《走着走着》
阚萱
2019.07.18 – 09.18
夏日炎炎，箭厂空间为您呈现一件节奏跳跃的影像《走着走着》（Walking, Walking），作品来自于生活工作在北京的艺术家阚萱。
一群黄瓜，它们推着自己的脑袋朝一个方向，像蠕虫春尺蠖那样整齐的走路，声音是“不许放油！不许放蒜！不许放醋！不许放盐！”它们齐声高喊。艺术家希望通过否定的形式，去否定一盘普通的小菜，拍黄瓜。播放动画的显示屏被放在了空间的角落里，从而避开了观众的直接视线。路过的观众可能首先听到声音，但却无法判断声音的来源，只有当他（她）走到窗前仔细察看时，才会发现声音和影像的出处。
阚萱的创作涉及广泛，她探讨那些平凡的瞬间，无论是大型艺术项目，如《大谷子堆》（2016）中对中国古代皇陵遗址的探索，还是《小岛》（2006-2009）中在廉价店里挑选各种小商品。通过这种对日常生活的直接介入，幽默的细节捕捉，艺术家将观众引入到她独特的世界观。
阚萱（1972年生于中国安徽）毕业于杭州中国美术学院。她的作品广泛展出于国内外的各种展览当中，其中包括：时代艺术中心，柏林（2019）；圣像画廊，伯明翰（2016）；古根海姆博物馆，纽约（2016）；M+博物馆，香港（2015）；第4届广州三年展（2012）；尤伦斯当代艺术中心，北京（2012）；威尼斯双年展中国馆（2007）；第10届伊斯坦布尔双年展（2007）；“中国发电站 I, II, III”（2006-2008）。阚萱现生活工作于北京和荷兰。
Walking, Walking
Kan Xuan
2019.07.18 – 09.18
To greet the sweltering depths of summer, Arrow Factory presents the rhythmic chants of a new video work, Walking, Walking, by Beijing-based artist Kan Xuan. In this animation, a formation of cucumbers make their way across the screen shouting in unison, “No oil! No garlic! No vinegar! No salt!” The artist’s aim in negating a simple dish of Smashed Cucumbers, to rebut a standard fare that is found in every restaurant in Beijing. The video monitor is relegated to a corner of the space. Viewers first hear the voices without any visual clues to their origin. Only in walking up to the window and peering in does the source become apparent.
Xuan’s extensive body of work ranges from momentous subjects as in her exploration of ancient burial grounds for Millet Mounds (2016), to the more banal culling of various objects from the dollar store in Island (2006-2009). It is through this in-depth and often humorous attention to minutiae that draws viewers into her idiosyncratic world view.
Kan Xuan (b.1972 Anhui, China) is a graduate of the China Academy of Art. Her work has been exhibited widely in China and internationally, most notably at the Times Art Center Berlin (2019); Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2016); Guggenheim Museum, New York (2016); M+ Museum, Hong Kong (2015); 4th Guangzhou Triennial (2012); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2012); Chinese Pavilion of the Venice Biennale (2007), 10th International Istanbul Biennial (2007) and China Power Station I, II, III in various locations (2006-2008). She lives and works between Beijing and the Netherlands. |
