Draw contemporary artistic wisdom from artists

Nineteen faces of contemporary art? The Master and Our Times compiled 19 conversations between Hans ulrich O 'Briest, an internationally renowned curator, art critic and artistic director of Snake Gallery, and contemporary artists, including interviews with 15 artists and four architects.

I spent two months (8. 1 1- 10.5) reading this book intermittently. Start reading carefully and write your feelings while reading. I expected that I was almost finished, but I stopped in mid-September when there was still a third of the progress. I was disconnected for two weeks because I was attracted by other words. Just use this National Day holiday to cover it up.

I didn't buy this book, and contemporary art is not my interest, but it came to me and was recommended by new people who love art. It is said that online reviews are good, but fortunately there are architectural themes, so it doesn't hurt to read it. And I actually read it first, and I appreciated its charm earlier than the people who bought it.

Modern art, an art field that has never been sensitive. Faced with abstract painting, installation, performance art and experimental experience, they often give up because they can't understand it. Various exhibitions tend to skip the part of modern art and put more time on classical art and modern art, where it is easy to find sources and information. After reading this book, I realize that these artists (including painters and architects) are gradually getting rid of and weakening their religious beliefs and idolatry in modern society, shifting their attention from classical art, and thinking more deeply about new technologies (understanding the essence, exploring the application, and returning to the origin), environment (integrating more, exploring the relationship with nature/world/others/self, and seeking various possibilities) and human beings (group behavior). Their achievements have gradually developed from experimental studios and exhibitions, from making models to urban planning and typical buildings (public sculptures, public areas, etc.). ), and has been integrated into our daily life, constantly enriching the way people experience the world. They look for possibilities in time and space, in contrast, interlacing and expansion. Go back to the past, imagine the future and base yourself on the present; Look up, down, left and right in the opposite direction of southeast, northwest and draw inspiration from regional, climate, cultural and human crises.

What is modern art? Through this book, I feel that, first, artists use painting, installation, digital display and other means to create or hint, show the symbolic meaning behind contemporary human behavior, and dig out philosophical connotations such as sociality, loneliness, belonging and resistance ... Who are we, where are we from, where are we going, what are we doing, are we still us? ... same theme, new thinking. With the pace of the times, these themes are constantly evolving and have different contents. Second, modern works of art are no longer limited to paintings, sculptures and installations of giant elephants. Blank-inducing viewers to roam and interact-stimulating viewers to participate in works ... is becoming a new trend. Modern art is not static. It can not only be seen from a distance, but also enter, grow and mutate. Just like from the media, everyone can "self-art", enjoy themselves and indulge themselves. "I" is not only in art, but also outside art, and the spatiality and temporality of art have been displayed as never before. Third, modern art is no longer limited to a single way of presentation. Modern art is an object when it is born, reflecting an artist's thoughts. During the exhibition, the changes of temporality and spatiality will enrich the original ideas, cause different audiences to sing or daydream, and are more likely to add other ideas. Modern exhibitions draw lessons from various means, and make modern works of art glow with unprecedented characteristics of the times through architecture (museum), layout (curation) and presentation (technical means). Even some exhibitions, which are works of art in themselves, were born because of exhibitions and were withdrawn.

A dozen modern artists or architects, a few of them are both. Mr Briest's conversation with them is getting more and more exciting. In every article, there must be something that excites me. Uncertainties are * * *, inspiring, daydreaming, various ideas:

They like to subvert the tradition (for example, they don't like the conventional exhibition mode of the art museum), they like to doodle and make a fool of themselves (for example, Gilbert and Giorgio exhibit "swearing pictures" and "naked shit pictures").

They are against war. Their works of art are based on bombs and planes, and bloody heads. They are against sexism. Their works of art are based on women's bodies and philosophers' vicious criticism of women. They use collage as the most direct means of artistic expression.

They use space to create the illusion of time, time to create the illusion of space, and pictures to output the illusion of culture, so that viewers can understand the way we look at things through intuitive optical illusions.

They create reality or illusion through art, and realize crazy ideas through artistic creation. Artists' dreams are no longer generated by the subconscious, but are created directly in the consciousness.

They put art into more modern thinking, thinking about environmental protection, thinking about the public, thinking about "less is more", thinking about destruction and creation, thinking about the continuation of civilization.

Nineteen faces of contemporary art? Hans, author of "Masters and Our Times"? Ulrich? Hans Ulrich Obrist (1968) was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He is now the co-director of the London Snake Gallery and a famous curator and critic active in the contemporary art world. Up to now, Oberist has participated in planning and initiating more than 65,438+050 exhibitions and projects, and compiled more than 70 academic works. Mr Briest was inspired by giorgio vasari's book The Artist's Life (in which vasari recorded his contemporary artists and architects as historical figures). Inspired by this, Mr. Briest also recorded his conversation with the artist. When encountering resistance, he turned to email to ask questions, and the artist would reply with images or paintings. At the beginning of these dialogues, Oberist asked artists not only what they could do within the established framework, but also what they wanted to do. By listening to these unfinished new projects, O 'Briest got the most important information to help them realize these ideas. Mr. Briest regards these conversations as a "knowledge garden" that one needs, a garden for research and study, in order to provide new ideas for himself. Through these dialogues, Oberist is eager to eliminate barriers between disciplines. Many fields look very different, but the connection between them is the most inspiring: "Overcoming the fear of enjoying knowledge is the main purpose of this book."

