ON DISPLAY

Editing the Spectacle： The Individual and Working Methods Post-Mediatization

The exhibition extends to all five halls at the Hive Center to present works by 17 increasingly mature and important young contemporary artists： Cai Dongdong， Cheng Ran， Gao Lei， Guo Hongwei， Hao Liang， Leng Guangmin， Li Liao， Li Ming， Li Shurui， Lin Ke， Liu Yue， Ni Youyu， Qian Jiahua， Taca Sui， Yang Xinguang， Zang Kunkun and Zhang Ding. This exhibition examines the multiple creative threads young Chinese artists have followed since the widespread adoption of conceptual art and new media.

This exhibition focuses on artists’ individualized approach to information， historical documents， virtual reality and the spectacle society. Mediatization refers to the experience of images and reality brought about by the internet and digital technology， and the machinations of artistic ideology behind it， as well as Chinese artists’ constant ruminations on Western concepts and techniques since the rise of Pop under the conditions created by this technology. In such artistic practices， “editing” can be seen as a basic methodology. It follows an imaginary logic to draw out all manner of visual markers， and it links together heterogeneous elements within the fluid network of knowledge， at once softening the identity of the creator and strengthening self-orientation within the art system， and thus realizing social participation or interactivity.

October 17- November 16， 2015

Hive Center for Contemporary Art， Beijing

My Town My Home Photo Festival

It has been 10 years since the exhibition was launched. This year， it kicked off in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone （SEZ）.

The exhibition consists of nine groups of on-the-spot reports with different themes： Qianhai and Ping’an Mansion focus on the new height and future of Shenzhen； Favorable Opposition and Second-Line Pass showcase the change of Shenzhen； Fishing Port at Shekou displays the contradictions of progress， pondering on history； In Order of Riotous Profusion depicts people’s daily life with street scenes； and Businessman Deng Bo recounts the story of a college student who established his own business.

The exhibits depict a big picture of Shenzhen in 2015 whilst showcasing the dimensionality of photographic on-the-spot reports of the city throughout the year.

October 13-18， 2015

Guan Shanyue Art Museum， Shenzhen

Shanghai Ever

The exhibition invited artists， film directors， image producers， culturati， men of letters， architects， poets， sociologists， photographers， and ordinary residents in Shanghai. They joined in artistic creation， depicting Shanghai in their own vocabulary. The form is highly diversified and open， and includes painting， sculpture， interactive installation， sound， imagery， social art， theater， and cinema.

The theme of the exhibition spans a wide range： dialogues between the past and the present， Eastern and Western cultures， the sketches of the city and the hearts of the city people， the loving father and the beloved son， the spaces for living， art and literature， current Chinese films and the fourth-， fifth-， and sixth-generation film directors of China， sociology， and collective memory.

July 11-November 15， 2015

Museum of Contemporary Art， Shanghai

Chinese Photography： Twentieth Century and Beyond

The exhibition included works from Chinese photographers of every era since 1900， and was separated into the following sections： “Republican Era and Wartime Photography，” “Seventeen Years of New China and Ten Years of the Cultural Revolution，” and “Chinese Photography since the Opening Up and Reform.” Accompanying the exhibition was a related publication and conference for reviewing the history of Chinese photography in light of these material. The exhibition was held to inspire more interest in and understanding of the value of vintage prints and archival material for the development of Chinese photography.

The exhibition was dedicated to the 33rd Oracle Conference. The Three Shadows Photography Art Centre and Social Archive of Chinese Photography （China Academy of Art） introduced the Oracle Conference to China for the first time.

October 17-25， 2015 （Closed on Mondays）

Three Shadows Photography Art Centre， Beijing