Curated independently by Guangdong Museum of Art with the support and guidance of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province, “GDMoA Annual Artist Academic Nomination Exhibition (2023)” is an exhibition program aiming to improve the museum’s research structure for contemporary art. As a stage for artists to showcase and communicate, the exhibition demonstrates the current situation through the artists’ works. Continuing the cutting-edge research of the first exhibition, we have adopted the expert evaluation system to ensure the academic quality and professionalism of the 2nd “GDMoA Annual Artist Academic Nomination Exhibition”. To this end, we have invited curators and scholars who have been long engaged in art theory research with a high degree of concern, sensitivity and observation of Chinese contemporary art, to jointly set up “the Academic Committee of the 2nd GDMoA Annual Artist Academic Nomination Exhibition”. The committee is composed of heads of organizations, senior scholars and independent curators with broad horizons and influence. In this exhibition, members of the committee together present the diversity and pioneering exploration of the contemporary art ecology from their own perspectives.

 

 

Wang Shaoqiang serves as a member of China Artists Association, the vice-chairman of Guangdong Artists Association, the president of Guangdong Art Museums Association and a member of the Teaching Steering Committee of Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Education). He has been selected for talent projects including “Guangdong Provincial Talent Support Program” and “The New Century Tens, Hundreds, Thousands Talent Project” in Guangdong Province. He has been listed twice on “Chinese Art Power List” and was named one of the Influential Figures by National Arts Magazine. Wang was also awarded with Artist Award at the 22nd Napoli Cultural Classics. Wang Shaoqiang has experience in modern fine arts studies and curatorial work. He has curated many large-scale exhibitions with international influence such as 2017 Guangdong Art Centennial Exhibition, Guangzhou Image Triennial 2017, Guangzhou Image Triennial 2021 and Chengdu Biennale 2023. In addition, he was the chief planner and curator of the 6th Guangzhou Triennial, the chief curator of the 7th Guangzhou Triennial, the chief curator of Chengdu Biennale 2023.

 

Since 2012, Cui Cancan has curated over 150 exhibitions and programs including “Hei Qiao Night Away” (2013), “A Wash, Cut and Dry With Rural Style” (2013), “FUCKOFF II” (2013), “Unlived by What Is Seen” (2014), “Between the 5th and 6th Ring Road in Beijing” (2015), “Decameron” (2016), “Rip It Up: The 2nd Changjiang International Photography and Video Biennial” (2017), “Special Project of Spring Festival” (2019), “The Curation Workshop II” (2020), “Nine-Tiered Pagoda: Spatial and Visual Magic” (2020), “The Methodology of The New Generation” (2021), “The Disconnected Generation” (2022) and “Hometown Spring” (2023).

 

 

Feng served concurrently as the art director in the He Xiangning Art Museum from 2007-2017 and won the “Annual Curator” for the 12th ACC Art China in 2018. He has been devoting himself to the curating, commenting and editing of Chinese contemporary art since 1980s. As one of the most active independent curators and critics in China, Feng has written numerous theses and review articles, and has curated hundreds of art exhibitions.