Xindanwei | 新单位 A new way of working | 一种新的工作方式

[lang_en]Time: Sunday, September 30 1:00PM—3:00PM
Venue: Xindanwei (Yongjia Road 50, Xuhui District, Shanghai)
Host：Beijing Beepub Media & Culture Publishing Co., Ltd., Gold Wall Press
Partner: Xindanwei (Shanghai)
Ticket: 40 RMB (including coffee and tea)

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Contemporary art entered the center of discussion in the Chinese art world three decades ago. However, it has been only ten years since the concept of ‘Contemporary Art’ was first introduced to mainland China and subsequently entered our discussions. During these ten years, we’ve come a long way in the exploration of “Modern Art”, “Avant-garde Ar”, “Postmodern Art”, “Experimental Art”. Now it’s crucial to ask the question “What makes what we’re seeing today ‘Contemporary?’” and the issue of the “contemporaneity of art” is especially relevant to our time.

Beepub Publishing Co., Ltd (Sina Weibo @蜜蜂出版官方微博 ) is a fledging company. The majority of the books published by Beepub are works in humanities, social sciences, and art. It is the first time for Beepub to plan and publish books on contemporary art on such a large scale. Its great endeavor to publish contemporary art theory books has also made Beepub the first Chinese publishing company that has achieved such feat.

The first batch of “Contemporary Art Book Series” includes 6 volumes: ‘Curators and Curatorship’, ‘Contemporary Discourses’, ‘Creative Spatial Experiments’, ‘Art Collection’, ‘Media Arts’, and ‘Cinema’. These 40 books cover many aspects of contemporary art, including operations of art galleries, curatorial practices, art criticism, art creation and art marketing. The whole book series were made possible under the collective collaboration of DONG Bingfeng, HU Fang, PAN Guangyi, YUAN Xiaoying/Juliette Yuan, YANG Beichen and ZHANG Yehong.

During the 2012 Shanghai Biennale, Beepub will hold “Contemporary Art Book Series” New Book Launch on 2012 September 30, in collaboration with Xindanwei (Shanghai). The ten books which will be released are The Future is Now: Art, Technology, and Consciousness by Roy Ascott (UK), Context Providers: Conditions Meaning in Media Arts edited by Christiane Paul (USA), Troubled Laughter by HU Fang (China), Chronology by Daniel Birnbaum (Sweden), A Brief History of Curating by Hans Ulrich Obrist (Switzerland), Going Public by Boris Groys (Juliette Yuan ed.), e-flux journal: What is Contemporary Art?, The Nightmare of Participation by Markus Miessen (Germany), and Collecting Contemporary Art edited by Andrea Bellini (Italy).

For New Book Launch, Beepub will invite some foreign authors and planners of “Contemporary Art Book Series”. They will hold discussions around topics and issues in The Book of Action, What is Contemporary Art and What is the Future. We’d cordially extend our invitation to all of book lovers to attend our New Book Launch. Hope to see you there!

Guests:
Roy Ascott
is the Chairman of International Media Art Research Alliance , University of Plymouth, a pioneer of British media art.

Anton Vidokle
is an artist and the Chief Editor of e-Flux.

Boris Groys
is Professor at New York University, an art critic, co-curator of 2012 Shanghai Biennale.

Colin Chinnery
is an artist and an independent curator. He was Chief Curator / Deputy Director at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing and the Director of Shanghai Art Fair International Contemporary Art Exhibition.

Juliette Yuan
is an independent curator and the planner of “Contemporary Art Book Series”.

Gao Shiming
is a curator. He is the Assistant Dean of Aross-Media Associate College, China Academy of Fine Arts. His curatorial projects include the 2004 and 2010 Shanghai Biennale, 2008 Guangzhou Triennial, etc..

Dong Bingfeng
is the general planner of “Contemporary Art Book Series”. He is also the Artistic Director of Li Xianting’s Film Fund. He has previously worked at Guangdong Museum of Art, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art and Iberia Center for Contemporary.

Zhang Yehong
is the general planner of “Contemporary Art Book Series” and the general manager of Beepub Publishing company.

