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Cyano-Collage Series Showcased in the Upcoming Group Exhibition at Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
《氰山集》系列於舊金山亞洲藝術博物館群展

Cyano-Collage 024
Cyano-Collage 024
氰山集之二十四
2018, 180 x 360 cm
 © Asian Art Museum

 Into View: New Voices, New Stories 
Dates
 Jan 19, 2024 – Oct 17, 2024 
Venue 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102



In the upcoming exhibition Into View: New Voices, New Stories at Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, U.S.A., Cyano-Collage 024 will be presented. The exhibition features recently acquired paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints, and mixed-media work by local and international contemporary artists who challenge and subvert convention by transforming familiar stories, stereotypes, and techniques. Other participating artists includes Artists: Koon Wai Bong, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Michael Jang & Barry McGee, Cathy Lu, Jiha Moon, Younhee Paik, Nicole Pun, Stephanie Syjuco, TT Takemoto, Wesley Tongson, Rupy C. Tut, and Jenifer K Wofford.


 Cyano-Collage 024 was the featured artwork in Wu Chi-Tsung’s solo exhibition presented by Galerie du Monde at Art Basel Hong Kong 2018, where it made its debut. In 2019, it was selected for exhibition when Wu Chi-Tsung was awarded the winner of the inaugural Liu Kuo-Sung Ink Art Award.


In 2021, upon acquiring the work, the Asian Art Museum organized an online event that allowed art lovers to learn more about the production process of the work and the artist behind it.





展望:新聲音,新故事
日期 2024年1月19日至10月17日
地址 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102


《氰山集之二十四》將在美國舊金山亞洲藝術博物館新展《展望:新聲音,新故事》中展出。該展覽呈現了最新納入博物館典藏的當代繪畫、雕塑、陶瓷、版畫和複合媒材作品,這些美國本土或國際藝術家通過改變熟悉的故事、刻板印象和技巧來挑戰和顛覆傳統。除吳季璁外,參展藝術家還有Koon Wai Bong, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Michael Jang & Barry McGee, Cathy Lu, Jiha Moon, Younhee Paik, Nicole Pun, Stephanie Syjuco, TT Takemoto, Wesley Tongson, Rupy C. Tut,以及Jenifer K Wofford。


這件作品是吳季璁首次嘗試單一底板的最大尺幅的創作,寬3.6公尺、高1.8公尺。他花費數月時間研究與實驗氰版相紙的拼接,力求呈現氣勢磅礴而富有詩意的畫面,畫面中近景的深藍與遠景黃棕色的氰版顏色對照令構圖更具縱深感。2018年巴塞爾藝術展香港展會期間,作品於世界畫廊舉辦的吳季璁個展中首次發表,並在2019年吳季璁榮獲首屆「劉國松水墨藝術大獎」之際再度亮相。


2021年,在舊金山亞洲藝術博物館典藏該作品之際,博物館特別為此舉辦了一場線上交流活動,邀請藝術家與美術館藏家及藝術愛好者分享製作過程與藝術理念。




 
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Group Exhibition Living Paper at Galerie du Monde in Hong Kong
吳季璁參與香港世界畫廊群展「活紙」

Key vision Kelly Wang 
海報主視覺  王佳怡  
Brush Rest, 2023, 67x 137x91cm

Living Paper
Dates Jan 10 – Mar 9, 2024
Opening Reception Jan 10 17:00 – 19:00
Venue 11 Duddell St, Central, Hong Kong

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Cyan0-Collage 186
《氰山集之一百八十六》
225 x 90 cm, 2023

Wu Chi-Tsung will ring in the new year with his participation in the group exhibition Living Paper, presented by Galerie du Monde and explores the diversity and versatility of paper as a medium, as well as its limitless potential for creating a visual dialogue.

Established in 1974, Galerie du Monde is hosting this exhibition as part of its 50th-anniversary celebration series. The exhibition is curated by Olivia Wang who is an art consultant, curator and writer, with a focus in contemporary Asian ink art, and features recent works from Wu Chi-Tsung’s Wrinkled Texture Series and Cyano-Collage Seriesalong with works from nine other Asian artists including Chiang Yomei, Fu Xiaotong, Hung Fai, Young-sé Lee, Ling Pui Sze, Ma Hui, Wai Pong-yu, Kelly Wang and Zheng Chongbin. The curator shares that “while the material enables artists to engage with their artistic traditions, the multivalence of the material itself lends itself to endless possibilities of exploration and creation. In the hands of this group of artists, paper becomes alive and comes into its own being.” 

Believing that interacting with materials and technology is a crucial part of art creation, Wu Chi-Tsung’s daily working routine revolves around paper: treating, crumbling, exposing, “washing,” reassembling, and, most importantly, experimenting. To the artist, xuan paper possesses the most complicated and sensitive qualities among all papers. With different manufacturing methods, it is capable of producing a wide range of delicate ink colors. “Through my work, I hope to bring more attention to xuan paper and contribute to the industry, allowing traditional Eastern media to breathe new life into the contemporary art world.”



