南方：南方街区

NanFang：SouthernBlocks

展期：2023年10月22日-2023年12月22日

艺术家：南方

策展人：郑果

地址：昊美术馆（上海）三楼，展厅二

上海市浦东新区祖冲之路2277弄1号

主办：昊美术馆

　　昊美术馆很荣幸地宣布，将于10月22日在昊美术馆三楼展厅二推出南方个展「南方街区」。

《和平与爱》，2023，布面油彩、涂鸦喷漆，160cmx160cm，图片致谢艺术家

　　「南方街区」从个人内部视角出发，以艺术家南方对于潮流文化的钻研探索，及中国传统文化在当代艺术中的应用为核心，延伸至更为广阔的外部世界。

　　街头文化的本质源自不同街区与其社群的独特文化表达方式，它的形成与城市空间及权力结构紧密相连。在20世纪70年代，美国底层人群通过说唱与街舞进行更为个性化的自我表达，强调对于传统主流文化及权威的批判态度。随着时代与社会的变革，原本仅限于某些特定场域的街头文化，在不断演变、重塑中迅速传播至大众视野，并在互联网及社交媒体的推动下，逐渐形成了当下的潮流文化。

《太空偶像》，2023，布面油彩、涂鸦喷漆，160cmx160cm，图片致谢艺术家

　　南方生长于70年代末期，他见证、参与并在某种程度上呈现了中国潮流艺术的编年史。南方的作品刻画了70年代末不同文化涌入国人视野后产生的融合与交汇。他的创作基底是中国传统水墨，但对于街头文化的研究与热爱深深刻入他的生活，并构建成独有的创作语言、汇聚成精神植根于作品当中。

《我来了！你来了！龙来了！》，2023，布面油彩、涂鸦喷漆，480cmx230cm，图片致谢艺术家

　　作为潮流文化的研究学者，南方在艺术的表达上抱持着纯真与敏锐的态度，在塑造符号形象的同时，也谨慎避免自己的创作被符号消费所主导[1]。在创作主题的选择上，南方从周遭生活介入，在跳脱常规框架的笔触下，给观者呈现出真诚而不仅流于表面的文化内核。例如在作品《我来了！你来了！龙来了！》中，南方将一个滑板技巧动作分解成三个人物形象，与之形成对比的，是具有传统代表的龙的形象，并如同连环画叙事一般呈现在一件作品当中。在材料的选择上，他将具有街头文化代表性的滑板以及其它实用物件与创作结合，将现成品艺术（Ready-made）[2]的理念融入其中，从实际应用入手，从而对中国当代艺术进行基因重组。

《灵魂发射》，2023，布面油彩、涂鸦喷漆、Vintage成衣，120x120cm，图片致谢艺术家

　　有别于潮流艺术中被大家所熟知的绘画形式，南方的创作结合了涂鸦、传统水墨及抽象绘画的技法。大胆鲜明的用色却不乏水墨中婉转的晕染，让如同调色板的一般的画面充满流动的张力；涂鸦元素与抽象的线条相结合，在丰富画面的同时体现了独属于南方的视觉想象。同时，南方在作品视觉上的呈现也进一步体现了其对于街头文化、潮流文化的理解：自由表达、挑战传统价值观。

《三口之家》，2021，布面油彩、涂鸦喷漆，230cmx160cm，致谢艺术家

　　「南方街区」意在通过展览的形式体现南方对于潮流文化的研究与态度，构建一个开放的文化空间。在南方街区里，四个区域具有承上启下的意味，从个人表达，到对西方文化的研究，再到将东方文化的融合，最终深入艺术家的创作核心。观者可以切实的感受到潮流文化的流动与演变，与跨文化开放性的交流。

　　文｜郑果

　　[1]让·鲍德里亚，《符号政治经济学批判》，1972

　　[2]艺术类别，源自马歇尔·杜尚

　　关于艺术家

　　南方

　　1976年生于河北邯郸。

　　1999年毕业于河北师范大学美术系并留校任教至今。

　　2006年获硕士学位。

　　现任职河北师范大学美术与设计学院油画系副教授，中国国家画院数字艺术中心研究员。

　　作品被中国美术馆、上海美术馆、湖北美术馆、深圳美术馆、河北美术馆中国国家大剧院、天津美术馆、石家庄美术馆、今日美术馆、芳草地美术馆、北京时代美术馆、莫斯科中国文化中心、曼谷中国文化中心、台湾佛光山美术馆等国内外民营、私人美术馆及机构和个人收藏。著有《幸福着生长》等30余部个人专著及出版物国内外发行。

