“再实验：智性与意志的重申”青年艺术家推荐展
“Re-experimentation: a reaffirmation of will and enlightenment”
Young Artists Promotional Exhibition
策展人：鲍栋、杜曦云、刘礼宾
艺术家：曹维平、陈友侗、陈伟、陈洲+张晓静、大项目小组(张嘉平、陈明生)、戴耘、邓猗夫、高峰、葛磊、关音夫、胡柳、姜鹏、金石、李隆、李青、李小松、李轶群、梁硕、林芳所、刘茜懿、刘文涛、柳迪、卢征远、马秋莎、马笑萧、满宇、沈怡、石玩玩、苏文祥、覃钰柯、王光乐、王思顺、吴达新、邬建安、夏航、许慧晶、叶楠、张辽源、赵要、赵赵、周钦珊、卓凡
时间：2009.9.19—10.25
地点：798创意广场·金属库
Curators: Bao Dong, Du Xiyun, Liu Libin
Artist: Cai Weiping, Chen Youtong, Chen Wei, Chen Zhou+Zhang Xiaojing, Big Project Group (Zhang Jiaping, Chen Mingsheng), Dai Yun, Deng Yifu, Gao Feng, Ge Lei, Guan Yinfu, Hu Liu, Jiang Peng, Jin Shi, Li Long, Li Qing, Li Xiaosong, Li Yiqun, Liang Shuo, Lin Fangsuo, Liu Xiyi, Liu Wentao, Liu Di, Lu Yuanzheng, Ma Qiusha, Ma Xiaoxiao, Man Yu, Shen Yi, Shi Wanwan, Su Wenxiang, Qin Yuke, Wang Guangle, Wang Sishun, Wu Daxin, Wu Jian’an, Xia Hang, Xu Huijing, Ye Nan, Zhang Liaoyuan, Zhao Yao, Zhao Zhao, Zhou Qinshan, Zhuo Fan
Date: Sep.19 – Oct.25, 2009
Venue: 798 Originality Square·Metal Warehouse
青年展合作媒体/Young Artists Promotional Exhibition Cooperating Media:
主题阐述
About the Theme：
在中国当代艺术中，“实验”这个概念实际上是对“前卫”怀疑与修正，它怀疑前卫艺术的历史先知色彩，修正前卫艺术的群体运动模式，因此“实验”所强调的是艺术史发展的不可预知性与艺术实践的个体性。实验艺术现象是1990年代的中国当代艺术中最重要的一个维度，广泛而又相对稀少的实验艺术为中国当代艺术带来了自觉与自省意识，并且拓展了艺术实践的纵深。
但“实验”这个维度并没有在近年的市场热潮中获得关注，尤其是实验艺术所不可避免的非作品化等特点更是难以获得市场的支持，当市场最终形成了一种同一性话语之时，实验艺术所依赖的智性与意志等艺术家主体特质也逐渐地失去了活力，以至于主体性自身也逐渐贫弱。
但“实验”并未消失，更年轻的艺术家中的一部分依然在自觉地在各种背景下尝试着不同的艺术实验。在他们的作品中，虽然文化、社会批判性与相关的问题背景依然在场，但他们更多地强化了艺术的自指性，这尤其表现在对智性与意志等主体性因素的强调上。而强调智性与意志的独立价值，实际上就是在强调艺术家的主体意识，也即是在强调艺术本身的人本价值。
在这里，智性包含着智力、知识，以及前者对后者的转换、审视能力;意志则是指控制与冒险，尤其是艺术活动的持存性。我们用智性与意志这一对概念来描述及判断实验艺术的特点和价值。
因此，以智性与意志作为坐标，以“再实验”作为历史诉求，本次展览关注的是青年一代艺术家最近的实验艺术实践，希望通过此次展览呈现一批有着实验精神和独立意识的青年艺术家。我们相信，只有确立了智性与意志的价值，即个体的主体性的价值，中国当代艺术的推进与深化才能获得一个牢靠的基础。
In Chinese contemporary art, the concept of ‘experimental art’ is actually a skeptical revision of the concept of ‘avant-garde’. It is skeptical of the concept’s historical oracular tone, and revises its group movement model. Therefore, what ‘experimental’ emphasizes is the unpredictability of developments in art history, and the individuality of artistic practice. The phenomenon of experimental art was the most important dimension of Chinese contemporary art in the 1990’s. The widespread yet sparse experimental art practices of the time brought self-consciousness and a mentality of self-examination to Chinese contemporary art, and extended the field of artistic practice.
The ‘experimental’ dimension, however, has not received much attention in the recent art market boom. Certain aspects of experimental art, such as ‘anti-art’, have an especially hard time gaining support from the market. When the market forms a monolithic discourse, the artistic subjective qualities of will and enlightenment gradually lose vitality, to the point that subjectivity itself begins to falter.
But ‘experimentation’ has not disappeared at all. Among younger artists, there are still those who consciously try out artistic experiments in different backgrounds. In their works, though issues of cultural and social critique are still in the background, the emphasis is more on the self-referential aspect of art, which manifests especially in the emphasis on subjective elements such as will and enlightenment. The unique value of emphasizing enlightenment and will is that it is actually emphasizing the subjective consciousness of the artist, that is, the humanistic value of art.
Here, enlightenment includes wisdom and knowledge, as well as the former’s transformation of, and ability to examine, the latter. Will indicates control and danger, especially in the sustainability of artistic activity. We will use the concepts of enlightenment and will to describe and evaluate the characteristics and value of experimental art.
For this reason, with will and enlightenment as our coordinates, and re-experimentation as a historical pursuit, this exhibition focuses on recent experimental artistic practices by the young generation of artists. Through this exhibition, we hope to present a batch of young artists with the spirit of experimentation and independent will. We believe that only when the value of will and enlightenment is established, as well as the value of individual subjectivity, only then will there be a solid foundation for the promotion and deepening of Chinese contemporary art.
【编辑：张瑜】