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 Wrinkled Texture 165
皴法習作165
150 x 75 cm, 2023

活紙
日期
 2024年1月10日 – 3月9日 
開幕酒會 2024年1月10日17:00 – 19:00
地址 香港中環都爹利街11號

吳季璁將參展香港世界畫廊群展《活紙》,為新年拉開序幕。世界畫廊成立於1974年,本展將開啟畫廊五十週年慶系列活動。展覽策展人汪鈴是一名藝術顧問、策展人與作者,她長期關注亞洲當代水墨領域。展覽將探索紙張作為媒介的多樣性和多功能性,以及創造視覺對話的無限潛力。吳季璁的《皴法習作》系列將與蔣友梅、傅小桐 、 熊輝 、 李隆世 、 凌佩詩 、 馬蕙 、 韋邦雨 、 王佳怡、鄭重賓等其他九位亞洲藝術家的作品共同呈現,深入探討紙張的豐富物質性和文化內涵。策展人分享道:「紙張作為媒材令藝術家能夠與他們的藝術傳統互動,而紙張本身的多重性質也為無窮的創新與多樣的創作提供了可能性。在這群藝術家的手中,紙張變得有生命且展現了自身的存在價值。」

吳季璁相信與材料和技術的互動是藝術創作中至關重要的一部分,他的日常工作幾乎圍繞著「紙」展開:施加藥劑、揉皺、曬紙、「洗紙」、組合,以及無數次的實驗。他認為宣紙擁有其他紙張無法比擬的豐富性和敏感性。透過不同的處理方法,它們能夠呈現極其細膩的墨色變化。「透過我的作品,我希望更多的人能夠注意到宣紙,同時也期待這個傳統的東方媒介在當代藝術世界中焕發新生。」



 
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Solo Exhibition Wu Chi-Tsung: Synchronicity at the Katonah Museum of Art
紐約州卡托納美術館呈現個展「吳季璁:Synchronicity」

Installation view


Wu Chi-Tsung: Synchronicity 
Dates July 9 -October 1, 2023 
Artist Talk July 9 14:00 – 15:00
Venue 134 Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536


The Katonah Museum of Art (KMA) presents Wu Chi-Tsung: Synchronicity, which marks Chi-Tsung’s first solo museum exhibition. The exhibition will focus on the artist’s most recent body of work, his Cyano-Collage Series, that seamlessly incorporates Eastern aesthetics with collage and photographic processes to create sublime reinterpretations of traditional Chinese Shan Shui (mountain-water) landscape paintings. A meditative video installation in the main galleries and an immersive installation in the project gallery will provide further examples of Wu’s diverse and innovative practice. On July 9, Wu Chi-Tsung will join KMA Executive Director Michelle Yin Mapplethorpe for an in-depth discussion on his dynamic and interdisciplinary practice. 

The Katonah Museum of Art is a non-collecting institution geared towards visual arts, located in Katonah, New York. From its inception, the KMA was committed to presenting exceptional art from all cultures and time periods. The founders’ decision to be a non-collecting institution resulted in a dynamic and flexible exhibition program, which remains one of the most distinctive features of the Museum. 

In November, after the successful closing of his first institutional solo show in the US at the Katonah Museum of Art, Wu Chi-Tsung has donated his Cyano-Collage 179 to the Katonah museum for its annual live benefit auction that supports for the Museum’s acclaimed exhibitions, educational programs, and forward-thinking initiatives. 






Installation view


吳季璁:Synchronicity
日期 2023年7月9日 – 10月1日 
藝術家講演  2023年7月9日14:00 – 15:00
地址 134 Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536


卡托納美術館(KMA)呈獻「吳季璁:Synchronicity」,這標誌了吳季璁的首次美術館個展。本次展覽將聚焦於吳季璁的《氰山集》系列新作,介紹藝術家將東方美學與拼貼、攝影技術進行無縫接合的創作方式,從而呈現藝術家對於傳統中國書畫進行的突破性的再詮釋。此外,展覽還將展出《煙林圖系列》等沈浸式影像裝置,呈現吳季璁多樣而創新的藝術實踐。7月9日,吳季璁將與美術館館長Michelle Yin Mapplethorpe進行對談,分享其充滿活力的跨學科創作。

卡托納美術館是位於紐約州卡托納的一個以視覺藝術為主的藝術機構。從成立之初,KMA 就致力於呈現來自各種文化和時期的傑出藝術。其非收藏機構的特性也令美術館充滿活力、擁有靈活的展覽計劃,是該博物館最獨特的亮點之一。

十一月,在卡托納美術館個展順利閉幕後,吳季璁將《氰山集之一百七十九》捐贈給該博物館,作為其年度現場慈善拍賣的拍品。這項拍賣活動旨在支持博物館的優秀展覽、教育計劃和前瞻性活動。
 





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Dust 002 At Art Basel Unlimited in Basel, Switzerland
《灰塵002》於巴塞爾藝術展「意象無限」

Dust 002

Art Basel Basel, Unlimited Sector
Sean Kelly Gallery Booth U59
VIP Opening June 12, 2023
Public Dates June 15-18, 2023
Venue Messe Basel Messeplatz 10 4058 Basel Switzerland
 


This week, video installation Dust 002  alongside with new works from the Cyano-Collage Series will be presented at Sean Kelly Gallery’s booth at  Art Basel Unlimited, Art Basel’s pioneering exhibition platform for projects that transcend the classical art fair stand, including large-scale sculptures and paintings, video projections, installations, and live performances.