　　主要个展（上下滑动查看）

　　主要群展

　　南方：南方街区

　　NanFang：SouthernBlocks

　　Duration:2023.10.22-2023.12.22

　　Artist:NanFang

　　Curator:ZhengGuo

　　Venue:HOWArtMuseum3F,spacetwo,Lane2277,ZuchongzhiRoadShanghai

　　Organizer:HOWArtMuseum

　　HOWArtMuseumispleasedtoannouncethatthesoloexhibition,SouthernBlocks,byNanFangwillbeonviewinspacetwoon3FofthemuseumfromOct22,2023.

　　PeaceandLove,2023,Oiloncanvas,Graffitispraypaint,160cmx160cm,Courtesyoftheartist

Fromaninternalperspective,SouthernBlocksfocusesontheartist'sexplorationoftrendcultureandtheapplicationoftraditionalChinesecultureincontemporaryart,andextendstothewiderexternalworld.

Theessenceofstreetcultureoriginatesfromtheuniqueculturalexpressionsofdifferentneighbourhoodsandtheircommunities,anditsformationiscloselylinkedtourbanspaceandpowerstructures.Inthe1970s,theunderclassintheUnitedStatesengagedinmorepersonalizedself-expressionthroughrapandstreetdance,emphasisingacriticalattitudetowardstraditionalmainstreamcultureandauthority.Astimeandsocietychanged,streetculture,whichwasoriginallylimitedtospecificfields,rapidlyspreadtothepublicthroughconstantevolutionandreinvention,andhasgraduallybecomeacurrenttrendthroughtheuseoftheInternetandsocialmedia.

　　Spaceidol,2023,Oiloncanvas,Graffitispraypaint,160cmx160cm,Courtesyoftheartist

Inthelate70's,NanFangwitnessed,participatedin,andinawaypresentedachronicleofChinesetrendyart.NanFang'sworksdepictthefusionandconvergenceofdifferentfilesthatcameintothecountryinthelate70s.ThebasisofhisworkistraditionalChineseinkpainting,buthisresearchandloveforstreetculturearedeeplyrootedinhislife,andalsoconstructsauniquecreativelanguagethatgathersspiritinhisworks.

　　I'mcoming!You'recoming!,Thedragoniscoming!,2023,Oiloncanvas,Graffitispraypaint,480cmx230cm,Courtesyoftheartist　Asaresearcheroftrendyculture,NanFangholdsanpureandsensitiveattitudetowardsartisticexpression,shapingsymbolicimageswhilecarefullyavoidinghisowncreationsbeingdominatedbysymbolicconsumption[1].Intermsofchoosingthecreativetheme,NanFangdrawsfromhislifearoundhim,andwithabrushstrokethatgoesbeyondtheconventionalframework,hepresentstheviewerwithasincere,notjustsuperficial,coreoftheartist'sphilosophy.Forexample,intheworkI'mComing!Youarehere!You'reHere!,NanFangbreaksdownaskateboardingtrickintothreefigures,contrastingthemwiththetraditionalfigureofthedragon,whichispresentedinaworklikeatraditionalchinsescomicstripnarrative.Inhischoiceofmaterials,hecombinesskateboardsandotherpracticalobjectsrepresentativeofstreetartwithhiswork,incorporatingtheconceptofready-madeart[2],andgeneticallyrestructuringChinesecontemporaryartfromthepointofviewofitspracticalapplication.

　　SoulLaunch,2023,Oiloncanvas,Graffitispraypaint,Vintageready-to-wear,120x120cm,Courtesyoftheartist

Unlikethefamiliarformsofpaintingintrendyart,NanFang'screationscombinegraffiti,traditionalinkandabstractpaintingtechniques.Boldandbrightcolor,butnolackingthegracefulhalodyeinginink,makethepicturelikeapalettefullofflowingtension;ThecombinationofgraffitielementsandabstractlinesenrichesthepicturewhilereflectingtheuniquevisualimaginationofNanFang.Atthesametime,theNanFang'svisualpresentationoftheworkalsofurtherreflectsitsunderstandingofstreetcultureandtrendculture:freeexpression,challengingtraditionalvalues.

