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SEMINARS: THE '85 NEW WAVE TODAY |
UCCA's inaugural exhibition, '85 New Wave: The Birth of Chinese Contemporary Art, the first historical survey of China's most important period in recent art production, will be accompanied by a full roster of films, artist talks and panel discussions that are designed to extend issues raised by the show. Given that many artists, critics and curators are currently mining art practices of the recent past, we have held a series of panel discussions in order to situate the '85 New Wave exhibition within this broader context. Entitled The '85 New Wave Today, the panels took place at UCCA between November 3 and November 4.
1. Looking back/ Moving forward
'85 New Wave: The Birth of the Chinese Contemporary Art begs the question: how are today's artists, critics and curators working in relation to the recent past? How is art history being incorporated into current practices? This panel asks what is motivating this backward glance, and examines what is being recuperated in the process.
Date: 14:30-17:30, November 3
Moderator: Fei Dawei (Beijing/Paris)
Panelists: J.H. Martin (Paris), Martina Koppel-Yang (Paris), Liu Xiaochun (Beijing), Gao Minglu (US/Beijing)
2. Art and Activism
For many artists in China, the 1980s was a time of radical experimentation and increasing social engagement. This panel will address the links between activism and Chinese contemporary art, exploring how artists, critics and curators of the ¡®85 New Wave worked within, around and beyond existing systems of power in order to foster critical dialogues and debates.
Date: 10:00-12:00, November 4
Moderator: Huang Zhuan (Guangzhou)
Panelists: Marianne Brouwer (Netherlands), Wang Mingxian (Beijing), Huang Yongping (Paris), Andreas Schmid (Berlin)
3. The Legacy of the Chinese Avant-Garde
Nearly twenty years later, how are we to measure the successes of the '85 New Wave? This panel examines the substance and legacy of the ¡®85 New Wave by raising the following questions: Did the works produced by the artists of this period create new paradigms for art making within China? Can the period be said to constitute an artistic movement with significant artistic breakthroughs, or was it simply social activity by an aggregate of artists¡¯ groups?
Date: 14:30-17:30, November 4
Moderator: Wang Nanming (Shanghai)
Panelists: Peng De (Xi'an), Lu Mingjun (Shenzhen), Pi Daojian (Guangzhou), Huang Zhuan (Guangzhou)