The Dust was initially created and debuted during Wu Chi-Tsung’s residency at in 2006, which marked his first solo exhibition in an art institution in the United Kindoms. Since then, the work has been exhibited in Germany, Luxembourg and the U.S.. It features a real-time streaming of the reflection of the circulation of dust particles moving in the room. As viewers progress through the space, disrupting the flow of air, the images of flickering dust change constantly and instantaneously creating a captivating relationship between artist and viewer, technology, and chance. Dust not only reorients us to the small beauties of the world but demonstrates our fundamental inability to perceive these phenomena without, in turn, affecting them.






Dust 002

巴塞爾藝術展「意象無限」單元
尚凱利畫廊 | Booth U59
VIP預覽 
2023年6月12日
公眾展期 2023年6月15-18日
會場 
Messe Basel Messeplatz 10 4058 Basel Switzerland

本週,影像裝置《灰塵002》與《氰山集》系列新作將於巴塞爾藝術展「意象無限」單元的尚凱利畫廊展位展出。「意象無限」單元集中呈現超越傳統藝術展覽的藝術作品,包括大型雕塑、繪畫、影片投影、裝置藝術和現場表演等。

2006年,《灰塵》由吳季璁在塞特藝廊的駐留期間創作並首次展出,並在此後於德國、盧森堡和美國展出。它捕捉了塵埃於空間中的遊移並將其實時投影於銀幕。當觀者穿越空間,干擾空氣流動時,閃爍的塵埃影像會不斷地變化,創造一種藝術家和觀眾、技術和機會之間迷人的關係。《塵埃》不僅重新導向我們關注世界上細微而美麗的事物,也向我們揭示了我們本質上無法在不影響這些事物的條件下感知它們。



 
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Taipei Dangdai: New Works and Open Studio Party
台北當代藝術博覽會:新作發表與開放工作室派對

Cyano-Collage 170
Cyano-Collage 170
氰山集之一百七十
146 x 297 cm, 2023


Galerie du Monde|Booth B15
Preview 
May 11, 2023
Public Dates  May 12 – 14, 2023
Venue  Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

This week, new works of Wu Chi-Tsung’s will be showcased in Taipei Dangdai Art Fair represented by Galerie du Monde. A fan-shaped Cyano-Collage Serieson aluminium board will be presented together witha newDrawing Studies – MAO Bodhissatva Guanyincreated in Turin, Italythat is commissioned and collected by Museo d’Arte Orientale di Torino. 




世界畫廊|B15展位
貴賓預覽
 2023年5月11日
公眾展期  2023年5月12日至14日
會址  台北南港展覽館
 

本週,世界畫廊將攜吳季璁新作亮相台北當代藝術博覽會,一件鋁製底板扇形《氰山集》系列作品將會展出。同時,吳季璁受到意大利杜林東方藝術博物館委託、於杜林創作的《寫生習作——MAO觀音自在坐》也將首次於台灣亮相。




Wu Chi-Tsung Open Studio Party
Dates
 May 12, 2023
Address No.34, Lane 223, Section 3, Chongqing North Road, Datong Dist., Taipei

On May 12, Galerie du Monde will be holding an open studio party at Wu Chi-Tsung’s Taipei studio. For RSVP, please contact lisa@galeriedumonde.com



吳季璁開放工作室派對
日期
 2023年5月12日
地址 台北大同區重慶北路三段223巷34號

5月12日,世界畫廊將於吳季璁台北工作室舉辦開放工作室派對,敬請聯絡lisa@galeriedumonde.com預約出席。



 
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Drawing Studies Commissioned and Acquired by MAO – Museo d’Arte Orientale di Torino
杜林東方藝術博物館委約創作並收藏《寫生習作》新作

Drawing Studies -
Drawing Studies – MAO Bodhissatva Guanyin
寫生習作——MAO觀音自在坐
06‘30’‘, 2022 

Buddha10: A Fragmented display on Buddhist visual evolution 
Dates
 May 6, 2023 – September 3, 2023
Venue Via San Domenico, 11 10122 Torino Italia 

On May 6th, the second half of Buddha 10 was unveiled at the MAO – Museo d’Arte Orientale di Torino, where the visual evolution of Buddhist art throughout history shall be explored with renewed vigor. The exhibition is a tapestry of collections from various regions, woven together across time in the museum’s collection. The highlight of the exhibition will be Buddhist sculptures from the Chinese collection, which will offer different perspectives and reflections on the museum and its proud collection of Asian Art. 

Curated by Davide Quadrio who is renowned for working closely in the East Asian art scene over decades, the exhibition will also feature contemporary art practices, among which Wu Chi-Tsung’s Drawing Studies – MAO Bodhissatva Guanyin is commissioned and collected by the museum. The video installation captures the Buddha statue from the museum’s permanent collection and will debut at the museum’s Japanese garden, creating a timeless symphony of art.



