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Nam HyoJun, 長沢郁美は、Calvin Huiキュレーションによる、東アジアの80年代生まれのアーティスト10人によるグループ展“Haven’t You Heard?” に参加いたします。
オープニングにはゲストスピーカーを迎え、アジアの80年代生まれについてのセミナーも開催いたします（Office339 Director 鳥本健太もトーク予定）。
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POST 80’s Seminar
2010/3/10 4:30-
出席:参加アーティスト、キュレーター
ゲストスピーカー: Mr.Wallace Shiu
会場: The Press Room – 108 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong
“Haven’t You Heard?” - Artists of the 80’s Contemporary Arts Group Exhibition
アーティスト:
高铭研 Gao Mingyan (China)
Joseph de Juras (Philippines)
金容宽 Kim Yong Kwan (South Korea)
李天伦Li Tin Lun (Hong Kong)
長沢郁美 Ikumi Nagasawa (Japan)
南孝俊 Nam HyoJun (Japan/South Korea)
黄进曦 Wong Chun Hei (Hong Kong)
许敌 Xu Di (China)
赵仁辉 Zhao Renhui (Singapore)
周轶伦 Zhou Yilun (China)
キュレーター: Calvin Hui 许剑龙
主催: Contemporary by Angela Li
オープニングレセプション: 2010/3/10 18:30-20:30
期間: 2010/3/11 – 4/11
会場: Contemporary by Angela Li
香港中环荷里活道90-92号地下
G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Road,Central, Hong Kong
Foreword
The Times They Are A-changing’ is a song which Bob Dylan wrote in 1964 for the youth of post war America. It goes like this:
Come mothers and fathers throughout the land,
And don’t criticize what you can’t understand,
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command,
Your old road is rapidly agin’.
Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend your hand,
For the times they are a-changin’.
Since 1960’s the “change” has been happening in Asia – from Beijing Tiananmen Square to the Legislative Council Building of Hong Kong; from Tokyo to Taipei; and from Manila to Bangkok, the children of the baby boomer generation are defining their time by saying ‘No!’ to the corporate greed, and government bullying that has long been used to seeing little or no resistance from a subservient population. Tired of seeing their cities developed with little or no care for their environment, tired of seeing their villages urbanized as part of a corporate balance sheet, tired of seeing their heritage bulldozed and their identity stripped….
Living in this unbalanced world of today, where the struggle to survive seems to be a daily routine, the children of the 80’s kill their time in karaoke boxes, clubs and bars, while some spend the whole day facebooking. They have their dreams but sadly there is no way out – is that because of their quality or is that the fault of the society? This young generation is now speaking out in numbers too big to ignore and no one is going to keep them down again. Unlike their forefathers, they do not give in for livelihood nor do they live with tolerance and negativity. They make use of media and the internet to say ‘No!’ to reality. They declare to the world that their opinion has taken on a new fervor – be it their living environment, their relationships with family and friends, struggles in their workplace, environmental concerns, development concerns, and protection of their traditions, religions, culture, belief, human rights and ideology.
In places like Hong Kong where from the closure of Queen’s Pier on 26th April 2007 till the debate on the massive construction of the Rail Express Link continues to show a fierce populist opposition by conservationists who carried over their campaign to preserve an historic Hong Kong landmark that both the government and the developers thought had no spiritual ties to the local Chinese communities of the city! Media and scholars alike generally believe that it was one of the pioneering moments when those born during and after the 1980’s had taken to the streets to tell the whole of society what they were thinking – revealing for the first time as they opened up and protested against the government that Hong Kong is their city and its heritage is a part of them.
Urban development in Asia has consumed the landscape and destroyed the traditional values of many. Rapid globalization, information explosion, the threats to human living environment as the consequences of global warming and environmental pollution, the ridiculousness, hypocrisy and frightfulness of the capitalized society revealed by the global economic tsunami… the children of the 80’s are for the first time seeking to rebalance their lives. Armed with an education and a social freedom not afforded their parents and cut off from the community spirit of their forefathers many see the rapid development and globalization in many Asian cities after the 1980s’ with uncertainty. Worrying towards their survival in today’s world as well as their role within society combined with their hopes and opportunities for the future.
Exploring how the artists of this generation develop their own languages and styles, and to revolt and oppose against this chaotic world via the application of multi-medium? For the artists reminding themselves to review and analyze any social problem via art expression whilst challenging the viewers to appreciate and comprehend their arts?
A group of eight artists from the Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Indonesia who were born in the 1980’s will be invited to participate in this exhibition reflecting their views on their differing lives via painting, conceptual photography, video and installation. This art exhibition will allow them the opportunity to tell the audience their thinking and emotions through contemporary art. This will inspire its viewers to investigate problems happening during the course of globalization and urbanization in various countries/cities and create a sense of awareness.
Start off from Contemporary by Angela Li on Hollywood Road in Central, by way of the Legislative Council Building, Tamar site, Wanchai Waterfront Promenade, and finally reaching the Jockey Club Atrium located inside Hong Kong Arts Centre in Wanchai, viewers will take time to be buried in thoughts, contemplate the connection between urban development and individuals, social culture, and future generations.
Curator/ Art Critic
Calvin Hui
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