2008 Centers and Borders Sino-American Artists Joint Exhibition Beijing
2008《中心與邊緣：從ABC到XYZ》中美藝術家聯展
開幕時間：2008年7月26日，星期六下午3：00PM-6：00PM
展覽時間：2008年7月27日 - 8月13日，11：00AM-18：00PM
展覽地點：XYZ 畫廊，北京798大山子藝術區D 06-6-1
電話：010 8459 9299
策展人：喬治 博士 成國琴
藝術總監：范學宜
參展藝術家: Lourdes Archundia, Richard Armendariz, Dan Boord, Sam Coronado, Dennis Dalton, Mary Rachel Fanning, Joe Farbrook, Suzanne Faris, Carlos Fresquez, Quintin Gonzalez, Beth Krensky, Federico Londono, Roddy MacInnes, Cara Mancini, V. Kim Martinez, Lennon Michalski, Arturo Miranda Videgaray, Sylvia Montero, Fatima Naseer, Tony Ortega, Estanislao Ortiz Escamilla, Caroline Peters, Sandra del Pilar, Dr. George Rivera, Garrison Roots, Enriqueta Rosete, Martha Russo, Kevin Salzman, Antonio Salazar B., Eugene Stewart-Huidobro, Luis Valdovino, Luz del Carmen Vilchis, Andrea Wallace, Lori Warren, Sherry Wiggins, E.J. Yoshioka 吉岡，王家增, 馮鐘云, 石建國,黨中國,禪貓東子
中心與邊緣：從ABC到XYZ
在藝術領域，“中心與邊界”即指“中心與邊緣”。這種所謂中心論思想推崇的殖民主義或西方為主流的模式已經過時。
當今，我們已經意識到我們生活在高度多元化的世界，這種多元化已經滲透到各個領域。世界也因高科技的發展和貿易往來變得越來越小，我們也開始認識到還有更多的“中心”存在著。
因此，“中心與邊緣”需要以一種并非某單一民族的藝術的視角來審視，以一種平等的“中心”進行交流，藝術領域也同樣需要這種姿態，因為并非一個“‘藝術世界”存在，而是多個“藝術世界”共存。
此次參展的美國藝術家大多是藝術領域中被譽為藝術收藏的 “Artnauts”，來自于Boulder, Colorado (即ABC)，這些藝術家自1997年由美國的科羅拉多大學組織在世界進行巡回展出，目前他們已在智利、哥倫比亞、墨西哥、巴勒斯坦、秘魯、俄羅斯和西班牙及美國等做過展覽。
承載著北京奧運會之精神，來自美國的藝術家們（包括美國和墨西哥）加入由中國藝術家組成的以“中心與邊緣”為主題的視覺藝術展覽，地點就選在北京的798工廠的XYZ畫廊。
文：George Rivera博士
科羅拉多大學藝術與藝術 史系 教授
美國科羅拉多州博得市
2007年
Centers and Borders: From ABC to XYZ
2008 Sino-American Artists Joint Exhibition Beijing
Opening reception: July 26, 2008, Saturday 1500hrs to 1800hrs
Exhibition dates: July 27, to Aug 13, 2008, 1100hrs to 1800hrs
Venue: XYZ Gallery (www.xyzartgallery.com)
Phone: 010 8459 9299/13701104223
Curator: Dr. George Rivera & Catherine Cheng Art Director: Xueyi Fan
Participated Artists: Lourdes Archundia, Richard Armendariz, Dan Boord, Sam Coronado, Dennis Dalton, Mary Rachel Fanning, Joe Farbrook, Suzanne Faris, Carlos Fresquez, Quintin Gonzalez, Beth Krensky, Federico Londono, Roddy MacInnes, Cara Mancini, V. Kim Martinez, Lennon Michalski, Arturo Miranda Videgaray, Sylvia Montero, Fatima Naseer, Tony Ortega, Estanislao Ortiz Escamilla, Caroline Peters, Sandra del Pilar, Dr. George Rivera, Garrison Roots, Enriqueta Rosete, Martha Russo, Kevin Salzman, Antonio Salazar B., Eugene Stewart-Huidobro, Luis Valdovino, Luz del Carmen Vilchis, Andrea Wallace, Lori Warren, Sherry Wiggins, E.J. Yoshioka 吉岡, Wang Jiazeng 王家增, Feng Zhongyun 馮鐘云, Shi Jianguo 石建國, Dang Zhongguo 黨中國,Zencat Dongzi 禪貓東子
Centers and Borders: From ABC to XYZ
In the artworld, “center and borders” references “centers and margins.” Such ethnocentric thinking validates colonialism and purports that “the West” is the prevailing model. However, such thinking is highly outdated.
In the New Millennium, we have finally come to realize that we live in a world that is highly diverse, and this diversity has permeated consciousness in all spheres. As the world becomes smaller through trade and technology, we begin to realize that there are many “centers.”
Thus, “centers and borders” should be viewed from a perspective that does not position one’s nations art over another. Hopefully, we can interact as equals in an encounter of “centers.”
The same applies to the artworld. There is not “one artworld” but “many artworlds.”
The artists from the Americas in this exhibition are all part of an art collective known as the “Artnauts” from Boulder, Colorado (ABC) that was formed by a group of artists from the University of Colorado in 1997 to exhibit art throughout the world. Thus far, the Artnauts have had exhibitions in Chile , Colombia , Mexico , Palestine , Peru , Russia , and Spain , as well as in the United States .
It is in the spirit of the occasion of the Beijing Olympics that a group of artists from the Americas –including the United States and Mexico-- join a group of Chinese artists to visually address “centers and borders” in an exhibition at the XYZ Gallery in the 798 Dashanzi Art
District in Beijing.
George Rivera, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Colorado
Department of Art & Art History, Boulder , Colorado , USA
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