Under the haze of epidemics, wars and various public emergencies, artworks that focus on exploring human inner emotions resonate.
In France, artist Sophie Calle opened his solo exhibition "The Ghost of Orsay", which tells the past and present of the museum, focusing on the depiction of human vulnerability and the examination of identity and privacy; in London, British artist Grayson Perry's new work will be unveiled at the Science Museum in London, reflecting the mental state during the epidemic with "Teddy Bear".
The metaverse is coming. In Shanghai, 60 curators and scholars from 50 museums and universities across the country jointly issued an initiative calling on museums to conform to the development of the times and actively participate in the construction of the meta-universe. In Beijing, the historical linguist Duan Qing passed away, and his persistent research has revived many ancient documents that have been lost in the desert for thousands of years.
The Paper, Art Review, "Art Figures of the Week", reports and analyzes art topic figures and hot events at home and abroad.
Paris | artist Sophie Carr
Return to the Musée d'Orsay to discover the "Ghost of Orsay"
Recently, French artist Sophie Calle launched a solo exhibition "The Ghosts of Orsay" at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, telling the past and present of the museum in its own narrative way. Born in 1953, Sophie Carr is a writer, photographer, installation artist and conceptual artist. Her work often depicts the fragility of human beings and the examination of identity and privacy.
In 1978, Sophie Karl stepped into the abandoned railway station and hotel that would later become the Musée d'Orsay. She was stationed in a nearby vacant building, collecting files and objects left behind by past occupants in a room, and information from a hotel employee named Oddo gave her a reverie.
For more than four decades, Karl has kept the objects, which she say haunts her like ghosts from the past, and that became the title of the Orsay exhibition. "I met Sophie at a dinner party. As soon as she told me about her past experiences, I took her to Sylvie Patry, chief curator of the Musée d'Orsay, and Laurence des Cars, the former president," said Donatien Grau, director of the museum's contemporary projects.
During France's second lockdown, Karl was invited to the Musée d'Orsay and wandered through the empty corridors, where she saw a large oil painting of snow by the Swiss painter Cuno Amiet (1868-1961), depicting at first glance a lone skier. In fact, at the back of the canvas, you can see the figures of two companions. In French, "au dos" is pronounced "oddo," as in the name of the hotel employee who intrigued Karl decades ago. Thus, the framework of the exhibition began to emerge in her mind.
"'The Ghost of Orsay' is an artistic creation that blends photography, poetry and ready-made products," Grau says, "revealing Karl's unique ability to weave narratives." "The exhibition is divided into two parts, telling the story of the hotels of the past and the museums of today. The old objects mentioned by Karl are also exhibited as live objects. (Text/Qian Xue'er)
London | artist Grayson Perry
The new work was unveiled at the Science Museum in London, reflecting the mental state during the epidemic with "Teddy Bear"
On March 30, a new vase by British artist Grayson Perry will be unveiled at the Science Museum in London as one of the exhibits. The large decorative vase, titled Alan Measles – God in the time of Covid-19, appears in the exhibition Medicine: the Wellcome galleries alongside other iconic objects telling the impact of the pandemic.
The new work was inspired by the albarello clay pot, which was once used in hospitals to hold medicines. Perry decorates in simple colors and draws on the style of medieval "doom paintings" (doom paintings). Among the many motifs in the bottle is Perry's favorite teddy bear named "Alan Mithus", next to Perry's female self " Claire" (Claire). There is also a figure resembling the british chief medical officer, Chris Whitty.
Perry's new work was born two years ago during his time on the "Grayson's Art Club" tv show, and it's only now that people see a finished version of it. "This piece reflects my mental state during a period of great fear and uncertainty," Perry explains.
"Alan Mithus is my personal metaphor for God, masculinity, care, security," Perry adds, "and he shows himself distraught because he is still seriously ill." His efforts to help in the hospital were ridiculed by protesters. "The work shows the emotional state of people in the face of a public health crisis.
Born in 1960 in the United Kingdom, Grayson Perry was a 2003 Turner Award winner, was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 2013, a Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts, and honorary chancellor of the University of the Arts London. As a contemporary artist with a great influence on British art, Perry's creative media is very extensive, including pottery, painting, sculpture, fashion design and other fields. (Text/Qian Xue'er)
Director and scholar of Shanghai | Museum
The joint initiative museum is actively involved in the construction of the metacosm
On March 26, 60 curators and scholars from 50 museums and universities across the country jointly released the "Initiative on Museums Actively Participating in the Construction of the Metacosm", calling on museums to conform to the development of the times, give full play to their own advantages, and actively participate in the construction of the metacosm.