I finally understand why I was not interested in contemporary art before. Yes, when you only pay attention to classical oil paintings, natural scenery and charming colors, you won't notice the human inner desire for time and space. The combination of contemporary art and architecture has created a public space, created a new connection between people and nature, surpassed traditional art galleries, museums and art centers, and integrated into a richer global context, which is the field and achievement of multi-disciplinary infiltration. The same is true of urban construction. Maintaining the historical origin, constantly displaying cultural and national characteristics and highlighting the subjectivity of people in different regions require the intervention and reconstruction of modern art.

PS: There is a great regret in this book, that is, a large number of paintings, sculptures and buildings described in the book have no corresponding pictures. Some related information and pictures can also be searched by mom. But you should know that it is not enough to imagine from words. Even pictures have limitations and a single plane effect. Really, only by observing on the spot and being there can we be shocked. Another regret is that there is no dialogue with China artists.

On the back cover of this book are printed the words:

Once a conversation begins, it has no end and will not stop. Just like contemporary art, once it is opened, it can only move forward.

"Contemporary art is a reflection of the real world, and everything that happens in the world can find its shadow here."

Through the eyes of contemporary artists, we can gain insight into our times.

What does the dialogue with nineteen artists inspire us? Looking at them one by one, my mind is full of their efforts, showing a brand-new world of words. Want to review, try to sum up their characteristics and ideas in one or two sentences, and finally have to give up. The content of the dialogue is so rich.

First place: David? HONIKE (1937-), a famous British painter, is involved in painting, collage, photography, digital painting and other fields. Masterpieces: oil paintings "My Hero and I" and "Trees by the Water". )

Second place: Dominic? Gonzá lez-foerster (1965-), a French artist, mainly creates images, videos and space installations. Masterpiece: childhood. )

Third place: Elaine? Stuart (1924-20 14) created by imitating and stealing the works of contemporary artists. Masterpiece: Spinoza of Las Vegas. )

Fourth place: Ernest Mankoba (1904-2002, born in South Africa, is one of the earliest black artists engaged in contemporary art in South Africa, mainly active in Europe. Masterpiece: Sculpture "Faith". )

Fifth place: Felix Gonzá lez-Torres (1957- 1996), born in Cuba, is an American contemporary artist whose works involve painting, photography and installation. Gay people. Masterpiece: Untitled. )

Sixth place: Frank? Gary (1929-), a famous contemporary structuralist architect, is famous for designing buildings with peculiar irregular curves and sculptural appearance, such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Representative works include Luma Center/arles Creative Park. )

Seventh place: Gerhard? Liszt (1932-), a contemporary German artist, dabbled in abstract painting, pop art, photo-based realism, minimalist painting and sculpture. Masterpiece: Uncle Rudy, the window installation of Cologne Cathedral. )

Eighth place: Gilbert and George duo (1943/ 1944-), artists' group, pioneer of British performance art, representative works: swearing figure, waking figure, naked stool figure. )

Ninth place: Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), born in France and later moved to the United States, is a sculptor, painter, critic and writer. Masterpiece: Installation of the Witch Trial Victims Memorial Hall. )

No 10: marina abramovic (1946-), born in Serbia, is known as the "mother of performance art" in contemporary performance art, and her masterpiece is Infinite Things. )

Eleventh place: Monier Sharu di Farman Farman (1922-2019), an Iranian contemporary artist, is keen on inlaying geometric patterns with mirrors, continuing the tradition of ancient Persian art, and his masterpiece: The Light of Nida, the Mirror Ball. )

Twelfth place: Nancy spero (1926-2009), a female avant-garde artist, explores women's issues through hand-drawing, collage and installation with symbolism as her creative technique. Masterpieces: War Series, Time Female Records, Mayday Style/Extinction. )

13th place: Oscar Niemeyer (1907-20 12), a Brazilian architect and an advocate of modernist architecture in Latin America, won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1988. Representative works: Brazilian Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health Building, Pampuha Church, Brasilia Church) and norman foster.

No. 14: Philippe Parreno (1964-), a French artist, whose works involve many fields such as film, installation, performance, painting and writing. Masterpieces: dialogue bubble, movie Marilyn. )

No. 15: rem koolhass (1944-), Dutch architect, chief designer of OMA Architecture Office, won the Pritzker Architecture Award in 2000. Masterpiece: Leeum Art Museum, Seattle Public Library. )

16: richard hamilton (1922-20 1 1), a British artist and a leading figure in pop art, is called "the father of pop art". Representative work "Color Spiral". )

No. 17: SANAA Architects (founded in 1995, founded by sister islands and stones and Nishizawa Ryue * * *, located in Tokyo, Japan). Masterpieces: Kanazawa 2 1 Century Art Museum, Rolex Academic Center, Switzerland. )

18: Tino Seigel (1976-), an English-born German artist, is famous for scene art and scene art. His masterpiece: This is so contemporary. )

19: (1950-20 16) British female architect of Iraqi descent, who won the Pritzker Architecture Award in 2004. Representative works: Chanel Mobile Art Museum, Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art)