　　Family,2021,Oiloncanvas,Graffitispraypaint,230cmx160cm,Courtesyoftheartist

　　SouthernBlocksisintendedtoreflecttheNanFang'sresearchandattitudetowardsthetrendculturethroughtheformofexhibition,andbuildanopenculturalspace.IntheSouthernBlocks,thefourareashavethemeaningofconnectingthepastandthenext,frompersonalexpression,totheresearchofWesternculture,totheintegrationofEasternculture,andfinallytothecoreoftheartist'screation.Theaudiencecanactuallyfeeltheflowandevolutionofthetrendculture,andtheopencommunicationwiththecross-culture.

　　Text:ZhengGuo

　　[1]JeanBaudrillard,Pourunecritiquedel’économiepolitiquedusigne,1972

　　[2]ArtCategory,CreatedbyMichelDuchamp

　　ABOUTTHEARTIST

　　NanFang

　　1976borninHandanCityofHebeiProvince.

　　1999GraduatedfromDepartmentofFineArt,HebeiNormalUniversityandhasbeenateacherattheuniversitysincethen.

　　2006Obtainedthemasterdegree　　CurrentlyanassociateprofessoratDepartmentofOilPainting,CollegeofFineArt&Design,HebeiNormalUniversity,researcheratDigitalArtCenter,ChinaNationalAcademyofPainting.　NanFang'sworkshavebeencollectedbyquiteanumberofindividuals,institutions,privateandpublicartmuseum,includingNMOC,ShanghaiArtMuseum,HubeiArtMuseum,ShenzhenArtMuseum,HebeiArtMuseum,NationalCentreforthePerformingArts,TianjinArtMuseum,ShijiazhuangArtMuseum,TodayArtMuseum,ParkviewGreenMuseum,BeijingTimesArtMuseum,ChineseCultureCenterinMoscow,ChineseCultureinBangkok,TaiwanFoGuangShanArtMuseum.Hehasover30workspublishedinandoutsideChina,suchasHappyGrowth.

MAJORPERSONALEXHIBITIONS

JOINTEXHIBITIONS

1997

ArtisticSketchExhibitionofChineseAcademies

(China-NAMOC)

2003HandinHandwithNewCentury-

-3rdAnnual

ExhibitionofChinaOilPaintingSociety

(China-NAMOC)

2004

CreationPrizeofModernPaintingExhibitioninFrance

bvChineseArtists(France?ChineseEmbassvinParis)

2005

ArtExhibitionofChinaOperaTheme(China-TodavArt

Museum)

FineArtExhibitionofYoungArtistsinShanghai

(China?LiuHaisuArtMuseum)

2006

ExtraordinaryImpression-

_ExhibitionofOilPainting

byEmergingArtists(ChinaTodayArtMuseum)

EndlessMountainsandRivers

-NationalExhibitionof

OilPaintings(China-NAMOC)

Vision-

__ExhibitionofContemporaryOilPaintingsof

FiveArtists(ChinaJiguzhaiArtGallery)

FineArtExhibitionofCurrentChina(China-NAMOC)

2007

Academy?Inheritance-

_FirstExhibitionofOilPaintings

byFamousArtistsinNormalUniversitiesaroundChina

(ChinaZhejiangExhibitionHall)

2008

ChongqingPerspective-

_ChinaContemporaryArt

Exhibition(ChinaChongqingThreeGorgesMuseum,

SecondDocumentaryExhibitionofContemporary

Engravings(ChinaNanjingMuseum,BeijingArt'sLinks

BUTGallery)

FusionandCreation-

-AcademicExhibitionofFamous

OilPainters(China-CapitalMuseum)

ExhibitionofChineseandSouthKoreaArtists

(SouthKoreaSeoulArtGallery)

2009

NominationExhibitionofARTMONTHLYbyCurrent

ChineseArtists(China?PhoenixArtMuseum)

ThirdDocumentaryExhibitionofChina'sCurrent

Engravings(China?NanjingMuseum)

SpringFlowersandAutumnFruit-

_Exhibitionof

EngravingsofNewChina(1949-2009)(China-Art

MuseumofHunanPaintingAcademy)