Tree Delhi 1921 · AR mineral water (scan the code to see the propaganda film of the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China).
"In the past two years, the hot meta-universe concept and its application scenarios, although there are still uncertainties and a certain bubble, is undoubtedly a strategic direction to grasp a new round of scientific and technological revolution and new opportunities for industrial change." In the process of virtualizing and digitizing the real world, the metacosm needs a large number of material specimens and cultural elements from the physical world to construct a digital living space that integrates with the real social system. The best place in the real world to have rich material specimens and cultural elements at the same time is a museum. The purpose and concept of the museum are interconnected with the metacosm, and the future and mission of the museum are integrated with the metacosm. Professor Duan Yong of Shanghai University introduced the background of the initiative on behalf of the initiators.
Duan Yong
The core content of the "Initiative" mainly revolves around the four points of "resource sharing, inclusive and mutual benefit", "scene co-creation, self-improvement", "standard co-construction, advancing with the times", "responsibility sharing, and integrity and innovation". The "Initiative" mentions that museums should enhance the awareness of open sharing of collection resources, especially digital resources, establish the concept of win-win cooperation, and let limited resources create unlimited possibilities in the metaverse; museums should explore and create high-quality application scenarios in a coordinated manner to achieve high-quality development of the museum itself in participating in the construction of the metaverse; museums should keep pace with the times to explore the standards and norms for the construction of the metaverse in the field of museums, and make a Chinese voice in the international dialogue on related themes; museums should make museums transcend time and space by integrating into the metaversm. Forever and everlasting.
It is reported that the initiative was prepared and initiated by Shanghai University professors Duan Yong, An Laishun, Pan Shouyong, Li Mingbin and other scholars. Co-sponsors also include Yang Zhigang, director of the Shanghai Museum, Gong Liang, president of the Nanjing Museum, and other representatives of the central and local national museums, Chen Zhuo, director of the Tianjin Museum, Luo Xiangjun, president of the Hebei Museum, and other provincial-level museum representatives, Wang Xiaoming, director of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Xue Feng, director of the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Zhao Feng, director of the China Silk Museum, and other representatives of natural museums, memorial halls, and industry museums, representatives of municipal museums, representatives of grottoes and site museums, non-state-owned museums, Representatives of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Museums and scholars from Peking University Professor Hang Kan, Tsinghua University Professor Du Pengfei, Zhejiang University Professor Yan Jianqiang, Jilin University Professor Shi Jixiang, Fudan University Professor Lu Jiansong, Wei Jun and other university scholars. (Text/Rhinoceros)
Duan Qing, a scholar of the Beijing |
He died of illness and devoted himself to the study of Western texts
On March 26, Professor Duan Qing of the School of Foreign Chinese of Peking University passed away due to illness at the age of 68.
Duan Qing
Although Professor Duan Qing is a scholar in the field of linguistics, he was shocked to learn of his death, which also caused a wave of mourning and mourning in the literary and cultural circles. As a historical linguist, Professor Duan Qing's research is closely related to the field of literature and history. Because of its persistent research, many ancient texts that have been obscured for thousands of years in the desert have been revitalized.
Some people in the cultural and cultural circles posted, "In 2014, Shangbo held an exhibition of murals unearthed in Damagou and was fortunate to receive a manuscript from Professor Duan. Remember. Professor Duan Qing's "Narration of Khotan's Homeland" was included in the book "Six Articles of Khotan: Archaeological Cases on the Silk Road" edited by the Shanghai Museum (published by Peking University Press).
Professor Duan Qing inherits the disciplinary tradition established by Mr. Ji Xianlin and Mr. Jin Kemu, and strives for the development of oriental disciplines in the mainland. She presided over the establishment of the Institute of Sanskrit Bayeux and Buddhist Literature of Peking University, conducted research on the Sanskrit Baye sutra in Tibet and Sanskrit and Hu literature unearthed in Xinjiang, collated and proofread a number of long-lost Buddhist texts, and collected the research results into a series of books.
Ancient Tibetan Dunhuang Sutra "Mahayana Sutra of Immeasurable Life" Ink paper hand scroll, 8th-9th century, Tubo period written
For more than 30 years, Professor Duan Qing has been persistently committed to the study of Hu language books unearthed in Xinjiang and other places on the mainland, making outstanding contributions in this field, reviving many ancient documents that have been obliterated in the desert for thousands of years, and greatly enhancing our understanding of the ancient languages, history and culture of the Western Regions. (Text/Rhinoceros)