Buddha10: A Fragmented display on Buddhist visual evolution 
展期 May 6, 2023 – September 3, 2023
地址  Via San Domenico, 11 10122 Torino Italia 


5月6日,群展Buddha 10的下半部分將於杜林東方藝術博物館開幕,繼續探索佛教藝術跨越歷史的視覺呈現。展覽由長期關註與研究亞洲古代與當代藝術的策展人樂大豆( Davide Quadrio)策劃,將展示博物館收藏中來自不同地理區域、貫穿古今的收藏,並與一系列當代藝術作品共同展示,旨在為博物館豐富的亞洲藝術收藏提供不同的觀點和反思。吳季璁被博物館委託製作並典藏的影像作品《寫生習作——MAO觀音自在坐》將於博物館日本花園的枯山水間首次亮相,呈現出跨越時空的共鳴。


 Installation View 展覽現場
Installation View 展覽現場


 
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Calligraphy Study
書法習作

Calligraphy Study 001
書法習作001
Single-channel video, 2min,  2022

Recently, Wu Chi-Tsung debuted his new work series, the Calligraphy Series, at 2023 Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial. Co-organized by Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts and Hengshan Calligraphy Art Center and co-curated by Wu Chao Jen Philip and Chen I Tso, the inaugural biennial, titled “Era of Principle and No Principle Interwoven”,  is centered on the development and future prospect of Chinese Calligraphy in the context of contemporary art.

‘In this video, a length of a paper is attached to a modified treadmill. After turning the treadmill on, Wu uses a brush to write on the moving paper. As he attempts to transcribe the famous Letter of Loss and Confusion ( Mil Whi) by Wang Xizhi, the speed of the paper’s motion makes writing futile as all characters turn out to be entirely illegible. The speed of the treadmill represents the rapid changes in the spatiotemporal setting. Not only is the brush unable to cope with the circumstances, but it is also incapable to engage in a meaningful conversation with the paper. ‘ (Quoted from curatorial statement by Hengshan Calligraphy Art Center)





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Calligraphy Study 001
書法習作001
Single-channel video, 2min,  2022

吳季璁新作《書法習作》於首屆橫山書藝雙年展發表。本作是吳季璁特別為本此展覽的新創作品。雙年展由桃園市立美術館與橫山書法藝術館合辦,由策展人吳超然、機構策展人陳俋佐共同企劃,以《法與無法交織的年代─書法作為一種視覺形式》為主題,聚焦當代藝術語境下書法藝術的未來。

「本作是吳季璁特別為本此展覽的新創作品。在這件錄像中,他在改裝的跑步機上貼上一張紙,啟動跑步機後,用毛筆在滾動中的紙上書寫。他企圖臨摹王義之的《喪亂帖》,但因為速度的開係,最終無法成宇。這個創作中跑步機的速度指涉了時空環境下的轉變,毛筆不僅雞以帤駁,更無法和紙張產生有意義的對話。」(節選自橫山書法藝術館策展論述)



Calligraphy Study 001, Single-Channel Video 2min
書法習作001,單頻道錄影
2022


 
Shang Xia

Luxury Fashion Brand SHANGXIA Presents the “Cyano-Collage” Series in its 23FW Collection
中國奢侈時尚品牌SHANGXIA 上下新季成衣呈現《氰山集》系列作品

Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia 上下巴黎時裝周走秀現場
Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia 上下巴黎時裝周走秀現場
Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia 上下巴黎時裝周走秀現場
Shangxia runway
Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia 上下巴黎時裝周走秀現場


Wu Chi-Tsung’s Cyano-Collage Series was featured in Shangxia’s FW23 courture collection which debuted at Paris Fashion Week recently. Shang Xia is a Chinese luxury fashion brand backed by Hermès offering high-quality products with a contemporary twist on traditional Chinese aesthetics and crafts. In its FW 23 collection, it reinforces the brand’s exploration of ‘duality’ and how symmetry and asymmetry coexist. 






Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia 上下巴黎時裝周走秀現場
Shangxia runway
Shang Xia FW fashion show at Paris Fashion Week
Shang Xia 上下巴黎時裝周走秀現場


中國奢侈時尚品牌SHANG XIA上下與吳季璁合作,將其《氰山集》系列作品呈現於品牌的2023秋冬系列成衣,並於近日的巴黎時裝周完成首秀。SHANG XIA上下由蔣瓊耳女士與愛馬仕集團共同創立,提供具有當代中國美學和工藝傳統的高品質產品。在其2023秋冬系列中,該品牌繼續了其對於二元性的探討,思考對稱與非對稱的並存。



 
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New Cyano-Collage Series at Art Basel Hong Kong
《氰山集》系列新作將於巴塞爾藝術展香港展會發表

Cyano-Collage-162

Galerie du Monde|Booth 3D17
VIP Preview  Mar 21-22, 2023 
Public Days Mar 23-25, 2023 
Venue  Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong


Next week, a new Cyano-Collage will be presented at Galerie du Monde’s booth at Art Basel Hong Kong. This piece will be showcased alongside the works of 14 other prominent artists, all of whose creations exudes an ambiguity and with that comes thought provocation, inspiring viewers to question the sense of self.


