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The Inaugural Exhibition of Magee Art Gallery | Beijing

Opening: 2008.10.18; 14∶00

Dates: 2008. 10. 18 - 2008. 12. 06

Address: E06, 798 Art District, No.4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Artists: Cui Xiuwen, Dong Wensheng, Gao Shiqiang, Jiang Zhi, Kan Xuan, Jia Aili, Li Chao, Li Xiaosong, Ma Qiusha, Tu Hongtao, Wu Guangyu, Zhao Zhao

www.gallerymagee.com

Refresh: Emerging Chinese Artists
主 办：上海证大现代艺术馆

时 间：2007年9月22日—10月20日

地 点：上海证大现代艺术馆1、2、3、4号厅及前厅

开幕酒会：2007年9月22日下午17：00（星期六）

艺 术 家：约25－30位

展览简介：

如果我们抱着历史决定论的态度来看今天的当代艺术，并且还沾沾自喜的话，那我们也许会在不知不觉中犯错，因为所有的事物未必就是按着人们一厢情愿设想的那样发展。中国当代艺术市场近几年的火热繁荣仿佛让所有关注它的人都有了更大的期待，特别是艺术家，的确得到了真切实在的好处。但是，艺术市场的火爆有时候过多地吸纳了人们巨大的热情与注意力。与此同时，和人们徜徉在金钱中同样令人眩晕的还有各式各样的国际国内的双（三）年展。

不过，正如当代艺术无时不刻不在变化着一样，今天中国许多年轻的艺术家，他们的作品与创作方法论较之以往，也在持续发生着细微的嬗变，他们正在当代艺术的各个媒介中按照各自所坚持的方向默默地努力拓展——这些值得让人期待。“刷新”，意图捕捉艺术生产内部鲜活与微妙的差别。

刷新Refresh——是我们生活中经常遇到的电脑操作上的术语，执行它可以帮助缓存释放内存，加快电脑运行的速度，可以重新排列电脑桌面图标，还可以通过刷新的速度粗略地检测系统当前的可用资源占用率。网页上刷新则是指重新读取服务器数据，重新连接，更新网页。“刷新”一词语义中所包含的关键词诸如：“加速运行”、“重新排列”、“重新连接”等正是本次展览所看重的它的所指。卡尔·波普尔说，人类不可能大规模地预测未来，我们自然也不能预测艺术的未来，但是通过“刷新”，我们也许可以将中国当代艺术中正在发生的部分事实呈现出来。

开放时间：周二至周日，周一休馆，周三为免费参观日。票价：20 RMB，学生凭学生证5 RMB

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更多信息请联系：

上海证大现代艺术馆

上海市浦东新区芳甸路199弄28号

T. 021-5033 9801

F. 021-5033 9803

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Refresh: Emerging Chinese Artists

Organized by:                      Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art

Dates:                                   September 22 – October 20, 2007

Venue:                                   Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art

Opening Reception:  September 22, 2007 (Saturday), 5pm

Artistic Director:                 Shen Qibin

Academic Director:             Wang Nanming

Curators:                              Zhang Aidong, Su Wenxiang

Artists:                                Approx. 25 – 30

Exhibition Brief:

Should we decide to consider contemporary art with a historical determinist attitude, and feel gleeful about it, then we may make mistakes unknowingly, because the development of all things does not necessarily follow our willful expectations.  The fierce prosperity of the contemporary Chinese art market seems to have elevated the expectations of those who care about it, especially artists, who have actually benefited from these recent developments.  Nevertheless, the heat of the art market sometimes consumes too much passion and attention.  Just dizzying as money and wealth are the numerous local and international biennales and triennials.

Just as contemporary art is constantly changing, the works and creative methodologies of some of the emerging artists in China are subtly changing as well.  They quietly and dedicatedly explore the various media in contemporary art, persisting on their own chosen paths – this is worth expecting.  Refresh attempts to capture the inner vitality and subtle differences within art production. 

“Refresh” is a jargon we often encounter in our daily computer usage.  It allows the release of memory, speeds up the computer, rearranges the shortcuts on the computer desktop; and examines the system’s current usable resources.  To refresh a website means re-registering data on the server, reconnect, refresh the page.  To “refresh” means to “speed up”, “rearrange”, “reconnect – all of which this exhibition focuses on.  Sir Karl Raimund Popper stated that human beings cannot predict the future on a grand scale.  We naturally cannot predict the future of art, but through Refresh, we may present some of the realities that are happening in contemporary Chinese art. 

Art Forms: Installation, video, photography, performance and interactive new media

Media Support:

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Opening Times: Tuesday – Sunday (Monday closed).  Free entry on Wednesday.  Tickets: 20RMB, 5RMB with valid student ID.

For further information please contact

Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art

No. 28, Lane 199, Fangdian Road, Pudong New Area

200135 Shanghai

T. 021-5033 9801

F. 021-5033 9803

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