SHARP / CLEAR / DEEP Exhibition Leaflet

Curator 策展人

Rirkrit Tiravanija Participating Artists 參展藝術家

Charit Supaset / Disorn Duangdao / Worathep Akkabootara / Montien Boonma / Rirkrit Tiravanija + Nico Dockx Opening 閉幕酒會

Friday, 17 September 2010, 7pm. 星期五 二零一零年九月十七日

上七時正

Exhibition 展覽日期

18 September - 24 October 2010 二零一零年九月十八日 至 十月二十四日 Venue 展覽場地

Para/Site Art Space G/F 4 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. 香港上環普仁街 4 號地下 Para/Site 藝術空間

Charit Supaset / Disorn Duangdao / Worathep Akkabootara / Montien Boonma / Rirkrit Tiravanija + Nico Dockx

Curator 策展人

Rirkrit Tiravanija

Bangkok Coordinator 曼谷項目統籌

Narawan Pathomvat

Para/Site Art Space is honored to present SHARP/CLEAR/DEEP curated by Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija. The exhibition showcases a group of contemporary artists from Thailand, and is part of an exchange programme between Gallery VER in Bangkok and Para/Site Art Space in Hong Kong. .

In the current crisis of identity, Thai society is going through the doubleAbout the Curator edged confrontation between the established institution of bureaucratic urbanism and the grassroots ruralism of peripheral under class.

Rirkrit Tiravanija (b. 1961) is among the world’s most influential Democracy becomes the victim of political tug of war, whereby every contemporary artists. His solo exhibitions include Rirkrit Tiravanija: A side of the conflict hides behind a pretense of the search for Retrospective (Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, 2010); Less freedom of expression and self-relevance within the society. .

Oil More Courage (Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany, 2009); A Sharp as a knife’s edge is the communal sense in which a shared interest becomes a focal point where obsession of a tool brings people for exchange and trade. .

Clear is the voice of the people’s demand that they be heard and acknowledge, that change is knocking its boots against the wall. .

Deep are the grooves of history etched into the memory of the minds of the people, where the future is dawn and the past cannot be erased. .

Para/Site 藝術空間將為大家呈獻鋒/澈 /深。 是次展覽由泰國藝術家 Rirkrit Tiravanija

策展。展覽將展出一班泰國當代藝術家的 作品，是 Gallery VER 跟 Para/Site 藝 術空間交流計劃的一部份。 泰國正面對官僚政治的都市化制度 與草根階層之間的社會身份衝突。 各方以追求言論自由及自我認定 為名，讓民主成 為政治拔河的 受害者。 鋒，是社會共有意識，人因著 互利關係、貿易而眾頭。 澈，是人民要求被關注、 要求改變的呼叫聲。 深，是歷史在人心 中刻下、不能 磨 滅的溝槽。

Retrospective (tomorrow is another fine day) (Serpentine Gallery, London; Musée d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 2004-5); Hugo Boss Prize (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2004); and the 48th Venice Biennale (Venice, 1999).

About the Artists

Charit Supaset (b.1976), Disorn Duangdao (b.1973), Worathep Akkabootara (b.1976) are members of an artist collective, As Yet Unnamed. The collective has been included in Imagine Peace (Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Bangkok, 2010); The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Taipei Artist Village International Residency Program, 2010); As Yet Unnamed First Station (About Studio/About Café, 2008). Each artist’s work diverse widely, while Supaset works with knife-making and drawing, Duangdao prefers conceptual installation, and Akkabootara oftens fills his conceptual works with texts and symbolism.

Montien Boonma (1953-2000) was one of the most pioneering Thai artists who used local materials to create art works that explored Thai identity. His works include sound and odor to stimulate all human senses. He was the first Thai artist selected by the Biennale of Sydney in 1990. Several of his works are displayed in leading museums and galleries, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan.

關於策展人

Rirkrit Tiravanija (b.1961) 是世上最具影響力的當代藝術家之一。他的個人展包括 Rirkrit Tiravanija: A Retrospective (德國比勒費爾德 Kunsthalle Bielefeld 2010)、Less Oil More Courage (德國卡塞爾 Kunsthalle Fridericianum 2009)、 A Retrospective (tomorrow is another fine day) (倫敦 Serpentine Gallery 、巴黎 Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris、 鹿特丹 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 2004-5)、Hugo Boss Prize (紐約 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 2004) 及第 48屆威尼斯雙年展 (威尼斯 1999)。

關於藝術家

Charit Supaset (b.1976)、Disorn Duangdao (b.1973) 和 Worathep Akkabootara (b.1976) 是 As Yet Unnamed 的成員。此組合曾參 展 Imagine Peace (Bangkok Art and Culture Center, 曼谷, 2010)、The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Taipei Artist Village International Residency Program, 2010) 、As Yet Unnamed First Station (About Studio/About Café, 2008)。成員各有不同的創作方向： Supaset 製刀及繪畫、Duangdao 創作抽象裝置藝術、Akkabootara 利用文字符號創作抽象作品。

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