2010Impression-

-Exhibitionof10ContemporaryChinese

Artists(ChinaBeijingTimesArtMuseum)

FourthDocumentaryExhibitionofChina'sContemporary

Engravings(China?BaiyaxuanArtGallary)

MixedImages-

-ExhibitionofChina'sContemporarv

Artists(China-ShenzhenArtMuseum.Xi'anArtMuseum)

UpwardandUpward-

-ExhibitionofChina'sTen

ContemporaryArtists(ChinaBeijingTimesMuseum)

ExtraordinaryImpression-

-NominationExhibitionof

China'sEmergingOilPainters(ChinaTodayArtMuseum)

2011

FifthDocumentaryExhibitionofChina'sContemporarv

Engravings(ChinaNanjingJiningArtMuseum)

MixedImages--ExhibitionofChina'sContemporary

Artists(China-ShenzhenArtMuseum.Xi'anArtMuseum)

UpwardandUpward-

_ExhibitionofChina'sTen

ContemporaryArtists(China?BeijingTimesMuseum)

ExtraordinaryImpression

-NominationExhibitionof

China'sEmergingOilPainters(ChinaTodayArtMuseum)

2012Ceramics?ExhibitionofCeramicWorksbvFamous

Artists(China?BeijingTimesArtMuseum)

SixthDocumentaryExhibitionofChina'sContemporary

Engravings(ChinaNanjingJinlingArtMuseum)

2013

SecondExhibitionof798ArtFestival(China-Beijing798

MetalHouse)

SideRoad-__ExhibitionAtHuanTieTimesArt

Museum(ChinaHuanTieTimesArtMuseum)

2014

ExhibitionofBeijingHuanTieArtMuseum

(China?BeijingHuanTieArtMuseum)

CHINA?China-

-CeramicArtExhibitionofChina's

ContemporarvArtists(China-Shanghai+-Art

Museum)

2015

MagnificentWorks-RedwarePaintingsandCalligraphyby

EightArtists(China?PrinceKung'sMansioninBeijing)

UnderBodhiTreeExhibitionofBeijingHuanExhibition

ofBaiLingfei'sandNanFang'sWorks(China-Beijing

TimesArtMuseum)

2016

Harmony.

-TouringwithPureHeartatTiantai

Mountain(China-TaishanHarmonyGarden)

AlmanacExhibitionofChina'sContemporarvInk-wash

Paintings(ChinaTodayArtMuseum)

AlmanacExhibitionofChina'sContemporaryInk-wash

Paintings(ChinaCollegeTownMuseum,Guangzhou

AcademvofFineArt)

ZenRhvthm-_PaintingArtExhibition

(ThailandChineseCultureCenterinBangkok)

IronmaninAction(China?798SacredSpaceDuishan

Museum)

EighthExhibitionofInk-washPaintinesofChineseOpera

bvFamousArtists(China?ShanghaiDapuHall)

2017

NominationExhibitionofContemporaryYoungInk-wash

ArtistsbyChinesePaintingandCalligraphy

(ChinaChinesePaintingandCalligraphyMuseum)

2018

PowerofPractice-_-_NinthDocumentarvExhibitionof

China'sContemporaryEngravings(China?Nanjing

JinlingArtMuseum)

ChineseInk-washPaintings(ChinaTianjinArtMuseum)

SculptureTime---ArtExhibition(Russia-Chinese

CultureCenterinMoscow)

OperaandPainting-

-SecondExhibitionofInk-wash

OperaCharactersbyEightArtists(China?National

CentreforthePerformingArts)

YOHO!WorldCarnival(ShanghaiExDOExhibitionHall)

SplendidSpring-

-ExhibitionofNanFang'sandYang

Heping'sWorks(ChinaCuiGangMuseumof

ContemporarvArt)

2019YOHO!TrendArtExhibitionofFantasticDreamVoyage

(JoyCityofChaovangDistrict,Beijing)

Multi-dimensionCreation-

-ExhibitionofNewNoble

AestheticArtandDesign(ChangchunInternational

Conference&ExhibitionCenter)

ObscureStatus-

-ExhibitionofPottervandPorcelain

Art(GuoDingArtMuseum)

2021

ShanghaiChaoliuArtExhibition(ShanghaiSunPalace)

Tidalarchaeology(Beijing798Bridge?ArtSpace)