Thursday
June 9, 2022
See also the word "new", don't say anything, hold on!
· Shanghai returned, but they could not hold on
· Countdown to the Youth Art 100 Auditions
· Using Art to Talk about an "Environmental Love"
· The Long Museum of Art has been closed urgently
· Xu Beihong's digital collection licensing dispute
· When Picasso met Ingres and El Greco
· Shangbo joined hands with "No. 600" to push the healing mask
· Ming and Qing dynasty archives reveal the daily life of the royal family
· Gallery Week Beijing is scheduled to be held at the end of June
· The 2022 Shanghai International Film Festival is postponed to next year
· Artist Paula Rego dies
· Mourn! Blue Sky Wild died
· Lissen Gallery announced the acting artist Yu Hong
· The Palace Museum in Hong Kong, China opened on July 2
· The Guggenheim is massively engaged in digital art
Read 15 before going to bed today and expect it to take 8 minutes.
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Shanghai returned, but they could not hold on
How many cultural enterprises in Shanghai were affected by the shutdown from April to June? In early June, the illustrated Whale Bookstore announced its closure. As the most popular store in Huangpu District, although it stands out among the independent bookstores with different forms, the "old store" that has been established for five years has not escaped the fate of closing the store. It is understood that June 21 is the last day of operation of the Whale Bookstore, while its online part continues to operate.
If the shutdown is the last straw that overwhelms the physical store, then rent, labor, inventory, etc. are the heavy "three mountains". Several independent bookstores in Shanghai have also announced the closure of physical stores this year, and how has the shutdown affected the art world? In addition to the postponement of the art fair, art galleries and galleries are closed, and the real impact may not be reflected until the second half of the year. It is said that some galleries are already in contact with the sale.
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Countdown to the Youth Art 100 Auditions
Countdown to the 2022 Young Art 100 Artist Auditions! From March 18 to June 18, the three-month call for the call is coming to an end. In line with the concept of "The Future of Art, You and I Go Together", Young Art 100 sends out invitations to artists around the world who dream of art. The call for "no less than 6 works" is "not limited to art categories", which means that paintings, sculpture installations, videos and short films, photography, new media, cross-media, etc. are available, and there are 6 registered works including artists' representative works and works that can be exhibited.
Since its inception in 2011, Youth Art 100 has been taking young artists as the core of its services, exploring various channels for promoting young artists, and establishing a strong reputation and influence in the industry. Every year, after the artist audition, a grand group exhibition is tailored for the artist, and all the shortlisted works this year will be exhibited at the Beijing Guardian Art Center during the winter period. Not only can it get multi-dimensional and continuous media promotion and exposure throughout the year, but also can participate in diversified art projects such as art residency, art cross-border, and art township construction.
In addition to exhibitions and promotions, diversified awards and 100,000+ prize pools have become an important boost for young artists on the road to art. The awards include the Jianxin Trust Art Award, the Phoenix Art Rising Star Award, and the Laili Youth Art Award, and the shortlisted artists will participate in the Youth Art 100 Exhibition Manager Program to build an interactive dialogue platform for artists and curators.
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Using Art to Talk about an "Environmental Love"
From May 14th to July 3rd, the "Environmental Love Exhibition - Works of Suzanne Husky and Tong Yixin", jointly sponsored by Today Art Museum and the French Embassy in China, was exhibited in Hall 1 of today Art Museum. The two artists are the recipients of the inaugural Cai Guanshen Foundation Contemporary Art Prize, which rewards their exploration of the ecological environment and the interconnection of contemporary art creation.
The environmental consciousness in Tong Yixin's work contains the qualities of dehumanization. The Night Vision series focuses on wild nocturnal creatures, showing the survival relationship of life forms from an unconventional perspective; Through text and light painting, the "Handbook of Environmental Protection" series transforms the words of inspiration into the carrier of art, and the poems scattered throughout the exhibition hall are like the fluttering words in the corners of the city.
