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China
China China !!! |
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chinese contemporary art beyond
the global market |
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21.03.08 - 04.05.08 |
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Like an echo China China
China !!! has been resonating for more than ten years throughout
the international art world. In the last few decades we have witnessed
countless events and exhibitions dedicated to the so-called ‘China
phenomenon’. Among the 35 contemporary artists who sold for
over 1 million dollars at international auctions, 15 are Chinese and
36 ranked among the 100 top artists worldwide. Nevertheless it still
remains difficult to a western audience to find its bearings within
the world of Chinese contemporary art.
Currently China is undergoing a crucial moment in its search for an
own cultural identity between tradition, a difficult socio-political
recent past and a sudden entry to the globalised world of western
standards. The most visionary Chinese contemporary artists try to
link their own past with a vision of a possible future. The exhibition
project we are presenting at the Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina
is born from the urge to bridge a knowledge gap about today’s
Chinese cultural production without recourse to the facile language
of the exotic or the aesthetic.
Rather than calling on Western curators, individual collectors or
galleries as is often done by other institutions preparing shows on
China, the CCCS chose to invite three representatives of the new generation
of Chinese cultural operators, all of whom live and work in China,
are not associated with government institutions, and have worked independently
for years.
The CCCS has invited Zhang Wei (Ghuangzhou), Davide Quadrio (Shanghai)
and Li Zhenhua (Beijing) to visit Florence to engage with the Renaissance
context of Palazzo Strozzi and with the city of Florence. The three
curatorial sections are each in a separate area of the CCCS. They
stand for a personal vision of the individual curator, giving the
audience of Palazzo Strozzi the chance to confront and explore three
completely different approaches and viewpoints, which as a total experience
nevertheless allow a critical reflection on the ‘China phenomenon’,
the current cultural production and on the impact it has on the international
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open
high resolution video
EXIBART.IT |
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Regione Toscana, Provincia di Firenze,
Comune di Firenze,
Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Firenze,
Associazione Partners Palazzo Strozzi
ISIA - We want to thank Antonio Glessi and tha students from the ISIA,
Institute (Florence) for the video documentation of the artwork
Artificial Moon by Wang Yu Yang. http://www.isiadesign.fi.it
Media Partner: Radio Subasio |
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