13个：今日中国影像

THE THIRTEEN: CHINESE VIDEO NOW  
 
NEW YORK 纽约：
P.S.1当代艺术中心
2006年2月26日-5月29日

BEIJING 北京：
站台中国当代艺术机构
2006年7月22日-8月13日

New York:
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
February 26, 2006 -- May 29, 2006

Beijing:
Platform China Contemporary Art Institute
July 22, 2006 -- August 13, 2006

  
 
•  策展人： 邵大卫（ David Thorp ）、孙宁
•  参展艺术家：

8gg 八股歌、曹斐、 崔岫闻 、 董文胜 、胡介鸣、 黄小鹏 、李颂华、
梁玥、陆春生、马永峰、孟瑾、徐坦、徐震

•  组织策划：P.S.1当代艺术中心、站台中国当代艺术机构
•  北京展览时间：2006年7月22日-8月13日
•  开幕酒会 : 2006 年7月22日下午3点
•  北京展览地点： 站台中国当代艺术机构
•  地址： 北京市朝阳区草场地319-1艺术东区A区内

  
    
  •  Curators: David Thorp, Sun Ning
•  Artists:

8gg, Cao Fei, Cui Xiuwen, Dong Wensheng, Hu Jieming, Huang Xiaopeng, Li Songhua, Liang Yue, Lu Chunsheng, Ma Yongfeng, Meng Jin, Xu Tan, Xu Zhen

Organizor:
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute

  
  Beijing Exhibition Time: July 22, 2006 -- August 13, 2006
  
  Opening Party: 3pm, July 22,2006   
  Venue:Platform China Contemporary Art Institute
  
  Address: East End Art - A, 319-1 Caochangdi Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing   
  Contact: +86 10 6432 0169 /6432 0091   
    
  展览介绍：  
 
13个：今日中国影像（The thirteen: Chinese Video Now） 是美国纽约 P.S.1 当代艺术中心与北京站台中国当代艺术机构合作，于 2006 年 2 月 26 日至 5 月 29 日由英国著名策展人邵大卫（ DAVID THORP） 和站台中国的艺术总监孙宁共同策划的反映当今中国国内当代 VIDEO 艺术现状的一个大型展览。展览由美国最大最重要的纽约现代艺术美术馆（ MoMA ）资助，在隶属 MoMA 会员机构的当代艺术空间 -- P.S.1 当代艺术空间内展出。展览开幕当天，就有近千人光临并欣赏了这些来自中国最新的，由 13 个年轻的艺术家参加的共 24 件 VIDEO 作品。展览原定结束于 2006 年 4 月 24 日，但应广大美国观众的要求，展览延期了一个多月，于 2006 年 5 月 29 日才结束。这个展览是 MoMA 有史以来第一次大规模的有关中国艺术家的群展。同时也是第一次展览全部由video 作品构成的展览。展览获得了巨大的成功，有包括《纽约时报》，ArtNet,《世界日报》等多家重要媒体的报道。

作为展览的主要组织者和策划者之一，北京站台中国当代艺术机构计划于 2006 年 7 月 22 日至 8 月 13 日将此次展览巡回至北京，在其位于艺术东区的 1100 平米的展厅内展出。展览将最大限度的重现在纽约的展览外。展览将于 2006 年 7 月 22 日下午 3 时开幕。

参加展览的13个艺术家大部分为生于60、70年代的年轻艺术家，主要生活在北京、上海、广州地区。 此次展览主要展现了一个在目前中国发生社会经济巨大变革的背景下，主要以新媒体和影像语言从事及探索艺术创作的艺术家群。展览展示了中国影像艺术的一个横剖面，从不同方面反映了当代中国的城市社会生活。范围从抒情到讽刺 , 从记录到幻想。这十三位艺术家在一起，为观众展开了一个窗口，引发了对一些当代中国的社会关注和社会价值等问题引人入胜的洞察。
  
    
  Exhibition Information:   
  

The recent Western upsurge of interest in all things from China —as the country undergoes massive urban renewal and its sphere of influence spreads—is also reflected in the attention directed at Chinese contemporary art. Recent exhibitions throughout the world have highlighted the creative activities of young Chinese artists. This creativity is especially apparent in video, a medium whose accessibility allows artists from different backgrounds to experiment, free from the constraints of other more traditional forms of art such as painting or sculpture.

The thirteen artists in this exhibition are all based in mainland China , in the cities of Beijing , Shanghai and Guangzhou . Two are represented by galleries in London and New York , and some have shown in group exhibitions outside China . For many, this exhibition was the first time their work has been seen in New York . The exhibition includes a cross section of video art that has a real intimacy with the social dimensions of urban China . It is diverse, ranging from the lyrical to the satirical, from documentary to fantasy. Together these artists provide fascinating insights into some of the concerns and values of modern China .

The Thirteen in no way represents a grouping or a particular category of contemporary video art in China other than presenting artists who have readily taken up the accessible technology of the digital video camera and DVD. The immediacy and flexibility of these tools allow artists to make works than run from a few minutes to half an hour, stretching from ambitious studio productions to low-budget hand-held camerawork.

This exhibition was first showed in P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York from the 26th of February to the 29th of May 2006. The exhibition has been organized in collaboration with Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, a recently formed multi-functional arts organization based in Beijing , whose aim is to develop and promote contemporary art from China . The first-hand knowledge of the Chinese art scene and the expertise provided by Platform China has been invaluable in ensuring that the content of The Thirteen: Chinese Video Now provides a challenging and completely up-to-date program of new art.

As the co-organizors of this exhibition, Platform China will tour the exhibtion to Beijing and show the works to Chinese audience at its main exhibition spaces(1100sqm) located in East End Art District ( Caochangdi area) from 22nd of July to the 13th of August 2006. The opening party will be hold at 3pm on the 22nd of July.

The exhibition is organized by P.S.1 Adjunct International Curator David Thorp and Platform China Contemporary Art Institute Director Sun Ning.