Husky is attracted to the powerful animal of the beaver, and a series of printed sketches and photographs show the dam being built under the command of the beaver, the "architect of the rodent world", calling attention to the potential of environmental protection; The video work "On the Reproduction of Mermaids in the Shipwreck Period" combines narration, role playing, and animation to respond to the question of whether this passion for environmental protection is just a fantasy in the face of the tragedy that the world is about to overturn.
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The Long Museum of Art has been closed urgently
At 7:28 on June 8, the Long Museum issued an emergency notice: Receiving the notice of the superior department, in order to meet the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the Long Art Museum (West Bund Pavilion) needs to be temporarily closed, and the audiences who have already made reservations will be notified by phone and SMS one by one, and the appointment opportunity will be reserved. The last announcement of the resumption of opening was released at 17:00 on June 7, announcing that it would resume opening from June 8. It was only 14 hours before it was opened, and it was closed again before it was opened.
05
Xu Beihong's digital collection licensing dispute
In order to issue the licensing of digital collections, Xu Beihong Art Museum issued two statements on May 29 and June 2, secretly stamping the 8 Xu Beihong digital ink horse collections authorized by the Beijing Imperial City Art Exchange Center and released by the magic core platform, which have no connection with Xu Beihong. The first statement clearly stated that the Times Beihong (Beijing) Culture and Art Center is an independent cultural and art center authorized by Xu Beihong's descendants, which is the operator and art partner of "Xu Beihong Art Museum"; The second statement once again emphasized that a number of digital collection distribution companies have taken some paintings of unknown origin and unclear traceability and issued digital collections under the name of "Mr. Xu Beihong's works", in the name of inheriting Chinese culture, deceiving consumers.
Previously, Xu Beihong Art Museum has authorized multiple platforms to release a number of digital collections. It is interesting to note that, based on the provisions of the Mainland's Copyright Law, Xu Beihong, who has been dead for more than 50 years, can be authorized for use by buyers who purchase his works, which means that the owner of the property rights of the works can authorize the sale of digital collections. So now the core of the problem is cleverly returned to the original question - authenticity. As for the authenticity of the works in this incident, this is not something we can conclude. Leaving aside this incident, authenticity is indeed a hidden concern for digital collections. The digital collection developed in the name of "art" ultimately returns to the artistic value of the work itself.
06
When Picasso met Ingres and El Greco
As one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Picasso always seems to have a topic of endless discussion, and this June there were two Picasso "Dialogue" exhibitions held at the same time. From 3 June to 9 October, the exhibition "Picasso-Ingres: Face to Face" was held at the National Gallery of Art; From 11 June to 25 September, the exhibition "Picasso-El Greco" takes place at the Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland.
Picasso and Ingres's "face to face" unfolds in two works. Ingres continued to spark Picasso's imagination, and the latter's fascination with the former's portrait peaked in Picasso's 1932 Woman with the Book, a work based on Ingres's Sit-in Lady Mowat Snow, two paintings created more than 80 years apart. In 1921, Picasso was fascinated at first sight when he saw "The Sedentary Madame Of Mewat Snow" at an exhibition in Paris, and since then he has repeatedly borrowed from Ingres and created one of his most famous portraits, "The Woman with the Book", modeled by his young lover Marie-Terez Walter.
Self-Portrait (Local) 1901
Collection of the Picasso Museum of Fine Arts, Paris
El Greco's Portrait of an Old Man, circa 1595-1600
Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
In contrast, the "Picasso-El Greco" exhibition is much larger, with more than 40 pairs of works from museums around the world converging into a fascinating "dialogue". Greco's influence on Picasso ranged from early Cubism to his work in the 1930s and 1940s, and even at the end of his life, Picasso was still borrowing from Greco. This exhibition is not only a dialogue for outstanding artists, but also provides new insights into the development of avant-garde art in the 20th century.
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Shangbo joined hands with "No. 600" to push the healing mask
How else can cultural creation be "played"? The Shanghai Mental Health Center is completely out of the loop. After the Dragon Boat Festival, the masks launched by the center and the Shanghai Museum were "on fire". No. 600 Wanping South Road, as the house number of the center, has also become a symbol of special significance. The masks named "Cheering" series of cultural creations not only printed with the door number of "No. 600 Wanping South Road" and the logo of Shanghai Mental Health Center, but also words such as "spiritual food", "fighting monsters and upgrading", "shanghai power" and so on.
