some pics in my show

Finally the show was finished, I was really really tired last week...Just have the energy to upload the photos. It was interesting to see how people react to the show. Jean Leering (Director of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven) once said that, in a certain way, art was being "used" to get people to think and be aware of their own situations. This was an idea, along with addressing how such a message can be achieved in an exhibition.
I am still thinking what art really means to me, to the society and the environment we live in and the role as a curator.

Saturday filled with artworks

Putting artworks, labels and descriptions in the space, screwing, cleaning, hammering, very satisfied with today's effort. We have already moved in artworks by three artists, the rest will be put up on Monday. Spending lots of time on the preparation in the past few months, we are about to see the fruit.

It's coming

Tomorrow will be the first day to work on the installation of my exhibition next week. Pretty much exciting and stressful at the same time, but really looking forward to see the opening and how's it going on.


Oriental- A sensory narrative by Asian contemporary artists
Opening night: 13rd August 2012, 16:00-19:00
Continue from 14th-19th August 2012, 10:00-19:00

Do come and join us!

All about art

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Marina Abramovic-The Artist Is Present

Marina Abramovic is a performance artist based in New York. Marina Abramovic-The Artist Is Present is a documentary showed her preparing for her retrospective exhibition in MOMA in 2010. At that show, Marina sat in the site for three months six days a week, just sat there silently. She invited the audience sat in the opposite of her. When I watched the performance, my tears just dropped down out of control. As she said that "I am just a trigger, I am just a mirror and actually they become aware of their own life, of their own vulnerability, of their own pain, of everything." Her performance emphasizes human interaction. She challenges the perspectives of the audience by pushing her physical body to the limit. What is art? What is an artist? I think she really dedicates her life to art. She can't live without performing. She is a woman worth respecting.

Creative Open Workshops

I spent a lovely afternoon in the C.O.W Studio today. They were celebrating their 1st birthday, therefore, they held a paper party and opened their studio for drop-in workshops serving with drinks and cakes. The studio is operated by friendly craftsmen and it makes you feel like home. It was quite an enjoyable experience. 

Here are the making of the crafts:

1. Mini print making

2. Polish paper cutting

3. Mini book binding

[ S T A T E ]OF DISREPAIR

Tonight, I went to The Vaults for a special performance called  [ S T A T E ]OF DISREPAIR. It is a series of linked encounters for one person at one time to question the relationship between audience and performer. There were totally 4 performances, each in a separated private booths. The performance in each booths told you different stories or you could perceive different stories inside. Sometimes, you felt like you were part of the stories, sometimes, it seemed like you were stepping into somebody's secret world or you acted as a bystanders. My most favorite pieces are the one by Kate Spence and the one which invited you to think about the meaning of kiss. Overall, this was an impressive live art.