“角落”——来自贵阳的当代艺术展汇集了这几年活跃于贵阳的十四位艺术家，正是这些艺术家的努力工作，使贵阳的当代艺术有了一些新的面貌。
在这十五位艺术家中，有两位艺术家是我必须提一提的，借这样的机会，我向这两位表示真诚的敬意。头一位，算是我的长辈，也是看着我成长并且并肩多年的朋友。80年代，我叫他叔叔；90年代我叫他老师；2000年后，我叫他、并且贵阳所有的艺术家，不分男女长幼，都胡乱地叫他：幺哥。这位艺术家，姓陈名启基，自70年代以来，一直执着于艺术工作，装置、行为、图片、绘画、雕塑无所不能。最近，还出版了一本名叫《我的石阡》的散文图集。今年正式进驻贵阳“城市零件”当代艺术工作室，和一帮二、三十岁的年轻人一起工作、玩。说幺哥是贵阳当代艺术的元老级人物，实不为过。
另一位，算是我的兄长，现为贵大艺术学院雕塑系主任、“边缘线”当下艺术空间负责人的李革。我清晰地记得我在80年代末首次看见他那充满野性的油画作品，他的画风，直接影响了我以后的创作。从那以后，我常和李革喝酒，谈论德国的艺术、哲学，并肩合作了多次对贵阳当代艺术起到积极作用的艺术活动。李革善饮酒，我的印象里，他是从来不会醉的，并且可以和尊重艺术的任何人喝死算球。最经典的故事，是多年前的一个晚上，晚上11多钟，幺哥在自己家外的街摊上看见李革和几位朋友喝酒，并打了招呼，聊了几句。幺哥是冬泳爱好者，每天清晨6点半便出门跑步到黔灵湖游泳。当幺哥又经过头晚和李革打招呼的街摊时，惊奇地发现李革还在那个摊上，端着酒杯劝酒：“喝死算球，干！”幺哥一下子觉得很虚幻，下意识地看了下表，又抬起头看看天，朦朦亮了。李革搞艺术，如他喝酒般执着，为了波依斯，他曾和一位用言语辱骂波依斯的人大打出手。别的，我就不用多言语了吧。
我相信执着于艺术的人是我们这个胡乱的社会所需要的，我希望这次展览的艺术家，也象两位一样坚持搞艺术，坚持自己的生存方式。当然，也包括我自己。
我把这次展览命名为：“角落”，是我对贵阳当代艺术的基本感觉。贵阳的当代艺术如同我去年创办“城市零件”当代艺术工作室的地理位置一样，生存在一个潮湿的角落里。“城市零件”座落在贵阳的背面一个大斜坡上，背靠贵阳著名的相宝山，沿着这座颇有灵气的山脚往上走，有一条弯弯曲曲胡乱的街道，两旁是一些菜农修造成的各色房子，房子里住有小姐、农民工、小生意人、小偷、吸毒的，各色人等，也有两位“城市零件”的艺术家，很是闹热。“城市零件”与这条胡乱的街道办邻，相安无事，大家各自忙碌，都为着以后有好的生活。艺术也许更应该呆在这样的角落里，保持自己的特色。现在的中国，每一个大一点的城市都有这样的角落，同样混杂着各色人等，艺术家在这样的环境里，做着各自的白日梦。
参加这次展览的艺术家，有一半来自我创建的“城市零件”，另一半，来自李革创建的“边缘线”当下艺术空间。“边缘线”的艺术家，基本上全是做雕塑的，这几年，贵阳的雕塑有他们折腾，总算是有点声音。
特别感谢王林先生，他自90年代就开始关注贵阳当代艺术的发展，做了很多实际的工作，至于管郁达，我不需多言了，自他离开贵阳移居昆明，虽只有几百公里，但我却时常常感到寂寞。
最后，我代表全体参展艺术家谢谢99艺术网和K画廊的全体员工，这次展览的成功举办，得益于杨凯的独特眼光和及其员工辛勤的工作。
董重
2007年7月23日夜于贵阳“城市零件”
Fourteen active artists from Guiyang will be available in Exhibition of “Corner”—Contemporary Art from Guiyang. Because of their efforts, Contemporary Art in Guiyang has a new look now. Among them, I must mention two. And I wanna show my respect to them. One is my elder. He is not only my friend but also the one who witnesses my growth. In 1980s, I called him Uncle; tutor was what I called him in 1990s; while after 2000s, all artists in Guiyang call him “Yao Ge” no matter you are young or old, male or female. But his true name is Chen Qiji, who dedicated himself to various artistic styles such as installations, performance, pictures, paintings, sculptures, etc. since 1970s. Recently, My Shiqian, kind of prose atlas, has been published. He officially moves to Guiyang Parts of City Contemporary Art Workshop this year, works and plays with the young with the age of twenty or thirty. It is reasonable to honor him as the senior of Guiyang Contemporary Art.
The other one is my brother and now working as the head of Sculpture Department, Arts Institute, Guizhou University, and the director of “Edge Line” Contemporary Art Space. His name is Li Ge. I still remember at the first time I saw the oil paintings by him full of wildness in the end of 1980s. His style directly affects me. Since then, I have always drunk with him, discussed German Art and philosophy and organized several events, which have great effects on Guiyang Contemporary Art. He has never been drunk in my memory, and dying from drinking with anyone who respects art is easy to him. Here is a classic story happened at night years ago. Yao Ge saw Li Ge drinking with several friends near his house at 11:00 pm. They said hello to each other and talked for a while. Yao Ge loves winter swimming. He runs to Qianlin Lake and swims in the lake at 6:00am every morning. When Yao Ge got back and passed by the same place, he found Li Ge was still there drinking, which made Yao Ge feel so fancy. He checked the time and looked up at the sky; it was just dawn. Li Ge does art just like he insists on drinking. He even fought against somebody who abused Bois. Words are not enough for others.
I believe that people insisting on art are needed in the society. I hope the exhibitors are just like the above two and keep on their own living styles, including me of course.
I name the exhibition, “Corner”, which is my essential feeling to Guiyang Contemporary Art. Guiyang Contemporary Art living in the wet corner is just like the location of Parts of City founded last year. “Parts of City” locates on a large slope, behind which is the Famous Xiangbao Mountain of Guiyang. Walking up along with the foot of the mountain, there are winding streets and different houses, in which lives different persons includes misses, farmers, businessmen, thieves, drug-taker, etc. Living in such a place, artists make their own daydreams.
Half the exhibitors are from Parts of City, while the rest are from “Edge Line” Contemporary Art Place by Li Ge. Most of the artists from “Edge Line” do sculptures. In recent years, there are certain achievements in sculpture with their efforts.
We really appreciate Mr. Wanglin, who has focused on the development of Guiyang Contemporary Art since 1990s with great achievements. It is not necessary for me to say any more about Guan Yuda. I always feel lonely since he moved to Kunming.
At last, on behalf of all exhibitors, I appreciate www.dilquin.com and the workers of K Gallery. To successfully organize the exhibition mostly depends on Yang Kai’s distinctive vision and the employees, hard work.
In Guiyang Parts of City Contemporary Art Workshop
At night, July 23, 2007
