Guyana-British artist Hew Locke was commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to create Gilded for its façade; the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in the United States welcomed the first female leader, Evelyn Locke. C. Hankins was appointed chief curator of the agency; Japanese manga artist Fujiko Fujio A passed away, ending the memories of a generation's youth. The Paper, Art Review, "Art Figures of the Week", reports on and analyzes the art topic figures and hot events at home and abroad in the past week.
Hugh Locke, | artist in New York, USA
Commissioned to "gild" the façade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke ushered in his "highlight" moment. He has just exhibited the large-scale installation The Procession at the Tate Britannia and is now commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to create a series of works for its façade. The collection, titled Gilt, will be on display from 16 September 2022 to 22 May 2023.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Hew Locke
Born in Edinburgh in 1959, Locke grew up in Guyana, in the southern Americas, before returning to Falmouth in 1988 to study art and obtaining a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from the Royal College of Art in London in 1994. Locke's developed artistic practice explored visual representations of power and cultural diversity, focusing on a wide range of objects, including royal portraits, clan crests, public statues, trophies, weapons, and costumes. He blends his Caribbean and British backgrounds, combining his own political and cultural concerns with modern materials and historical themes in his work.
Hugh Locke's The Ranks in Tate Britain
When architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the metropolitan museum's wall façade, he planned to place a group of sculptures by neoclassical artist Karl Bitter between each pair of Greek-style columns. But until the museum's budget has been depleted, its front niches remain empty. In 2019, Kenyan-American artist Wangisi Mutu became the first artist commissioned by the Alcove Project, designing four sculptures for them, which Max Hollein, as curator, hopes to "strive to make contemporary art run through the building, breaking down barriers between departments, between historical periods, and between continents." The New York Times wrote that Locke's work would consist of 4 "complete or broken trophies." (Text/Qian Xue'er)
Evelyn M. | Washington, D.C., USA C. Hankins
Appointed Chief Curator of the Hechhon Museum and Sculpture Garden
Evelyn M. C. Hankins
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has appointed Evelyn M. Evelyn C. Hankins is the chief curator. Hankins, who has been curator at the Washington, D.C.-based institution since 2008, will be the first woman to lead the museum and will be in charge of an all-female curatorial team. She succeeded Stéphane Aquin, who held the position for five years, who will take charge of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts after Nathalie Bondil leaves the controversial post. In her new role, Hankins will oversee the curatorial and commissioned works department, continuing to enrich the agency's permanent collection.
During his 14 years at Hirschhun, Hankins co-curated 15 exhibitions, including Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection (2019), Charline von Heyl: Snake Eyes (2018-19), and Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection (2019), "Charline von Heyl: Snake Eyes" (2018-19), and "Marc Berger" (2019). Bradford: Pickett's Charge" (2017-21). Prior to coming to Hirschhorn, Hankins was curator of collections and exhibitions at the Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont and assistant curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
Hechhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Helsamp Museum and Sculpture Garden is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall. The museum building was designed by Gordon Bonsavot and houses artwork from the collection of Joseph Hirschamp. The museum is part of the Smithsonian Institution. (Finishing/Qian Xueer)
Fujiko Fujio, Kawasaki | Japan · A
The superstars of the comic book industry have fallen, carrying the youth memories of a generation
On April 7, Japanese manga artist Fujiko Fujio A (formerly known as Yasuko Suo) died at his home in Kawasaki City. He died on December 31, 2012 at the age of 8
Fujiko Fujio A with the characters he created
Born in 1934, Yasuko Suo began to create manga in 1951, including "The Little Prince of Monsters", "Smiley Face Salesman", "Little Ninja" and so on. Among them, the fantasy comic "Monster Prince" was once popular, the manga is quite popular among elementary school students, because the manga adapted into an animation has a good ratings performance, and later adapted into live-action TV series and movies.
The Little Monster Prince
Speaking of Anko Suo, it is impossible to avoid another Japanese manga artist, Hiroshi Fujimoto (pen name: Fujiko · F. Fujio). They have long shared the pseudonym "Fujiko Fujio" to publish works. Almost all of the works were created by the two of them, and among the works created under the pseudonym "Fujiko Fujio", the most famous is "Doraemon". In 1969, Doraemon came out. But in fact, Anko Suo was not directly involved in the creation of Doraemon, which is a solo work by Hiroshi Fujimoto.
Fujiko· F. Fujio (left) Yodoko Fujio · A (right)
Hiroshi Fujimoto's painting style is crisp and clean, and the characters in his pen appear more cute. An Sun Zi Su Xiong has a very strong personal style, likes to use a lot of light and shadow on the face of the character to set off the plot. Later, the two parted ways due to some differences in the direction of opinion, and officially announced the end of the 36-year cooperation in 1987.
After separating, they continued to use the original pen name "Fujiko Fujio", and Hiroshi Fujimoto was named "Fujiko · F. Fujio", and Anko Suo is "Fujiko Fujio· A", the letters inside are the first letters of each of their real names. He has also created a large number of excellent works.
Fujiko Fujio After the news of A's death came out, netizens said that "another superstar in the manga industry has fallen" and "there is no fujiko in the world". Others say that "another memory of my youth is over, See you again". (Finishing /Rhinoceros)
Lin Cunzhen, | designer in Beijing
Won the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games Outstanding Contribution Individual Award
On April 8, the summary and commendation meeting of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games was held in the Great Hall of the People. Lin Cunzhen, vice dean of the School of Design of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, won the Individual Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games. Lin Cunzhen is the designer of the emblems of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and also serves as the image landscape art director of the Cultural Activities Department of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee.
Lin Cunzhen
In fact, the emblem of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games was also from Lin Cunzhen, who used the Chinese calligraphy "Winter" character as the main body, and skillfully combined abstract slides, ice and snow sports forms and calligraphy.
The Olympic bid is different from the Emblem of the Winter Olympic Games
Lin Cunzhen said that Chinese character calligraphy has a very high artistic realm and has a very high degree of recognition in the world. Despite the challenges, she insisted on this plan when doing the design. "Bidding and hosting are all for the same thing, that is, athletes at the center. Therefore, the design focuses on the embodiment of movement. The emblem of the Winter Olympics is more realistic, and the emblem of the Winter Olympics is more sporty, more powerful and more abstract. ”
Looking back at the birth and application of the emblem of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the Emblem of the Winter Paralympic Games, Lin Cunzhen was very emotional, repeatedly studied and designed a graphic, and finally was selected, which is a kind of luck and happiness. (Finishing /Rhinoceros)