Eye Art 2017 International Youth Exhibition continues to be watched and participated by professionals in the art world. We are honored to invite Mr. Wang Chunchen to join the exhibition international advisor, bringing more talents for the Eye Art 2017!
Professor Wang Chunchen is the Chief Curator and Head of the Department of Curatorial Research of the CAFA Art Museum at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China, as well as Adjunct Curator at the Eli and Edy the Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University. In 2013, he was appointed as the Curator of the Chinese Pavilion at the 55th edition of the Venice Biennale. Wang is also a Deputy Principal Editor of the UK-based Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art and Editor-in-Chief of The Chinese Contemporary Art Series published by Springer-Verlag, Germany. Wang has been invited to travel all over the world to participate in symposia and forums and to give lectures. In 2015, he was invited by Tate Research Center: Asia to be a Visiting Fellow.
Wang is known for his contributions to the arts via his own body of works, publications, and curatorial experiences. In 2009, he was honored with the coveted Chinese Contemporary Art Awards – Critic Award, one of many awards he has received for his input in art criticism. This particular award led to the writing and publication of Wang’s book Art Intervenes in Society—A New Artistic Relationship.
△ 《Image’s politics》Press: Central Compilation Press / Publication Date: 2013
This book is one of the most experienced and avant-garde art critics in the world of art criticism. Gathered by collections of authors’ different passages.The author has been working on it for past few years, analyzing some important phenomena, ideas, concepts,such as art and politics, the boundaries of art, images and media, art galleries and exhibitions. Accurately comment on the value orientation of contemporary art , the core concepts and a new artistic language.
△ 《Artistic Democracy》/ Press: Central Compilation Press / Publication Date: 2013 "Artistic Democracy" has criticized a number of keywords everywhere in the field of contemporary art. As Baudrillard said, "fragmented text is actually a democratic text," we believed that the words of democracy can find more extraordinary readers. We have to catch up with the fast wheel of this era. These words are the trace left when we felt bitter and nervous. look back, just slow the pace down, and look at the front of the road.
Professor Wang Chunchen once acted as 2013 Venice Biennale China Pavilion curator, The theme “change" of the China Pavilion exhibition echoed the Venice Biennale’s double themes "encyclopedia of the palace", emphasizing the changes in Chinese society by using academic ways, based on the understanding of the theme and the concept of history.
—— from "Art China"
During the process of teaching and researching, Professor Wang Chunchen is also actively contribute to the growth and development of young artists. In September 2015, at the opening ceremony of the Chen Hongzhi's solo exhibition “Riddle”, Beijing Today Art Museum, Wang Chunchen also expressed his views and vision on this theme, encouraging the future growth of young artists.
Eye Art 2017 International Youth Exhibition International Advisory Group will conduct third-party supervision and guidance for the entire exhibition, providing a fair, just and transparent platform for more young artists.
