoary Art and artists and famous stars got together for the big party. Some of the artists just did great creations for the party. And another two exhibitions for fashion were Maison Martin Margiela`s Solo Exhibition and Rei Kawakubo`s Solo Exhibition in I.T exhibition centre at 798 art district. Both of them are famous in fashion and art. For art fairs the great in the yaer 2008 in China were CIGE、Art Beijing art fair and ShContemporary08. I had the honor to become a curator assistant and took part in the ShContemporary08 in Shanghai and saw that grand art fair. A large number of galleries and art institutions participate in this fair. Although the result of that was not well as it held the year 2007 but it`s also a great art fair in my opinion.
For me the gallery that I worked had almost ten exhibitions including the Beijing Night of ShContemporary08. It`s a big party and many artists came.
By the Economic Crisis, all things of the contemporary Chinese art were affected by that including my career. It`s a bad event and maybe I think a new opportunity and chanllenge are waiting for me also all of the Chinese contemporary art. So let`s start and enjoy this challenging journey. I believe it .
And in my career contemporary art, the year 2008 was also a very significant year and the feel was mixed. There were many important shows and exhibitions and also auctions in China about contemporary art. For instance, I think it`s a very important year to the artist named Cai Guoqiang and he was famous for his solo exhibition called "I wanna Believe" in both Guggenheim and China Museum of Fine Arts. And he was also famous for his being the director of vision in the 29th Olimpiad. What a wonderful Fireworks, what a great landscape. Cai showed his great creation to all over the world.
Pace Wildenstein is a great art gallery in the US and their gallery in Asia had opened before the 29th Olimpiad on 2nd, Aug of the year 2008. It had a fanfare opening ceremony in 798 art district and many many famous artists got to and celebrated at that time for example the artist Zhang Xiaogang and Takashi Murakami and the first exhibition of the gallery Pace Beijing named ENCOUNTER had many famous artists` creations including Andy Warhol、Yoshitomo Nara、Zhang Xiaogang、Zhang Huan、Yue Minjun、Ma Liuming、Wang Guangyi、Takashi Murakami,etc. The opening of the gallery Pace Beijing was also an important event in the year 2008. By this event, the Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang was more famous in the world. Then his solo exhibition would be hold in Pace Wildenstein gallery New York. He is a artist that comes from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, the college is significant in Chinese modern art and which near my university.
I just said something about the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, a young artist named Gao Yu whom also comes from that college was also famous for his paintings by auctions. The price of his paintings broke through milions and it`s a very shocking news all year and he was born after 1980s. What a amazing event.
There were many exhibitions and shows and fairs in the year 2008. Chiristian Dior celebrated its 60th birthday and held a grand exhibitions in Ullens Centre of Contempoary Art and artists and famous stars got together for the big party. Some of the artists just did great creations for the party. And another two exhibitions for fashion were Maison Martin Margiela`s Solo Exhibition and Rei Kawakubo`s Solo Exhibition in I.T exhibition centre at 798 art district. Both of them are famous in fashion and art. For art fairs the great in the yaer 2008 in China were CIGE、Art Beijing art fair and ShContemporary08. I had the honor to become a curator assistant and took part in the ShContemporary08 in Shanghai and saw that grand art fair. A large number of galleries and art institutions participate in this fair. Although the result of that was not well as it held the year 2007 but it`s also a great art fair in my opinion.
For me the gallery that I worked had almost ten exhibitions including the Beijing Night of ShContemporary08. It`s a big party and many artists came.
By the Economic Crisis, all things of the contemporary Chinese art were affected by that including my career. It`s a bad event and maybe I think a new opportunity and chanllenge are waiting for me also all of the Chinese contemporary art. So let`s start and enjoy this challenging journey. I believe it .
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Bless and Hope
This is a bad luck that my first work is lost. During the Economic Crisis all round the world, Chinese contemporary art is badly hit by it including my work in art gallery. Although my gallery is a high-grade one in China still missing by this crisis. It`s a district that I love and hope but now I think I should sum up my work and experiences.
