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New Works by Fang Lijun Aileen June Wang : march / april 9 March/April 2009 | Volume 8, Number 2 Inside Artist Features: Wang Guangyi, Xiao Lu, Fang Lijun, Conroy/Sanderson, Wu Gaozhong, Jin Feng Rereading the Goddess of Democracy Conversations with Zhang Peili, Jin Jiangbo US$12.00 NT$350.00 A DECLARATION OF PROTEST Late at night on February 4th, 2009, the Public Security Bureau of Chaoyang District in Beijing notified the Organizing Committee of the Twentieth Anniversary of the China/Avant- garde Exhibition that the commemorative event, which was to be held at the Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Center on February 5th, 3 pm, must be cancelled. There was no legal basis for the provision provided. As the Head of the Preparatory Committee of the China/Avant- garde Exhibition in 1989, and the Chief Consultant and Curator of the current commemorative events, I would like to lodge a strong protest to the Public Security Bureau of Chaoyang District in Beijing. These commemorative events are legitimate cultural practices, conducted within the bounds of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China. The Organizer and the working team have committed tremendous time, resources, and energy to launch Gao Minglu, organizer and curator of these events. Members from the art and cultural communities the events commemorating the twentieth as well as the general public are ready to participate. Without anniversary of the 1989 China/Avant-garde Exhibition, reads his protest letter in front of any prior consultation and communication, the Public Security an audience in Beijing, China on February Bureau of Chaoyang District arbitrarily issued an order to forbid 5th, 2009. The local police bureau ordered cancellation of the planned art exhibition at our events—such action is an utter violation of the Constitution the Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition and a blatant transgression of our civil rights. I am deeply Center without any explanation. Gao was also one of the principle organizers of the China/ indignant at such enforcement and would reserve my right to take Avant-garde Exhibition twenty years ago. further legal actions. Photo: Yang Zhilin Gao Minglu, At early morning on February 5th, 2009 6 VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2, MARCH/APRIL 2009 CONTENTS 2 Editor’s Note 25 4 Contributors 6 Visual Political Science: Another Wang Guangyi Huang Zhuan 25 Xiao Lu: The Confluence of Life and Art Jonathan Goodman 33 Hauntings: Rereading the Goddess of Democracy Robin Peckham 43 43 Beauty in Despair: New Works by Fang Lijun Aileen June Wang 50 Recurring Intimations of Disorder: A Conversation with Zhang Peili Paul Gladston 59 The Great Economic Retreat: New Images of Urban China Zheng Shengtian 65 The Modern Chinese Landscape in New Media Arts: A Conversation Among Fang Xiaofeng, 59 Chen Anying, Zhao Wenbing, and Jin Jiangbo 72 Conroy/Sanderson: Two Heads Are Better Than One Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky 86 Wu Gaozhong: Sites of Intimate Remembrance that Get Under the Skin Maya Kóvskaya 97 Jin Feng: Art Is a Way of Life: A Case Study from 2003 to Today Biljana Ciric 72 106 Chinese Name Index 97 Cover: Wang Guangyi, Cold War Aesthetic—People Wearing Gas Masks, 2008, coloured fiberglass, projection, 180 x 40 x 30 cm. Courtesy of the artist. 1 Editors Note YISHU: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art president Katy Hsiu-chih Chien In China, contemporary art has a relatively short r Ken Lum history, and one that is considerably different from that of other regions in the world. While artists r Keith Wallace living in China avidly began exploring new forms n r Zheng Shengtian i Julie Grundvig and content during the 1980s, it was only in the Kate Steinmann 1990s that their art received widespread attention editril ssistnt Chunyee Li from beyond China’s borders, and by the turn of ircultin manager Larisa Broyde the millennium, its place in the international realm d n Joyce Lin was clearly secured. But as history progresses, web site Chunyee Li and as a younger generation of artists brings forth new ideas and approaches to art making, disry b critical attention towards many of those earlier Judy Andrews, Ohio State University artists often wanes. Yishu continues to follow Melissa Chiu, Asia Society Museum those groundbreaking artists, and in this issue John Clark, University of Sydney Lynne Cooke, Dia Art Foundation we present some fresh perspectives on the work Okwui Enwezor, San Francisco Art Institute of Wang Guangyi, Xiao Lu, Fang Lijun, and Zhang Britta Erickson, Independent Scholar & Curator Peili, all artists who established their reputations Fan Di’an, National Art Museum of China Fei Dawei, Guy & Myriam Ullens Foundation at the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s. Gao Minglu, University of Pittsburgh Hou Hanru, San Francisco Art Institute Continuing an exploration into the recent past, Katie Hill, University of Westminster Claire Hsu, Asia Art Archive 2009 marks twenty years since the conception Martina Köppel-Yang, Independent Critic & Historian of the Goddess of Democracy, a sculpture that Sebastian Lopez, Institute of International Visual Arts radiated a compelling presence during the Lu Jie, Independent Curator Charles Merewether, Critic & Curator Tian’anmen Square protests. Rarely has this Ni Tsaichin, Tunghai University historic icon, which has been reproduced and Apinan Poshyananda, Ministry of Culture, Thailand placed in public spaces around the world, Chia Chi Jason Wang, Independent Critic & Curator Wu Hung, University of Chicago directly been discussed within the context of Pauline J. Yao, Independent Scholar the students who constructed it and the various influences that determined its aesthetic form p Art & Collection Group Ltd. and symbolic meaning. 