世界畫廊|3D17展位
貴賓預展 2023年3月21日至22日
公眾展期  2023年3月23日至25日
會址  香港國際會議展覽中心


下週,《氰山集》系列新作將於香港巴塞爾藝術展香港展會世界畫廊展會發表。本次,世界畫廊將展出來自14位具有國際影響力的藝術家的作品,這些作品均有意擁抱著一種模糊性,挑戰著觀眾關於「自我」的思考。



 
Wrinkled Texture 113

Wrinkled Texture Series At Asia Society Texas’ Ongoing Exhibition
《皴法習作》於亞洲協會德州中心展出

Wrinkled Texture 113
Wrinkled Texture 113
《皴法習作113》
211 x 95 cm, 2021

Summoning Memories: Art Beyond Chinese Traditions
Exhibition Period 
February 10, 2023 – July 2, 2023
Venue 1370 Southmore Blvd. Houston, TX


Wrinkled Texture 113 is featured in Asia Society Huston’s recent group exhibition “Summoning Memories: Art Beyond Chinese Traditions”. Curated by guest curator Dr. Susan L. Beningson, the exhibition highlights works by over 30 contemporary artists of Chinese descent who reinterpret traditions in dynamic and innovative ways.  Across painting, sculpture, and photography, these works were created by both established and emerging artists of different generations who use experimentation to draw on both Eastern and Western art-making practices and materials.The Asia Society’s is a global non-profit organization whose purpose is to navigate shared futures for Asia and the world across policy, arts and culture, education, sustainability, business, and technology.


Curator Susan L. Beningson stated, In his Cyano-Collage series, Wu Chi-Tsung explores the essence of Chinese ink landscape painting, moving beyond the brush to utilize innovative new materials and techniques. To create these evocative landscapes, Wu prepares layers of cyanotype photographic papers, a method used since the mid-1800s. He treats the xuan paper, the material used in traditional Chinese ink landscapes, with a photosensitive coating. The multiple pieces of paper are crumpled, exposed to sunlight, and then mounted into collaged images that resemble the craggy mountain peaks of traditional Chinese ink shan shui (mountain and water) landscape painting – thus creating ink landscapes without the ink. Wu replaces the traditional materials of ink and brush with experimental photography in order to reinvent the process. Wu has said that his landscapes resist any fixed reading: “They could be anything, because they are not representing any real landscape. This is the spirit of a Chinese landscape.. The best works always come from some kind of coincidence… Most artists have a strong ego. We try to control our work. But the more you try to control it, the more likely you lose the possibility. Let the work grow in the way it should.”




召喚記憶:超越傳統的中國當代藝術
日期  2023年2月10日至7月2日
地點 1370 Southmore Blvd. Houston, TX


皴法習作113》正於亞洲協會休士頓分會最近的群展《召喚記憶:超越中國傳統的藝術》中展出。本展由客座策展人Susan L. Beningson博士策劃,集中呈現了三十餘位華裔藝術家的當代藝術作品。作品涵蓋繪畫、雕塑、攝影等類別,均實驗著結合東方與西方的藝術傳統與材料,以創新的方式重新詮釋著傳統。亞洲協會總部位於紐約,是美國一個非牟利組織,創辦宗旨是向世界傳播亞洲文化。

策展人Susan L. Beningson介紹道,「在《氰山集》系列中,吳季璁探索了中國水墨山水畫的本質,運用創新的材料和技術超越了傳統筆觸。為了創造這些意境深遠的山水畫,他使用光敏劑處理宣紙,這是傳統中國水墨山水畫所使用的材料。這些宣紙被揉皺,曝露在陽光下,然後拼貼成山峰嶙峋的山水圖像,與傳統中國水墨山水畫頗為神似。吳季璁用實驗攝影取代了傳統的墨水和筆觸,他不用墨水便創造出了水墨山水對傳統書畫進行了當代的重新詮釋。藝術家表示,他的山水畫抵抗任何固定的解讀『它們可以是任何東西,因為它們不代表任何真實的風景。這就是中國山水畫的精神。最好的作品總是來自某種隨機性…大多數藝術家都有很強的自我。我們試圖控制自己的作品。但是你越想控制它,你就越有可能失去可能性。讓作品按照它應有的方式成長』。」



 
crystal city

New Crystal City at The 9th Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen) Longhua Sub-Venue
《水晶城市》於第九屆深港雙城雙年展龍華分展場

crystal city
Crystal City – Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale for Urbanism\ Architecture
 水晶城市-深港城市\建築雙城雙年展
Size variable, 2022
Photo credit: Shangqi Art

The 9th Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen)
Longhua Sub-Venue

“Between Warp and Weft”

Exhibition Period: 30 December 2022 – 30 March 2023

Venue: Dalang Fashion Town, Shenzhen Longhua District


Wu Chi-Tsung is invited to participate in The 9th Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen) at Longhua Sub-Venue, titled “Between Warp and Weft”. Founded in 2005, the biennale aims to build a communication platform for international art scenes in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The Longhua Sub-Venue is curated by Yang Yong and Ji Harou, a series of workshops, forums, screenings and thematic exhibitions will be organized in responding to the theme of sustainability. 


installation view
Crystal City – Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale for Urbanism\ Architecture
 水晶城市-深港城市\建築雙城雙年展
Size variable, 2022
Photo credit: Shangqi Art

