June 19-July 4, 2004 25000 Cultural Transmission Center, Beijing
See images from the BEIJING OPENING and ARTISTS TALKS!

July 10-18, 2004 Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art
See images from the SHANGHAI OPENING!

 

展览计划于2004619日至74日在北京二万五千里文化传播中心,

710日至18日在上海多伦现代美术馆巡回展出。

Artist Talks:
Beijing: Monday June 21, 2004 7pm, 25000 Cultural Transmission Center 艺术家讲座:2004621日晚7
Shanghai: Sunday July 11, 2004 2.30pm Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art 艺术家讲座:2004711日晚2.30

printable press release for Beijing in English or Chinese
printable press release for Shanghai in English or Chinese

 

"The Location You @ Now" will present a group of new media artworks from China and the US based around a theme of physical and displaced presence through scavenged, recovered and reclaimed media. The works of these emerging artists incorporate easily acquired consumer grade technology and embrace a Do-It-Yourself (D.I.Y.) aesthetic. Found amidst the wave of celebration for high technology and the increasingly global mediascape, these works represent an alternative stream of innovation in the gray area where art and science intersect. The artwork in "The Location You @ Now" reflects conceptually, metaphorically and fantastically on our collective landscape of inherited technology and its effect on the individual. Works slated for exhibition include sound samplers, radio-controlled fur balls, interactive sculpture made from mass produced toys and work that data mines the Internet for content.

移动的坐标艺术展包括一些来自中国与美国的新媒体作品,展览中的艺术作品通过提取,复原与再生各种不同的媒介来试图表达存在这个主题的多种可能性。这些艺术家在一个高科技崇拜的全球化浪潮当中利用了一些很普通的技术元素,在艺术与科技之间寻找个人想法的表达方式。这些作品通过一些观念的,幻想的,隐喻的创作手法来反映遗传科技及遗传科技对个体的各种影响。作品表现形式包括艺术家手工制作的投影仪,声音采样,网上实时数据收集,无线遥控的绒毛球和经过玩具改装的互动雕塑。

 

Electronic art is in its infancy here in China. This is the first time for these works to be exhibited in Asia and this is a rare chance for local audiences to experience these exciting new forms first hand. As a hybrids of art and industry the works are resourceful, boundary blurring and innovative. Technology drives a huge part of China’s rapid development and with this modernization also comes new expressions of culture which are fresh, dynamic and a reflection of the contemporary mindset. This exhibition endeavours to represent that spirit while inspiring the future inventor-artists here in China.

电子艺术在中国的发展可以称为是刚刚起步。此次展览中大部分的作品均为首次来到亚洲,对于本地艺术观众来讲是一次现场亲身体验电子艺术作品的好机会。作为科学与艺术的混合体这些富于智慧及充满创造性的作品模糊了艺术与科技之间的界限。科学技术作为经济高速发展的推动力使中国社会迅速的走向现代化 ,而文化艺术的发展亦同样是社会进步的有力证明。此次展览即致力于以一种开放的精神去推动本地文化艺术事业的发展。

 

This is an exciting opportunity for China's highest-profile cities, Beijing and Shanghai, to experience current new media artwork first hand. Many of these American artists have shown in the most prestigious art institutions in the US: the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The Armory Show, New York; the Walker Art Center and the Carnegie International Exhibition.

此次参加展览的7位美国艺术家的作品曾被广泛展览于美国的各大艺术机构,其中包括:纽约现代美术馆,芝加哥当代美术馆,纽约军械库展览,沃克艺术中心,卡奈基国际展

 

Sharing information and demystifying technology is a vital component to this exhibition. A series of educational workshops are planned where artists will lead seminars on topics from hands-on technical instruction workshops to talks on their own conceptual process. This is a unique opportunity for a cultural and educational exchange that will extend beyond the small circle of traditional art patrons and attract a large multi-disciplinary audience. Transcripts of the workshops and talks will be included as part of the exhibition catalog.

在展览的同时还将举行一些工作坊计划,艺术家将会在此介绍从作品观念的形成到如何使用技术的完整过程。所有工作坊计划的内容将会被记录在展览画册当中。

 

 

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