Exhibition View of Blueprint Productivity—Future Sense in the Expression of Art
Curated by Yi Yue, Blueprint Productivity—Future Sense in the Expression of Art is organized by CAFA Art Museum, and it is on view from July 19th to September 1st at Gallery 3B of CAFAM. The exhibition is based on a study of contemporary works in the collection of CAFA Art Museum, while delving into current issues of artistic creation.
Exhibition View of Blueprint Productivity—Future Sense in the Expression of Art
The exhibition is mainly concerned with the "futuristic" practice of artistic creation, which leads to the discussion of technological intervention, media utilization and artistic perception, placing art's imagination of productivity in a historical context, thus to reflect on the advanced nature of art as a productive quality. The main title "Blueprint Productivity" refers to the innovative practice of artists imaging the future, not only focusing on accelerating changes in technology and media, but also pointing to people's perceptual feedback on the unknown and the future world, and pioneeringly pushing us to look into a broader future.
Wang Shikuo, Ming Tombs Reservoir Construction Site 3, 1958, 60cm×120cm, oil on canvas, Collection of CAFA Art Museum
Xu Yanbo, Sonata of Life, 1980, 77cm×80cm, Monochrome woodblock printing, Collection of CAFA Art Museum
Tang Hui, In Time·cont, 550cm×220cm, Acrylic on linen, 1995; Courtesy of the Artist
Meng Luding, Yuan Rate, 2012, 145cmx145cm, Acrylic on canvas, Collection of CAFA Art Museum
The exhibition's introduction incorporates a future-oriented vision into the realm of art history research, centring on the representation and imagination of productive forces of Chinese art and literary creation in the 20th century. "Space Wandering" and "Serial Machine" respond to the idea of productivity mentioned in the introduction from the multiple dimensions of contemporary art creation, respectively presenting the artists' expression of human traces into the vast universe and speculation on the relationship between artificial products and natural forces. The final chapter of the exhibition, "Echoes", re-examines how art carries human foresight and imagination.
Tomas Wu, Eastern Apollo 7, 2015, 192cm×110cm, UV printing, aluminum plate, Plexiglas, ink, collage, screen printing, Collection of CAFA Art Museum
Su Yongjian, Insect Cabin, 2017, 350cm×240cm×280cm, insects, metal, glass, acrylic, electronic components, Collection of CAFA Art Museum
Zhou Jirong, China’s Eye in the Sky—Guizhou Pingtang Radio Telescope, 2019, 80cm×100cm, Silkscreen printing, Collection of CAFA Art Museum
Jin Zhengxiao, Quantum Bird-1, 2023, 40cm×60cm, Etching, Collection of CAFA Art Museum
The 13 groups of works involve cross-period dimensions of expression and cross-media visual characteristics, and present the working methods and creation logic of artistic production through multiple sets of procedural materials, together constituting an exhibition field that connects the past, the present and the future. In this context, art not only possesses insight into the iteration of productivity, but also can look beyond appearances, jump out of time and space, and perceive the future evolution of human civilization in the continuous transcending of boundaries.
Zhang Wenchao, 90-minute View of the Universe, 2023 to present, 90-minute cycle, data set, interactive image installation, controller, satellite captured images; Courtesy of the Artist
LYCHEN, EPOCH 2.0, 2024, 6'00" digital image, Courtesy of the Artist
Gan Haoyu, Counter of Sand, 2024, 340cm×300cm×240cm, earthworm excrement, sun-concentrated ceramics, metal, mirrors, hoses, circuit boards, motors, mud; Courtesy of the Artist
About the Exhibition
Dates: 19 July-11 September, 2024
Venue: Gallery 3B, CAFA Art Museum
Courtesy of CAFA Art Museum, edited by CAFA ART INFO.