In recent years, No. 600 Wanping South Road has frequently exploded because of the surrounding area of cultural creativity, in addition to mooncakes, coffee, green dough and other foods, as well as daily necessities. The "pumping" mask launched this time, the background pattern on the mask comes from the collection of the Shanghai Museum, I hope that these careful thoughts can add some fun to life, less anxiety and more happiness.
08
Ming and Qing dynasty archives reveal the daily life of the royal family
June 9 is International Archives Day, and due to the impact of the epidemic, the newly completed new China First Historical Archive cannot be opened to the public, so an online exhibition hall has been opened. In the past, it was necessary to look at the collection through the glass, but with the online exhibition hall, you can "closely" look at the collection, and some interesting pictures have also subverted the previous imagination of the collection. For example, the jade that records the imperial population and clan genealogy of the Qing Dynasty, can you imagine that the big jade will be so big?
The staff turned over the big jade
The Daoguang Emperor made his fourth son Yixuan (Emperor Xianfeng) crown prince
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the massive "Great Inner Archives" of a wide variety of kinds, such as public opinion maps, recitals, edicts, inscriptions, sonatas, and golden lists, most of which are treasured in China's first historical archive, with a total of more than 10 million pieces, the museum has selected 267 groups of treasure archives, and launched two major exhibitions, "Lantai Hanmo Family Spring and Autumn - Ming and Qing Historical Archives Exhibition" and "Carrying Thousands of Autumns - Ming and Qing Archives Display", which for the first time concentrated on displaying the precious archives of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
There are many collections worth savoring in the exhibition, including the only surviving physical witness to the much-discussed historical event of the succession to the throne- the Secret Storage Box of the Daoguang Emperor. The archives that recorded the life of the court also revealed another side of royal life. For example, this pet roster, these cats and dogs are registered, there are special people to keep, the name is sometimes Yangchun White Snow, sometimes under the Riba people. In it, a dog named "Chestnut" was also found.
09
Gallery Week Beijing is scheduled to be held at the end of June
On June 8, Gallery Week Beijing announced that the new dates will run from June 24 to July 3, 2022 (Media Preview Day on June 23, VIP Day from June 24 to 26, and Public Day from June 28 to July 3). After weeks of waiting, the sixth edition of Gallery Week Beijing will be one of the first large-scale cultural events to be launched in Chinese mainland this year.
In anticipation of the event, Gallery Week Beijing will launch an exclusive live tour and cloud party on Douyin on June 12. The international press conference will be held via Zoom on June 22, so stay tuned for more information. Wang Yifei, director of Gallery Week Beijing, said that the decision to postpone the extension has made Gallery Week Beijing's cooperation with all partners closer than ever before, and has also given a new meaning to the annual theme "sharing".
10
The 2022 Shanghai International Film Festival is postponed to next year
On June 6, the Organizing Committee of the Shanghai International Film Festival issued an announcement that the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival will be postponed to next year. The announcement shows that we will, if conditions permit, we will continue to plan and hold relevant film festivals and theme activities in the second half of this year to share the pleasant experience brought to us by film art and film activities.
11
Artist Paula Rego dies
On 8 June, the Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego died of illness in London at the age of 87. Rego, the first artist-in-residence at the National Gallery in London, is known for his "magical realism" paintings, which blend revelations of Portugal's former dictatorship, personal life experiences, and folktales. In addition, she is a critic of the anti-abortion movement, and she spends a lot of time focusing on women's rights and the right to abortion. In 2021, Tate Britannia held a major retrospective exhibition for Rego.
Love 1995
Born in 1935 to a Catholic family in Lisbon, Portugal, Paula Rego was the only child in the family. At the age of 16, Rego was sent to England by her parents to study art at the Slade School of Fine Arts at University College London. In 1965, she joined the exhibition with David Hockney and others in the exhibition of the radical British painters group London Group. An internationally recognized artist while alive, Rego did not welcome his first major exhibition in the UK until 1987. Artist Tracy Emin once asked her if she ever felt undervalued, to which Rego responded, "I was confused and penniless. Whenever I sell a painting, I feel a great relief."
