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[ccartd.com,
2012.10]
The exhibition of "See
the Unseen" reverts to art and museum themselves, and questions raised by the
4th Guangzhou Triennial can be paraphrased physiologically and
psychologically.What is contemporary art? Where do the contemporary nature and artistic nature
lie in? Is it political or cultural? These issues can be ascribed to
artistic essence; they are abstract,
unseen, without definite answers, waiting to be interpreted by visible
artworks.
The 39 overseas
participants are all leading artists from Europe and America, not the third
world. Their works tend to be more artistic and mature, devoting much attention
to the spiritual inspiration art brings forward. Their understandings of
"contemporary" exceed the social criticism upon contemporary art in China. They
undertake criticism as well, but in an artistic way. On the other hand,
the
artworks from Chinese artists exhibited this time are more mature than before.
We have been emphasizing "Unseen-ness" and encouragingcompetition with leading
artists from the West on the same platform. So we need to
createmore
"artistic" works instead of straightforward criticism.
This time we set up
three venues, namely GDMOA, Grandview Square and Guangzhou Opera House, catering
for different spectators in different spaces. This is an unique
arrangement distinct from previous triennials and biennials. Furthermore, this
triennial is an investigative dynamic exhibition, a process of raising
questions, studying questions, extending questions followed by a look into the possible
solutions.
Cooperation with
Grandview Square does not hinder the exhibition's artistic nature. It is only
that artworks were settled into a commercial space closely related to citizens'
daily life. The Square serves as an excellent platform for the public to
encounter art.
I have a dream to let art approach the
public and serve the people.
Guangzhou is not a place
with deep artistic atmosphere, and we hope to help the public get to know art in
this way.
(Prof. Luo Yiping,
curator of Guangdong Museum of Art)
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