The work is constructed of numerous transparent plastic boxes whose shadows resemble geometrical skyscrapers when a moving light casted on. The ordinary materials used in this artwork remind viewers of the realistic world; however, it leads people to a further imaginary scene. Chi-Tsung introduces, “there is another invisible world in which we live every day. It is made up of electronic equipment, programs, networks, media and information, and I call it ‘Crystal City’… It is becoming our new spiritual home in the contemporary world”






installation view
Crystal City – Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale for Urbanism\ Architecture
 水晶城市-深港城市\建築雙城雙年展
Size variable, 2022
Photo credit: Shangqi Art

第九屆深港雙城雙年展龍華分展場  —「經緯之間」

展覽日期:2022年12月30日至2023年3月30日

地點:深圳市龍華區大浪時尚小鎮


第九屆深港城市 \ 建築雙城雙年展(深圳)龍華分展場「經緯之間」展期由即日至2023年3月30日,藝術家吳季璁獲邀參與展覽。創立自2005年,雙年展旨在為深圳及香港兩地提供平台,以當代視覺文化呈現及探討全球普遍存在的城市問題。本屆雙年展的龍華分展場由楊勇及紀浩如策展,三個月的展期將聯動多個時尚集團舉辦多場文化藝術活動,包括工作坊、行走、共創、論壇、放映、快閃、企業館主題展覽等,呼應可持續的概念,製造沉浸式的藝術現場體驗,通過展覽搭建起城市與公眾之間的溝通橋樑。


installation view
Crystal City – Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale for Urbanism\ Architecture
 水晶城市-深港城市\建築雙城雙年展
Size variable, 2022
Photo credit: Shangqi Art

作品由若干透明的塑膠盒子組成,在移動光源的照射下,其投影仿若城市中的摩天大樓。在這裡,塑膠盒廉價的工業材料提示著現實世界,而投影的世界則將人帶入想像的疆界。季璁介紹稱,「有另一個不可見的世界,但我們每日生活其中,它是由電子設備、程式、網絡、媒體、訊息所構築,我稱之為《水晶城市》⋯⋯那裡是我們精神的寓所。」




 

Calligraphy Series will Debut at 2023 Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial
新作《書法習作》系列將於2023橫山書藝雙年展發表


2023 Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial 
Exhibition Period
 Jan 20 – Apr 24, 2023
Venue  Hengshan Calligraphy Art Center
Address No. 100, Daren Rd, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan 337


Wu Chi-Tsung will debut his new work series, the Calligraphy Series, at the upcoming 2023 Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial. Co-organized by Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts and Hengshan Calligraphy Art Center and co-curated by Wu Chao Jen and Chen I Tso, the inaugural biennial, titled “Era of Principle and No Principle Interwoven”,  is centered on the development and future prospect of Chinese Calligraphy in the context of contemporary art.




2023書藝雙年展:法與無法交織的年代─書法作為一種視覺形式
展覽期間
 2023年1月20日至2023年4月24日
展覽地點 橫山書法藝術館
展覽地址 臺灣桃園市大園區大仁路100號
 


吳季璁新作《書法習作》將於首屆橫山書藝雙年展發表。雙年展由桃園市立美術館與橫山書法藝術館合辦,由策展人吳超然、機構策展人陳俋佐共同企劃,以《法與無法交織的年代─書法作為一種視覺形式》為主題,聚焦當代藝術語境下書法藝術的未來。



Installation View 展覽現場

calligraphy study
Calligraphy Study 001
《書法習作001》
Single-channel video, 2min,  2022


 
Wrinkled-folding-screen

Large Wrinkled Texture Series on Folding Screen will be Exhibited at ART SG in Singapore
首件大尺幅《皴法習作》系列屏風作品將於新加坡國際藝術博覽會中亮相

Wrinkled Texture - Folding Screen 002
Wrinkled Texture – Folding Screen 002,《皴法習作 屏風之二》
 2022, 215 x 79 x 6pcs


Stand BA04, Galerie du Monde
VIP preview days
 Jan 11, 2023
Public days Jan 12-15, 2023
Venue  Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore


Presented by Galerie du Monde, Wu Chi-Tsung’s new works will be shown at the inaugural edition of Art SG. Founded by The Art Assembly, an affiliation of major international art fairs with a particular focus on the Asia Pacific region comprising Taipei Dangdai, India Art Fair, PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai and the forthcoming Tokyo Gendai, the new international art fair will feature over 150 of the world’s leading galleries, from Singapore and across the globe. Art SG offers a meeting point in Southeast Asia for collectors from the region and beyond to convene and engage with one of the world’s most dynamic cultural landscapes.

Among the new works from the Cyano-Collage Series and the Wrinkled Texture Series specially created for the new fair, it is noteworthy that the Wrinkled Texture – Folding Screen 002 marks the artist’s first attempt to compose on a traditional folding screen. The series applies the classic cyanotype technique to xuan paper. During this process, the artist treats xuan paper with a photosensitive coating that is then crumpled and exposed to sunlight, revealing images that bring to mind the mountainous landscapes often found in Chinese shan shui paintings. Folding Screen 002 was created amidst continuous rain where light, the key catalyst, was insufficient. The artist adjusted the exposure under the low light conditions and eventually achieved the delicate and subtle palette seen in this work.