Schedule:
13：00－13：05 Opening Speech by Dong Bingfeng
13：05－13：15 Introduction of “Contemporary Art Book Series” by Zhang Yehong
13：15－13：45 The First Dialogue: The Book of Action. Speakers: Dong Bingfeng, Gao Shiming
13：45－14：15 The Second Dialogue: What is Contemporary Art. Speakers: Anton Vidokle, Boris Groys and Colin Chinnery
14：15－14：45 The Third Dialogue: What is the Future. Speakers: Roy Ascott, Juliette Yuan
14：45－15：00 Question & Answer and Book Signing[/lang_en]

[lang_cn]时间：2012年9月30日（星期日），下午13点至15点
地点：新单位（上海徐汇区永嘉路50号）
主办：蜜蜂出版公司 金城出版社
协办：新单位（上海）
票务：40元 （含咖啡茶水）

注意：本次活动只接受预定，请在来访之前在本页完成预约。

“当代艺术”是近三十年内中国艺术最为表现突出和现场活跃的艺术问题。但是，“当代艺术”，这个概念在中国内地的真正“引入”和讨论的时间，却不过十年左右。期间，我们经历了“现代艺术”、“前卫艺术”、“后现代艺术”、“实验艺术”等等多种概念、样态的主导和实践。所以，是什么使得我们今天成为“当代”，或我们更为关注艺术的“当代性”的问题，可能至关重要。

蜜蜂出版公司（Sina Weibo @蜜蜂出版官方微博 ）是一家年轻的出版公司。公司着重出版人文、思想、社科、艺术等门类图书，但如此大规模、成系统的策划和出版“当代艺术书系”却是首次。在中国内地的出版界，也应是首次。
“当代艺术书系”，第一批即将出版的书包括：“策展人卷”、“话语实践卷”、“空间实践原创卷”、“艺术收藏卷”、“媒体艺术卷”、“电影卷”共六卷近40种图书，基本涵盖“当代艺术领域”、涉及美术馆运作、策展实践、艺术批评与理论、艺术创作和艺术市场等主要的工作分工与内容。由董冰峰、胡昉、潘广宜、袁小潆、杨北辰策划，蜜蜂出版公司总经理张业宏担任总策划。

适逢2012上海双年展之际，蜜蜂出版公司将于2012年9月30日，在上海联合“新单位”共同举办“当代艺术书系”书发布会。现场将发布十本：（英）罗伊·阿斯科特《未来就是现在：艺术、技术和意识》、（美）克里斯蒂安·保罗等编《语境提供者：媒体艺术含义之条件》、胡昉《苦恼人的微笑》、（瑞典）丹尼尔·伯恩鲍姆《年代学》、（瑞士）汉斯· 乌尔里希·奥布里斯特《策展简史》、（美）鲍里斯·格洛伊斯《走向公众》、（美）e-Flux编《什么是当代艺术》、（德）马库斯·梅森《参与的梦魇》、（意）安德烈·贝里尼《收藏当代艺术》。

新书发布会上，蜜蜂出版公司还特别邀请书系的部分作者和策划，他们将以“行动的书”、“什么是当代艺术”、“什么是未来”这三组话题，进行演讲和对话。欢迎大家前来参加。

活动嘉宾：
罗伊·阿斯科特（Roy Ascott）：英国普利茅斯大学国际媒体艺术博士研究联盟主席，英国媒体艺术先锋。
安东·维多克（Anton Vidokle）：艺术家，e-Flux主编。
鲍里斯·格洛伊斯（Boris Groys）：纽约大学教授，艺术评论家。2012上海双年展联合策展人。
秦思源（Colin Chinnery）：艺术家，独立策展人。曾为尤伦斯当代艺术中心副馆长和上海艺术博览会国际当代艺术展总监。
袁小潆：“当代艺术书系”策划人，独立策展人。
高士明：中国美术学院跨媒体学院副院长，策展人。策展项目包括2004、2010上海双年展，2008广州三年展等。
董冰峰：“当代艺术书系”策划人，栗宪庭电影基金艺术总监。曾先后就职于广东美术馆、尤伦斯当代艺术中心和伊比利亚当代艺术中心。
张业宏：“当代艺术书系”总策划人，蜜蜂出版公司总经理

活动流程：
13：00－13：05 董冰峰致开幕词
13：05－13：15 蜜蜂出版公司总经理张业宏介绍“当代艺术”书系
13：15－13：45 第一组对话：“行动的书”。 对话人：董冰峰、高士明
13：45－14：15 第二组对话：“什么是当代艺术”。 对话人：安东·维多克、鲍里斯·格洛伊斯、秦思源
14：15－14：45 第三组对话：“什么是未来”。 对话人：罗伊·阿斯科特、袁小潆
14：45－15：00 现场问答和签售[/lang_cn]

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