中國當代藝術年鑑展2017
前言
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朱青生
中國當代藝術作為我國藝術現象的三個方向之一，與中國傳統的藝術和從西方引進的經典藝術共同構成了三足鼎立的狀態。中國當代藝術是隨著改革開放發展起來的新藝術，以前雖有探索，但難成氣候。自1979 年興起以來，20 世紀80 年代出現了一系列現代藝術運動，90 年代至今繼續發生著新的變化。其幾十年間變化的軌跡和歷史的痕跡，被記錄在“中國現代藝術檔案”中。檔案創建於1986 年，伴隨著對“’85 美術運動”調查的開展而成立，又隨著時間而持續不斷地發展，直至今日。而當代藝術每一年的新變化，則通過《中國當代藝術年鑑》來加以記錄和總結。
中國現代藝術檔案所執持的當代藝術的標準不是一成不變的，而是一個不斷研究和討論的過程。但是無論怎麼變化，這些標準在每一年度的工作規範始終是清晰並且可執行的。而今年新媒體、新技術和新觀念的作品再度佔據創造性發展的主要分量，既符合當代藝術的實際，也應合社會演變的潮流。中國在其中，已經從一個國際當代藝術的參與者，悄然變為局部的引領者。何處有時代前沿的劇烈湧動，那裡必有強大而豐富的當代藝術！我們用以評價的工具和方法，也將會在每次年鑑展中公諸於眾，其中包括統計方法和權重的設置、迴歸方程的計算方法，都會在展覽中呈現。對入選藝術家的補充調查、作品分析，包括訪談和研究，也會在展覽中有所陳列，並經由二維碼導向檔案。
The Exhibition of Annual
of Contemporary Art
of China 2017
Introduction
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LaoZhu
Along with traditional Chinese art and imported Western classical art, contemporary art is one part of the tripartite structure of art in China nowadays. It is a new kind of art booming since the Open and Reform era since 1978. In the 1980s, a series of modern art movements surged in China. Ever since, contemporary art continues developing till today. Its trajectory of change is recorded in the Archive on Modern Chinese Art, which was launched in 1986 as part of the effort to investigate the 1985 Art Movement, and has been constantly consolidating. The changes that contemporary art undergoes each year is recorded and summed up in the Annual of Contemporary Art of China.
In the year of 2017, we have surveyed 3776 exhibitions, recorded 12780 artists, and perused 4652 articles/ documents, thereby accumulated a relatively complete set of statistic data. Then we analyzed these data by the denominators of place, time, issue and method, evaluated pros andcons, and came up with a preliminary list of artists based upon statistic results. As statistic data may bypass the merits of artworks that derive from talent and sensibility, while it is exactly these merits that constitute the quintessence of art. But we figured out a way of amending such inadequacy of statistic data. More than a dozen of colleagues in the artistic circle, whose specialties are most suitable for the task, were chosen to scrutinize the preliminary list, together with veteran members of the editorial board of the Annual of Contemporary Art of China. Each one of them was assigned to add and delete one artist from the list, and their nominations redress the lapses of statistic data and result in a list of 141 artists, which hopefully may represent those most talented artists and highly accomplished artworks. Based upon the list, the personnel of the editorial board of the Annual further researched on the artists included, building up a subsidiary archive within the Archive, a specialized block in the national archive on contemporary art. Hence the achievement of every artist may be duly introduced and analyzed. Such a process is part and parcel of the contemporary art scenario in China nowadays.
The criteria that the Archive applies to evaluate contemporary art are not static, but in a process of constant research and discussion. Yet, however they may change, these criteria are definitive and highly functional for every annual editing process. Artworks that employ new media, new technology and new ideas again play a major role in creative artistic development this year, which not only further enliven the contemporary art scenario, but also resonate with the trends of social change. From being a participant on the global scale, China has developed to become a regional leader in the sphere of contemporary art. Wherever there is drastic change at the forefront of society, there certainly will emerge a kind of contemporary art that is strong and diverse. The means and approaches of our evaluation will become known publicly during the Annual Exhibition, including statistic mechanisms, deployments of emphasis and computing methods. Supplementary surveys on selected artists, and artwork analyses, including interviews and researches, will also be presented during the Exhibition by scanning a QR code.
Finally, we are very glad to announce that the Annual of Contemporary Art of China has just won the "Annual Art Publication" award at the 12th Award of Art China (AAC). Such an honor not only is a token of recognition of the long-term work of the Archive’s editorial team, but also proves that scholars both in China and abroad have endorsed the values of the Archive and the Annual. Now, by holding this exhibition, we succeed in presenting the outcomes of the Archive and the Annual to the public. On one hand, we are more self-confident than before, and on the other, we hope the Exhibition may be a wonderful occasion for you to contribute your ideas and suggestions on how we may improve.
The Exhibition of Annual of Contemporary Art of China is the trademark exhibition of Beijing Minsheng Art Museum. It has been listed as an important project supported by China National Arts Fund. Since 2015, the exhibition is held every year from June to August. This is the fourth time. Both the exhibition and the edition of the Annual of Contemporary Art of China have been supported by China Minsheng Bank and Wu Zuoren International Foundation of Fine Arts.
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