Cyano-Collage-160
Cyano-Collage 160,《氰山集之一百六十》, 2022, 120 x 90 cm

Galerie du Monde, BA04展位
VIP預覽 
2023年1月11日
公眾開放 2023年1月12~15日
地址 金沙會展中心, 海灣道10號, 新加坡


本週,世界畫廊將攜吳季璁《氰山集》及《皴法習作》系列新作亮相首屆新加坡國際藝術博覽會(Art SG)。藝博會由旗下包括台北當代、印度藝術博覽會、影像上海藝術博覽會及東京現代等國際藝博會的The Art Assembly聯手瑞銀集團呈現,將匯聚來自全球30個地區逾150間全球頂級世界畫廊,為東南亞及世界各地的藏家提供了齊聚一堂的機會,共賞世界上最有活力的文化景觀。

本次值得注目的新作《皴法習作 屏風之二》是吳季璁首次嘗試於大尺幅日式屏風上進行創作。該系列作品使用氰版攝影法之原理,將感光材料塗佈於宣紙上,在陽光下曝曬,過程中不斷調整重塑紙張的皺折,而後水洗定影而形成宛若山巒般的「筆觸」,對於光照有著相當敏感的需求。而本次製作過程中,藝術家在陰雨連綿、光線不足的條件下摸索曝光技巧,最終呈現出淡雅細膩而幽微的色調。



 

New Cyano-Collage Series will be presented in the upcoming Art Basel Miami Beach by Sean Kelly Gallery
《氰山集》新作將於邁阿密巴塞爾藝術展尚凱利畫廊展出

 Cyano-Collage 151
 Cyano-Collage 151 《氰山集之一百五十一》, 2022, 90 x 300cm


Sean Kelly Gallery | Booth D11
Preview November 29 – 30, 2022
Public Dates December 1 – 3, 2022
Venue 1901 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139


New works from Cyano-Collage Series on aluminum board will be presented at the upcoming Art Basel Miami Beach by Sean Kelly Gallery on the fair’s 20th anniversary and Sean Kelly’s 20th year of participation. Since 2002, Art Basel Miami Beach has been a highlight of the global art world calendar, connecting collectors, galleries, artists, and more in an engaging celebration of contemporary art. 


In 2019, when Chi-Tsung joined Sean Kelly Gallery, his Cyano-Collage 064 was exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach. Being exhibited in the Meridian Section, which is a new curatorial section for large-scale artworks and performances, the artist was able to challenge himself to complete a largest-scaled composition.





Cyano-Collage 064
Installation view of Sean Kelly’s booth in Art Basel Miami Beach Meridians Section, 2019
Cyano-Collage 064, 《氰山集之六十四》,2019, 300x600cm
2019年邁阿密巴塞爾藝術展「藝匯經線」展區


尚凱利畫廊 | D11展位
預展 2022年11月29-30日
日期 2022年12月1-3日
地址 美國邁阿密會展中心

適逢邁阿密巴塞爾藝術展二十週年誌慶,尚凱利畫廊將攜吳季璁使用鋁製底版創作的《氰山集》系列新作亮相D11展位。自2002年創辦以來,邁阿密巴塞爾藝術展一直致力呈現豐富多樣的藝術作品,以別樹一格的方式聯繫南北美洲、歐洲以至世界各地的藝術圖景。

2019年,吳季璁宣布加入尚凱利畫廊,並於同年攜《氰山集之六十四》參展邁阿密巴塞爾藝術展,并在為大型繪畫與裝置作品特設的策展單元「藝匯經線」展區挑戰了大尺幅《氰山集》的創作。



 
Wrinkled Texture 127

Wrinkled Texture Series 127 was Donated to Para Site’s Fundraising Auction by Galerie du Monde and Wu Chi-Tsung
吳季璁攜世界畫廊捐贈《皴法習作之一百二十七》支持Para Site藝術空間籌款拍賣會

Wrinkled Texture 127
Wrinkled Texture 127,《皴法習作之一百二十七》,2022, 72 x 88 cm


Para Site’s 2022 Fundraising Auction has come to a fruitful end. Together with Galerie du Monde, Wu Chi-Tsung has donated his Wrinkled Texture 127 to the auction, whose proceeds will directly support our exhibitions, programmes, and educational initiatives. The auction also features artworks by renowned international artists such as John Armleder, Antony Gormley, Qiu Zhijie, and Zhao Gang.


Para Site is Hong Kong’s leading contemporary art centre and one of the oldest and most active independent art institutions in Asia. It produces exhibitions, publications, discursive, and educational projects aimed at forging a critical understanding of local and international phenomena in art and society. 


Wu Chi-Tsung began the Wrinkled Texture series with the intention to reinterpret the traditional texturing method called cun fa in traditional Chinese landscape painting. Instead of using ink and brush, Wuemploys the classical photographic technique cyanotype, to render the textures.