6F. No. 85, Section 1, Chungshan N. Road, The thoughts of artists Zhang Peili and Jin Taipei, Taiwan 104 Jiangbo are presented in separate conversations. Phone: (886).560.0; Fax: (886).54.0631 Although they represent different generations, E-mail: [email protected] each brings into consideration the impact of new media on art within the context of contemporary n d Leap Creative Group China. Jin Jiangbo’s conversation is preceded by an introduction to his art and a selection of images retie diretr Raymond Mah rt Diretr Gavin Chow from one of his most recent photographic projects, desiner Philip Wong which records the impact of the economic downturn on the manufacturing industry in China. webster Website ARTCO, Taipei Chong-yuan Image Ltd., Taipei Finally, we have three features on artists Conroy/Sanderson, Wu Gaozhong, and Jin - Feng. These artists are perhaps less well known but, through the nurturing of three distinctly Yishu is published bi-monthly in Taipei, Taiwan, and edited in different sensibilities, they are making important Vancouver, Canada. The publishing dates are January, March, contributions to contemporary art. May, July, September, and November. All subscription, advertising, and submission inquiries may Keith Wallace be sent to: Yishu Office 00–1311 Howe Street Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z P3 Phone: 1.604.649.8187; Fax: 1.604.591.639 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.yishujournal.com YISHU EDITIONS Subscription rates: Now available. Four limited-edition prints by 1 year (six issues): $84 USD (includes $4 for airmail postage); some of the most important Chinese artists. in Asia $78 USD (includes $18 for airmail postage). years (twelve issues): $158 USD (includes $48 for airmail Please see inside back cover for images and postage); in Asia $146 USD (including $36 for airmail postage). contact information. No part of this journal may be reprinted without the written permission from the publisher. Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art 典藏國際版‧第8卷第2期‧2009年3 - 4月 典藏國際版創刊於 2002年5月1日 2 編者手記 社 長： 簡秀枝 作者小傳 總策劃： 鄭勝天 4 創刊編輯： 林蔭庭（Ken Lum） 主 編： 華睿思 (Keith Wallace) 6 視覺政治學：另一個王廣義 副編輯： 顧珠妮 (Julie Grundvig) 黃專 史楷迪 (Kate Steinmann) 編輯助理： 黎俊儀 (Chunyee Li) 25 蕭魯：生活和藝術的合流 Jonathan Goodman 行 政： 藍立杉 (Larisa Broyde) 網站編輯： 黎俊儀 (Chunyee Li) 廣 告： 林素珍 33 縈繞不散：重讀民主女神 岳鴻飛 (Robin Peckham) 顧 問： 王嘉驥 安雅蘭 (Judy Andrews) 43 絕望之美：方力鈞的新作 巫 鴻 王藹霖（Aileen June Wang) 林似竹 (Britta Erickson) 范迪安 招穎思 (Melissa Chiu) 50 無序的常兆：與張培力的對話 洛柿田 (Sebastian Lopez) Paul Gladston 侯瀚如 徐文玠 (Claire Hsu) 59 經濟大撤退：中國都市的新圖像 姜苦樂 (John Clark) 鄭勝天 姚嘉善 (Pauline J. Yao) 倪再沁 65 新媒體藝術中的現代中國圖景— 高名潞 費大爲 方曉風、陳岸瑛、肇文兵與 楊天娜 (Martina Köppel-Yang) 盧 杰 藝術家金江波的訪談 Lynne Cooke Okwui Enwezor 72 Conroy / Sanderson：一不頂倆 Katie Hill Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky Charles Merewether Apinan Poshyananda 86 吳高鐘：貼膚的憶境 Maya Kóvskaya 出 版： 典藏雜誌社 台灣臺北市中山北路一段85號6樓 電話: (886) 2.2560.2220 97 金鋒：藝術是一種生活方式— 傳真：(886) 2.2542.0631 2003年以來的個案研究 電子信箱：[email protected] Biljana Ciric 編輯部： Yishu Office 200-1311 Howe Street, 中英人名對照 Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 2P3 106 電話: (1) 604.649.8187 傳真：(1) 604.591.6392 電子信箱: [email protected] 訂閱、投稿及廣告均請與編輯部聯系。 設 計： Leap Creative Group 印 刷： 中原造像股份有限公司 網 址： www.yishujournal.com 管 理： 典藏雜誌社 國際刊號: 1683-3082 本刊在溫哥華編輯設計，臺北印刷出版發行。 一年6期。逢1、3、5、7、9、11月出版。 售價每本12美元。 訂閲：一年84美元，兩年158美元（含航空 郵資）。亞洲地區一年78美元，兩年146美元 （含航空郵資）。 訂閱單可從本刊網址下載。 封面：王廣義，冷戰美學 – 戴防毒面具的人，2008， 版權所有，本刊內容非經本社同意不得翻譯和 彩色玻璃鋼，投影，180 x 40 x 30 公分， 藝術家提供 轉載。 3 Contributors Chen Anying is Associate Professor of Art Paul Gladston is Senior Lecturer in Theory and Aesthetics at the Academy of Critical Theory and Cultural Studies and Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Director of the Institute of Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Biljana Ciric has an M.A. from East China Nottingham, Ningbo, China. He studied Normal University, Shanghai. She was fine art at Edinburgh College of Art and Yale Director of the Shanghai Duolun Museum University before receiving an M.A. and a of Modern Art Curatorial Department Ph.D. in Critical Theory from the University and Net-Working Curator (China) for the of Nottingham. His recent publications Singapore Biennale 2006. Her ongoing include Art History After Deconstruction Migration Addicts project was presented at (2005) and “Sublime Ruins—Monumental the Venice Biennale 2007 Collateral Events Follies: The Photo(historio)graphy of and the Shen Zhen/Hong Kong Bi-city Erasmus Schroeter,” in Post-Conflict Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture.
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