When I was a university student, I just like every guy in schoolyard for studying and daily life. What a nice time, what a good luck, I had a chance to work in the gallery when it`s the second year since I got into the university and the work was about contemporary art. Although my department in the school was Art Design, I still felt strange about my new and first cause I was afraid that I cannot do it well. My English is well in my view so at the gallery my first task was being a translator for some information and passages about artists and art exhibitions. During the summer time in the year 2007, I just worked for almost three art exhibition planning including oil on canvas and sculptures. A young Chinese artist named Zhu Yu held his Solo Exhibition named "Leftover" in my gallery, Zhu was famous for his performance art but at that time he showed his oil paintings, he uesd photo-realist method for leftovers and displayed his spirit. I also helped an exhibition on contemporary sculpture after the "Leftover" at that summer.
What a wonderful year that both for my motherland and me. Cause of the Olympiad, our motherland won the honor and pride. For me the year 2008 was a very important year about my work. It was also a summer time in Beijing and in my gallery, I did more in exhibitions planning not only just for translation but designed how to do with good exhibitons in detail. During this period, about three art exhibitions were holden by my colleagues and me including a collective exhibition. On Sept. the second, the ShContemporary Office held a big party named "Beijing Night" in my gallery. Many artists、critics and curators got together to share a wonderful night. As a co-organizer, we did it well in my perspective.
The Chinese contemporary art is more and more important and attented by world. And ShContemporary the Asia Pacific art fair is a good and significant art fair in China and even in Asia. It`s the second time that my gallery went to Shanghai for it and for me it`s my initial participation in it. And I recieved a new task that I would help a young Thailand artist named Dearborn K. Mendhaka for her collective exhibition of the program named "Best of Discovery". Cause lack of guys in my gallery, I had to do it by myself and finally before the VIP Night, I got it. God blessed me and I improved more. It`s my first time joined in the international art exhibition and a wonderful experience that I will never forget.
Now all the things have passed and life still goes on. Altough the Economic Crisis is harm to my career and let me lose a chance to work after I graduate from the university. What a pity but another new perspective for me in my view. Both the contemporary art and me should face to the reality by optimistic ways and find a new start and herizon for my career, I believe. And I trust that God is always with us to share my happiness and frustration and bless my colleagues and me for a good future.
When I was a university student, I just like every guy in schoolyard for studying and daily life. What a nice time, what a good luck, I had a chance to work in the gallery when it`s the second year since I got into the university and the work was about contemporary art. Although my department in the school was Art Design, I still felt strange about my new and first cause I was afraid that I cannot do it well. My English is well in my view so at the gallery my first task was being a translator for some information and passages about artists and art exhibitions. During the summer time in the year 2007, I just worked for almost three art exhibition planning including oil on canvas and sculptures. A young Chinese artist named Zhu Yu held his Solo Exhibition named "Leftover" in my gallery, Zhu was famous for his performance art but at that time he showed his oil paintings, he uesd photo-realist method for leftovers and displayed his spirit. I also helped an exhibition on contemporary sculpture after the "Leftover" at that summer.
What a wonderful year that both for my motherland and me. Cause of the Olympiad, our motherland won the honor and pride. For me the year 2008 was a very important year about my work. It was also a summer time in Beijing and in my gallery, I did more in exhibitions planning not only just for translation but designed how to do with good exhibitons in detail. During this period, about three art exhibitions were holden by my colleagues and me including a collective exhibition. On Sept. the second, the ShContemporary Office held a big party named "Beijing Night" in my gallery. Many artists、critics and curators got together to share a wonderful night. As a co-organizer, we did it well in my perspective.
The Chinese contemporary art is more and more important and attented by world. And ShContemporary the Asia Pacific art fair is a good and significant art fair in China and even in Asia. It`s the second time that my gallery went to Shanghai for it and for me it`s my initial participation in it. And I recieved a new task that I would help a young Thailand artist named Dearborn K. Mendhaka for her collective exhibition of the program named "Best of Discovery". Cause lack of guys in my gallery, I had to do it by myself and finally before the VIP Night, I got it. God blessed me and I improved more. It`s my first time joined in the international art exhibition and a wonderful experience that I will never forget.
Now all the things have passed and life still goes on. Altough the Economic Crisis is harm to my career and let me lose a chance to work after I graduate from the university. What a pity but another new perspective for me in my view. Both the contemporary art and me should face to the reality by optimistic ways and find a new start and herizon for my career, I believe. And I trust that God is always with us to share my happiness and frustration and bless my colleagues and me for a good future.
I`m truly grateful that I have such an opportunity, I will do it better in the future I think.
Memory
Xin Beijing Art Gallery
Jun,2006—Mar,2009
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