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 .
Monday, March 23, 2009
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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