This year's Venice Biennale has an entire hall dedicated to Rego's art, one of the biennale's core works. At the same time, as a parallel exhibition of the biennale, Rego's solo exhibition "Secrets of Faith" was also held locally.
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Mourn! Blue Sky Wild died
On June 8, Lan Tianye, the recipient of the "July 1st Medal" and a performer and director artist of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, died of illness in Beijing at the age of 95. Blue Sky Wild, formerly known as Wang Runsen, was born in May 1927 in Raoyang, Hebei Province. In 1945, as a student of the Oil Painting Department of The Beiping Art College, he participated in the revolution and joined the party with honor, he waded through dangers to deliver letters in the flames of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, served as an underground soldier, performed on stage in the wave of progress, and threw himself into the theater front. Since 1952, he has acted and directed on the stage of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, and has left the "best life" for dramas for decades.
Lan Tianye played Jiang Ziya in "List of Fengshen Gods"
He is the gentle and elegant old father in the TV series "Longing", the impressive Jiang Ziya in "Fengshen List", and a series of film and television roles have made many viewers remember the blue sky and wild. He purifies art from real life, expresses rich layers with solid skills, and makes the vivid character image reach the audience's heart.
13
Lissen Gallery announced the acting artist Yu Hong
On June 6, Ritsen Gallery announced its representation of artist Yu Hong. Known for her large-scale contemporary figurative paintings, Yu Hong was trained in social realist painting techniques during her studies and later developed a unique visual style that reflects the lives of her peers and witnesses the great changes that have taken place in Chinese society by delicately portraying her personal experiences.
Yu Hong "Direction" Acrylic on canvas 140x150cm 2020
© Yu Hong Image from The Ritson Gallery
Yu Hong is mainly based on painting, but also uses pastel, textile pigments, silk and resin and other media. From a uniquely feminine perspective, her practice focuses on the relationship between the individual and society as a whole, especially the role women play in society. Previously, Yu Hong was represented by the Long March Space.
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The Palace Museum in Hong Kong, China opened on July 2
On June 5, the Palace Museum in Hong Kong, China (The Palace Museum, Hong Kong, China) announced on the official website of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority that 914 precious cultural relics from the Palace Museum will be unveiled in the opening exhibition of the Palace Museum in Hong Kong on July 2. The cultural relics to Hong Kong are complete, spanning 5,000 years, covering all major gate categories of the Palace Museum's collection. Among them, there are 166 first-class cultural relics belonging to the "national treasure" level, accounting for 18% of the total number of loaned exhibits.
Experts from the two places work together to inspect the artifacts that have just arrived at the Palace Museum in Hong Kong
Image: Ta Kung Pao
The opening exhibition is divided into: "Forbidden Vientiane: Architecture, Collection and Cultural Inheritance", "Forbidden Day: Qing Dynasty Court Life", "Condensed Soil as a Tool: Treasured Ceramics of the Palace Museum", "Longyan Fengzi: Portrait of the Empress of the Qing Dynasty", "Instrument Seeking Novelty: Contemporary Design Dialogue ancient craftsmanship", "Treasures of the Country: The Palace Museum's Collection of Jin, Tang, Song and Yuan Calligraphy and Painting", "Galloping the World: Horse Culture and Art", covering a variety of themes such as the history of the Forbidden City from the royal palace to the museum, court life, Chinese ceramics, ancient crafts and calligraphy and painting. It reflects the profound and long history and cultural heritage of the Chinese nation.
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The Guggenheim is massively engaged in digital art
On June 1, the Guggenheim Museum announced a global partnership with LG and announced an arts and technology initiative that includes a new annual award program to create a curatorial position specializing in art, covering virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, NFTs and more.
The LG Guggenheim Award, managed by the Guggenheim Foundation, will annually recognize an artist who has "made a breakthrough achievement in the art of technology," and the award will be an international jury of artists, curators, museum curators and other art professionals, with winners receiving an unlimited $100,000 prize.
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