在10月23日開幕的2010年上海雙年展中,著名英國當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家艾薩克?朱利安Issac Julien將在英國總領(lǐng)事館文化教育處的支持下,為中國觀眾帶來他的最新影像作品《浪(ten thousands waves)》,這部以中國為主題的作品由朱利安構(gòu)思三年之久,在《浪》的拍攝過程中,朱利安與一些中國優(yōu)秀藝術(shù)家進(jìn)行合作,包括著名演員張曼玉、趙濤、詩人王屏, 書法家鞏法根、藝術(shù)家楊福東、攝影指導(dǎo)趙曉時以及上百位優(yōu)秀的中方演職人員。
繼2010年在香格納畫廊的中國首映之后,這一作品將參加2010年上海雙年展,并在上海美術(shù)館持續(xù)展出至2011年1月23日。在開幕當(dāng)天,電子音樂組合CHoP還 將與Issac Julien合作,為這個作品獻(xiàn)上一段50分鐘的即興音樂表演。
艾薩克?朱利安的作品《浪》 |
關(guān)于艾薩克?朱利安:
1960年生于英國倫敦,導(dǎo)演、影像裝置藝術(shù)家。他的作品結(jié)合了電影、舞蹈、攝影、音樂、戲劇、繪畫和雕塑等不同的藝術(shù),并將它們組建成一個豐富而強(qiáng)大的視覺敘事。
朱利安的作品被世界諸多著名美術(shù)館廣泛收藏,其中包括英國泰特美術(shù)館、紐約現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)館、巴黎蓬皮杜中心、以及紐約古根海姆美術(shù)館。作品曾獲1991年的戛納電影界國際影評人周的最佳影片獎。2001年被英國最重要的藝術(shù)大獎特納獎(Turner Prize)提名。同一年,他還獲得美國Eugene McDermott藝術(shù)獎,同時獲獎的藝術(shù)家還有比爾?維奧拉(Bill Viola)。
2008年,他與蒂爾達(dá)?斯文頓(Tilda Swinton)合作的反映英國天才導(dǎo)演德里克?賈曼(Derek Jarman)生平的紀(jì)錄片《賈曼》(Derek)參加了美國的圣丹斯電影節(jié),此片獲得當(dāng)年柏林電影節(jié)泰迪熊獎(Teddy Award)、第34界西雅圖國際電影節(jié)紀(jì)錄片獎以及米蘭國際同性戀電影節(jié)的最佳紀(jì)錄片獎,同時獲得了英國獨(dú)立電影獎、圣丹斯電影節(jié)、以及Gucci集團(tuán)獎等提名。
TEN THOUSAND WAVES AT SHANGHAI BIENNALE
TEN THOUSAND WAVES, the new video installation by Issac Julien, will be showed the upcoming Shanghai Biennale with the support from the British Council. Conceived and made over three years, TEN THOUSAND WAVES sees Julien collaborating with some of China’s leading artistic voices, including: the legendary siren of Chinese cinema Maggie Cheung; rising star of Chinese film Zhao Tao; poet Wang Ping; master calligrapher Gong Fagen; artist Yang Fudong; acclaimed cinematographer Zhao Xiaoshi; and a 100-strong Chinese cast and crew. It will be showed in Shanghai Art Museum from 23rd Oct 2010 until 24th Jan 2011.
The British Council is also inviting Issac Julien to be in Hangzhou on 24th Oct to talk about 'Electric Shadows: the making and un-making of Ten Thousand Waves and Better Life' .
About Issac Julien:
Issac Julien is a British artist and filmmaker whose work incorporates different artistic disciplines, drawing from and commenting on film, dance, photography, music, theatre, painting and sculpture, and uniting them to create a unique poetic visual language in audio visual film installations. Isaac Julien lives and works in London.
Julien is represented in museum and private collections throughout the world, including the Tate, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; and the Brandhorst Museum, Munich. His early work, Looking for Langston (1989) won several awards including the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 1991 his debut feature film, Young Soul Rebels won the Semaine de la Critique prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Julien was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2001 for his films The Long Road to Mazatlán (1999) and Vagabondia (2000). In the same year, he received the Eugene McDermott Award from MIT in Massachusetts, USA: other recipients include artist Bill Viola. His acclaimed 5-screen installation, WESTERN UNION: small boats (2007) has been shown at Metro Pictures, New York; Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid; Centre for Contemporary Arts, Warsaw; and also opened the new Museum Brandhorst in Munich in 2009.
In 2008, Julien collaborated with Tilda Swinton on a biopic about Derek Jarman simply entitled Derek, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival the same year. The film received a Special Teddy at the Berlin Film Festival; the Documentary Prize at the 34th Seattle International Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The film received nominations at the British Independent Film Awards; the Sundance Film Festival; and the Gucci Group Awards.
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