Curated by Liu Ding, Carol Yinghua Lu, and Su Wei, the 7th Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale is a research-based exhibition organized by OCT Contemporary Art Terminal (OCAT) consisting of various components: Unexpected Encounters, an examination of individual practices in China from 1989 to 2000; What You See is What I See, a grouping of recent works made by Chinese artists and artists from all over the world; and Public Projects, four special commissions for public venues. In the exhibition, artworks made from 1989 to 2000 in China in Unexpected Encounters and recent works by Chinese and international artists in What You See is What I See will intermingle with each other in the exhibition, rather than being presented in two sections. The exhibition opens on 12 May 2012 and will last until August 31th, 2012.
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Participating artists and documentations Chinese Contemporary Artists’ Agenda (1994, a publication of artists’ proposals edited by Wang Luyan, Wang Youshen, Chen Shaoping, and Wang Jianwei) and 45 Degree as a Reason and Agreed to the Date 26 November 1994 as a Reason (1995, 1994, two postcard-based exhibitions curated by Geng Jianyi), Black Cover Book, White Cover Book, Grey Cover Book (1994–1997, a publication initiated and edited by Ai Weiwei, Xu Bing, and Zeng Xiaojun), Chen Shaoxiong (b. 1962, Shantou/China), Chen Zhou (b. 1987, Zhejiang/China), Josef Dabernig (b. 1956, Austria), Ding Yi (b. 1962, Shanghai/China), Fang Lu (b. 1981, Guangzhou/China), Laura Oldfield Ford (b. 1973, Halifax/UK), Simon Fujiwara (b. 1982, London/UK), Gu Dexin (b. 1962, Beijing/China), Guan Xiao (b. 1983, Chongqing/China), Hao Jingban (b. 1985, Shanxi/China), Hu Yun (b. 1986, Shanghai/China), Huang Ran (b. 1982, Xichang/China), Huang Yongping (b. 1954, Xiamen/China), Lee Mingwei (b. 1964, Taiwan/China), Li Yongbin (b. 1963, Beijing/China), Li Fuchun (b. 1983, Jilin/China), Li Ran (b. 1986, Hubei/China), Li Yu (b. 1973, Wuhan/China) + Liu Bo (b. 1977, Shishou/China), Lin Yilin (b. 1964, Guangzhou/China), Liu Shiyuan (b. 1985, Beijing/China), Lu Zhengyuan (b. 1982, Liaoning/China), Darius Mikšys (b. 1969, Kaunas/Lithuania), Haroon Mirza (b. 1977, London/UK), Nástio Mosquito (b. 1981, Angola), Qian Weikang (b. 1963, Shanghai/China), Kelly Schacht (b. 1983, Belgium), Shi Chong (b. 1963, Huangshi/China), Song Dong (b. 1966, Beijing/China), Sui Jianguo (b. 1956, Qingdao/China), Tsang Kinwah (b. 1976, Shantou/China), Katleen Vermeir (b. 1973, Belgium) & Ronny Heiremans (b. 1962, Belgium), Danh Vo (b. 1975, Vietnam), Wang Gongxin (b. 1960, Beijing/China), Wang Guangyi (b. 1957, Harbin/China), Wang Jianwei (b. 1958, Sichuan/China), Wang Luyan (b. 1956, Beijing/China), Wang Xingwei (b. 1969, Shenyang/China), Wang Youshen (b. 1964, Beijing/China), Wild (1997, a publication of site-specific projects curated by Song Dong, Guo Shirui, and Pang Lei), Wu Wenguang (b. 1956, Kunming/China), Xu Bing (b. 1955, Chongqing/China), Yan Xing (b. 1986, Chongqing/China), Yu Honglei (b. 1984, Inner Mongolia/China), Zhang Enli (b. 1965, Jilin/China), Zhang Peili (b. 1957, Hangzhou/China), Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958, Kunming/China), Zhou Tiehai (b. 1966, Shanghai/China), Zhu Jia (b. 1963, Beijing/China)
Performances Yan Xing 12 May, 4:30pm OCAT Hall B10, OCT-LOFT, Enping Road, Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen, China
Nástio Mosquito 12 May, 5:30 pm OCAT Hall A3+, OCT-LOFT, Enping Road, Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen, China
Artists’ Talks – What You See is What I See
Lee Mingwei Thursday 10 May, 7:30pm Moderator: Liu Ding Language: Chinese OCAT Hall A3+
Dahn Vo Friday 11 May, 7:30pm Moderator: Su Wei Language: English, with Chinese translation OCAT Hall A3+
Josef Dabernig Sunday 13 May, 2:30pm Moderator: Liu Ding Language: English, with Chinese translation OCAT Hall A3+
Artists’ Talks – Individual Narratives: Contemporary Art Practice in China from 1989 to 2000 Ding Yi Friday 22 June, 2:30pm Moderator: Liu Ding Language: Chinese OCAT Hall A3+
Wang Gongxin Saturday 23 June, 2:30pm Moderator: Liu Ding Language: Chinese OCAT Hall A3+
Sui Jianguo Sunday 24 June, 2:30pm Moderator: Liu Ding Language: Chinese OCAT Hall A3
Wang Luyan Saturday 21 July, 2:30pm Moderator: Fang Lihua Language: Chinese OCAT Hall A3+ Song Dong Sunday 22 July, 2:30pm Moderator: Fang Lihua Language: Chinese OCAT Hall A3+
Zhang Peili Saturday 18 August, 2:30pm Moderator: Su Wei Language: Chinese OCT ART, Shennan Blvd. 9009# Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China
Chen Shaoxiong Sunday 19 August, 2:30pm Moderator: Su Wei Language: Chinese OCAT Hall A3+
Screenings
Josef Dabernig Saturday and Sunday, 19 and 20 May, 2:30pm OCT ART, Shennan Blvd. 9009#, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China Saturday and Sunday, 26 and 27 May, 2:30pm OCAT Hall A3+
Free admission for all events.
Related Report
7th Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale: Artists & Programmes by e-flux
The 7th Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale by OCT Contemporary Art Terminal
