On September 19th, the lecture by Stephen · Shore, an international master of photography and a world-renowned contemporary photography artist, was held in the Academic Lecture Hall of CAFA Art Museum. On September 20, some netizens posted, "Many people in the audience are looking down at their mobile phones from beginning to end, and Stephen · Shore left the lecture in the lecture", which caused heated discussions. Some netizens also replied, "The audience is actually taking notes when they look down at their mobile phones, and Mr. Shore is much happier when he learns about it." ”
Stephen · Shore stepped down from the pulpit and returned to the audience. /Network screenshot
According to the official public account of CAFA Art Museum, Stephen ·'s speech was titled "Five Experiences That Transformed My Life and How They Led Me to Become an Artist", as well as a live video. The upstream news (report mailbox: [email protected]) reporter saw from the live video posted by netizens that Stephen · Shore said to the audience through the on-site interpreter: "I'm sorry, I'll interrupt and say sorry to everyone first, because what I say next may be a little offensive." Stephen · Schauer went on to say with a serious expression: "Since I'm talking about attention now, you know I'm talking about attention. Then I think you should also understand the importance of attention in daily life. Then, I noticed that a lot of all of you here today are looking at their phones from beginning to end. You've come here today to listen to this lecture, but you can't concentrate. So how can you care about what you usually eat, or the feeling of the sun shining on your skin? That's all we have for today, and that's good. Stephen · Shore then stepped down from the pulpit and returned to the audience.
Next, the host sighed on the podium and said: "Today's lecture by Mr. Shore has conveyed to us one of the most important messages is to concentrate!" Focus! Focus! ”
In the comment area of the post, a netizen from Beijing IP commented: "Maybe it's a misunderstanding, it's true that many people are looking down at their phones." At least around me, what I saw was actually taking notes, which had been conveyed to Shore by the staff. A netizen responded: "I took photos and videos of everyone's notes to show him (Stephen · Shore), and he said he felt much better." "The upstream news reporter contacted the posting netizen through the private message function of the third-party social platform, but did not receive a reply by press time.
Stephen · Shore looked serious. /Video screenshot
The upstream news reporter called an art center in Beijing to learn about the situation, and a staff member said: "We are the co-organizer of Stephen · Shore's lecture, and the organizer is the Central Academy of Fine Arts, so there should be relevant lecture etiquette norms." If there is a misunderstanding due to this, we will communicate with the old artist and try to make him understand the situation as much as possible (some of the audience members are taking notes when they look down at their phones). ”
CAFA's lecture preview information. /Screenshot of the web page
A staff member of the CAFA Art Museum said: "Yesterday there was indeed a lecture by Stephen · Shore in the academic lecture hall, and there was a live broadcast. For the situation that some of the audience members have been looking down at their mobile phones and causing the speaker to interrupt the lecture, we will report it to the leaders and advocate the audience to pay attention to civilized etiquette. ”
According to Xinhuanet, on September 14, 2024, a retrospective exhibition of photographic artist Stephen · Shore opened in Beijing. From the early 1970s to the mid-1980s, Shore traveled around the United States by car, and works such as "The Appearance of United States" and "Unusual Places" created during this period have been hailed as representative works of the "new color photography" genre along with the works of several other United States photographers of the same period. Stephen · Shore has published more than 30 photography books and is the author of The Nature of Photographs and Modern Instances, autobiographical memoirs. Since 1982, he has been the chair of the Department of Photography at Bard College in United States.
Source: Upstream News