“Reactivation”, 9th Shanghai Biennale
Date: 2012.12.12
Kozo Nishino in “Reactivation”, Themed Exhibition of 9th Shanghai Biennale
In the end of September 2012, Kozo Nishino stayed in Shanghai for installation of 3 pieces in a newly renovated museum ‘Power Station of Art’ in Shanghai, which publicly opened on the same day as the opening of 9th Biennale, also as the first public contemporary art museum in main land China. The building was initially the site of Nanshi Power Plant (set-up in 1897). It faces Huangpu River which is the main water source and symbol of Shanghai. Nishino’s kinetic sculpture entitled ‘On Becoming the Wind, Shanghai’ with a form of bird’s wings was installed on the terrace (5th FL) right above the main entrance. It is welcoming every single audience. ‘Memory of Sky, Shanghai’ made of titanium alloy with truss-supported structure is also in the show until Mar 2013 on 2nd FL of the museum.
Duration / 2 October, 2012 – 31 March, 2013
Venue of Themed Exhibition / Power Station of Art
[ Lane 200, Hua Yuan Gang Rd. Huangpu District, Shanghai ]
Theme for 9th Biennale / “Reactivation”
‘Resources’, ‘Revisit’, ‘Reform’, and ‘Republic’, which would focus on artists that can motivate the public, revisit or rewrite history, convert and transform energy and organize dialogues and communication respectively.
Curators /
Qiu Zhijie(China), Boris Groys(Art critic, Germany), Jens Hoffmann(Art critic, Costa Rica), Chang Tsong-zung(Board member of Asia Art Archive Board, specialist of Chinese contemporary art)
For more information please visit official Website : 9th Shanghai Biennale 2012 http://www.shanghaibiennale.org/
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第９回 上海ビエンナーレ・テーマ展《Reactivation》
1800年代後半より発電所として使用された建物が改装され、2012年 秋より、上海当代艺术博物馆（Power Station of Art）として始動しました。中国本土初の公立の現代美術館にて初めて開催され、ビエンナーレの中心を成す展覧会として注目を集める本展は、《Reactivation》 (再開、復活)をテーマに「コミュニティーに備わる力（エネルギー）を活性化させる魂の波動を人々の中に創り出す」 という企画者のメッセージが込められています。Resources(資源)、Revisit(再考)、Reform(改革)、Republic(社会)をサブテーマに2013年3月末までの期間中、国内外の美術家 約90名による作品が一同に展示されます。本展では、黄浦江沿いの美術館5階テラスと館内２階にて、西野による大型彫刻作品３点をご覧頂けます。
開催日時 : 2012年10月2日(木) ～ 2013年3月31日（日）
テーマ展 会場：上海当代艺术博物馆 Power Station of Art
[ Lane 200, Hua Yuan Gang Rd. Huangpu District, Shanghai ]
公式サイト : 第九届上海双年展 http://www.shanghaibiennale.org/
キュレーター：
Qiu Zhijie（邱志杰）、Boris Groys（美術評論家／ドイツ）、Jens Hoffmann（美術評論家／コスタリカ）、Chang Tsong-zung (张颂仁、Asia Art Archive ボードメンバー・現代中国美術専門家)
On Becoming the Wind, Shanghai
In the end of September 2012, Kozo Nishino stayed in Shanghai for installation of 3 pieces in a newly renovated museum ‘Power Station of Art’ in Shanghai, which publicly opened on the same day as the opening of 9th Biennale, also as the first public contemporary art museum in main land China. The building was initially the site of Nanshi Power Plant (set-up in 1897). It faces Huangpu River which is the main water source and symbol of Shanghai. Nishino’s kinetic sculpture entitled ‘On Becoming the Wind, Shanghai’ with a form of bird’s wings was installed on the terrace (5th FL) right above the main entrance. It is welcoming every single audience. ‘Memory of Sky, Shanghai’ made of titanium alloy with truss-supported structure is also in the show until Mar 2013 on 2nd FL of the museum.
Duration / 2 October, 2012 – 31 March, 2013
Venue of Themed Exhibition / Power Station of Art
[ Lane 200, Hua Yuan Gang Rd. Huangpu District, Shanghai ]
Theme for 9th Biennale / “Reactivation”
‘Resources’, ‘Revisit’, ‘Reform’, and ‘Republic’, which would focus on artists that can motivate the public, revisit or rewrite history, convert and transform energy and organize dialogues and communication respectively.
Curators /
Qiu Zhijie(China), Boris Groys(Art critic, Germany), Jens Hoffmann(Art critic, Costa Rica), Chang Tsong-zung(Board member of Asia Art Archive Board, specialist of Chinese contemporary art)
For more information please visit official Website : 9th Shanghai Biennale 2012 http://www.shanghaibiennale.org/
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第９回 上海ビエンナーレ・テーマ展《Reactivation》
Memory of Sky, Shanghai
開催日時 : 2012年10月2日(木) ～ 2013年3月31日（日）
テーマ展 会場：上海当代艺术博物馆 Power Station of Art
[ Lane 200, Hua Yuan Gang Rd. Huangpu District, Shanghai ]
公式サイト : 第九届上海双年展 http://www.shanghaibiennale.org/
キュレーター：
Qiu Zhijie（邱志杰）、Boris Groys（美術評論家／ドイツ）、Jens Hoffmann（美術評論家／コスタリカ）、Chang Tsong-zung (张颂仁、Asia Art Archive ボードメンバー・現代中国美術専門家)
