I have to admit that everyone will quietly open up a "speculative space" for themselves, in which any "disorderly" imagination will gradually be "ordered". After all, the "imaginary space" is nothing, and when we walk into the "imaginary warehouse" created by wo art chao, these "imaginary spaces" enter the "real life".
Those chaotic and whimsical fantasies now have their home.
This warehouse, which brings together 52 artists, designers and collectors, turns their fantasies about life and art into reality, so that more people can understand and feel it.
Here, only the brain hole is wide open, there is no inertial thinking.
The warehouse is the space for storing miscellaneous things, and the impression of the warehouse is also a miscellaneous pile of various items, and the chao art center will put "imagination" into the "warehouse" this time, which is also appropriate.
The imaginary warehouse is on the basement floor of Chao, and the location chosen is also the same as the dim environment of the warehouse in people's minds. From naturalism to cryptography, from various different-color landscapes to independent cultures, there are many incredible and unpredictable artistic ideas, approach the warehouse and slowly learn about it.
Sculpture, painting, photography, short films, chalkboard newspapers, puppets, etc., the imaginations of these artists are transmitted to people on more than 50 sets of large shelves through a variety of media forms.
"I remember the warehouse, there is an old man who does not say much, he is sitting in the small room in front of the warehouse, wearing very worn clothes, smoking a cigarette, the thick curtain next to it is opaque, if you ask him where something is placed, he will say that he does not know if you can see it yourself." 」 This is a description of the impression of a visitor to the warehouse.
Indeed, the imaginary warehouse is also so "unreliable", in addition to the special items on display, many of the works of the same artist are not put together and scattered to all corners; some objects are even obscured, tilted or inverted, and even stacked with other unrelated items.
An inverted painting or sculpture is by no means an expectation in people's minds, but it is this way of breaking the inertia of thinking that is the wonder that the art in the imaginary warehouse wants to show people.
Lu Yue, one of the curators of the exhibition, once said, "We created a fake warehouse, which is a joke correction to the glamorous museum." Whether it's the basement of a magnificent museum or someone's cluttered attic, every warehouse in the world is connected, connected by a large, hidden web. Here, madness and serenity coexist, light and darkness coexist, and we don't expect the warehouse to provide any answers, it is the answer in itself. ”
Discovering collections in "clutter" and breaking traditional cognition and habitual thinking may be a way to bring art closer to life.
Curatorial Information:
List of artists in the main exhibition area:
Ah Pei, Andrei, Cang Xin, Chen Chen Chen, Chen Nong, david han, Fang He, Feng Mengbo, Gong Xu, ge/9, Huang Lan, Li Linlin, Li Tianlong, Li Yousong, Lu Yue, Lin Jing, Lin Xiaofan, Ling Shu, Liu Shuyan, Ma Liang, Neng Jianri, Peng Lu, Pang Kuan, Pan Kai, Ren Hongwei, Shen Zhicheng, Song Xiaoke, Song Mingxiao, Song Qi, Shao Kang, Tian Xiaolei, Tian Ye Dongxue, Wu Zhen, Wang Fansheng, Wang Jianuo, Xiao Shi'an, Xie Qun, Yu Gao, You Xinsheng, Zhang Wei, Daniel Zhang, Zhang Heming, Zhang Wenzhi, Zhang Songyuan, Zhang Zimo , Zhao Gang, Zhong Shan, Zhou Chi, Zhou Hui, Zheng Jiayan, Zhu Zhongyu
Viewing Hours:
During the week: 13:00 -17:00; 18:00 -23:00;
Weekends/holidays: 13:00 -23:00
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