香港Para Site藝術空間的2022年籌款拍賣會於近日圓滿落幕,其中,吳季璁聯手世界畫廊捐贈了《皴法習作之一百二十七》,其拍賣所得將用於支持藝術空間的展覽、公共項目及教育活動。本次拍賣會還展出John Armleder、Antony Gormley、邱志傑、趙剛等國際知名藝術家作品。


Para Site是香港領先的當代藝術中心,亦是亞洲地區歷史最悠久、最活躍的獨立藝術機構之一,致力於推出展覽、出版、研討會與教育項目,提出對本土與國際藝術及社會生態的批判性思考。吳季璁的《皴法習作》系列意在重新詮釋中國傳統水墨畫中的皴法,其中,他使用氰版攝影技術取代筆墨,呈現出山石般的紋理。



 
ADAA Installation view

Wu Chi-Tsung Solo Presentation at ADAA Art Show
吳季璁個展將於紐約ADAA藝術展呈現

 Cyano-Collage 150
 Cyano-Collage 150 《氰山集之一百五十》, 2022, 146 x 297cm


Wu Chi-Tsung Solo Presentation ADAA Art Show 2022  
Sean Kelly Gallery | Booth A10 

Preview November 2, 2022
Dates November 3 – 6, 2022
Meet the Artists November 6, 2022, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Wu Chi-Tsung will be present)
Venue Park Avenue Armory, New York



Sean Kelly Gallery will present Wu Chi-Tsung Solo Presentation at the ADAA Art Show in New York as the artist’s debut at the Art Show.

Founded in 1962, ADAA is a national non-profit membership organization of art galleries that promotes the highest standards of connoisseurship, scholarship, and ethical practice in the industry. In the classical and elegant neo-Gothic building of the Park Avenue Armory, the exhibition will feature works of art from the Renaissance to the present, including oil paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and photographs.

The Art Show is distinctive for its focus on solo exhibitions since its inception, allowing galleries to present a comprehensive overview of an artist’s career and explore their aesthetic connotations. This year, 55 of the 78 participating galleries will present solo exhibitions of artists.

This is why Chi-Tsung is particularly looking forward to this solo exhibition. With a historical anchor crossing from the classic to the present, as well as the refined and sophisticated aesthetic taste, ADAA’s focus is in alignment with Chi-Tsung’s professional training and artistic pursuit, where he was trained in the traditions of calligraphy, ink painting, watercolor painting and drawing at a young age, and reflects these time-honored idioms in his contemporary practices. 

With new works from the Cyano-Collage Series and a work from the Still Life Series, the solo aims to reveal how Chi-Tsung’s work reflects “the influence of traditional aesthetics in his contemporary works, and at the same time critically consider how the development of media and technology affect the relationship between people and the world.

Artnet featured Wu’s work as one of the 7 must-see works to seek out at the ADDA Art Show. As described by editor Eileen Kinsella, “So much goes into the creation of Wu Chi-Tsung’s meditative, serenity-inducting Cyano-Collages, such as this giant fan-shaped one, which anchored the works in the solo presentation of the booth, created specifically for the show.”






Cyano-Collage 146
Cyano-Collage 146,《氰山集之一百四十六》,2022, 60 x 60 cm


ADAA藝術展吳季璁個展
尚凱利畫廊 | A10展位
預展 2022年11月2日
日期 2022年11月3-6日
藝術家導覽 2022年11月6日正午12時至下午3時 (吳季璁將會在場)
地址 美國紐約公園大道軍械庫

ADAA成立於1962年,是全美藝術畫廊間的會員組織,旨在促進行業內鑒賞、學術間的交流。自1988年起,協會每年於紐約舉辦ADAA藝術展。在公園大道軍械庫古典而優雅的新哥特式建築中,藝術展將匯集文藝復興時期至今的油畫、雕塑、版畫、素描、攝影等各個類別藝術作品,並從建立之初便形成了以匯集藝術家個展呈現為特色,從而令畫廊得以全面介紹藝術家職業生涯、深度挖掘其美學內涵,本屆78間參展畫廊中的55間都將以藝術家個展形式呈現。

藝術展含跨古今的視野與經典而優雅的美學品味,與吳季璁的藝術養成與創作思考不謀而合,也令他格外期待本次個展,並為其特意創作了多件《氰山集》系列新作,同時《小品》系列作品也將展出,藉此細緻介紹自幼接受東方書畫的吳季璁如何在當代實驗影像與復合媒材的創作中呈現傳統美學之薰陶,並對於媒介與技術發展如何影響人與世界的關係進行批判性思考。

Artnet將《氰山集》系列新作評為“ADAA藝術展中最不容錯過的7件作品”之一,編輯Eileen Kinsella介紹道,「吳季璁那靜謐而令人沈醉的氰山集中蘊含了豐富無比的世界,特別是那件藝術家專門為本次個展創作的巨大的扇形作品」。



Installation views 展覽現場


ADAA Installation view
ADAA Installation view
ADAA Installation view


 
Drawing-Study

Drawing Study Series will be exhibited in the Museum of Eastern Art of Turin
《寫生習作》系列將於杜林東方藝術博物館展出

Drawing Study - Limestone Head of Bodhisattva, Sui Dynasty
Drawing Study – Limestone Head of Bodhisattva, Sui Dynasty
《寫生習作 - 隋 灰石菩薩首像》2021, 00;21;01


Buddha10: A Fragmented display on Buddhist visual evolution 
Dates October 20, 2022 – September 3, 2023
Preview October 19, 2022
Venue Via San Domenico, 11 10122 Torino Italia

Invited by Davide Quadrio, curator of the exhibition who is renowned for working closely in the East Asian art scene over decades, Wu Chi-Tsung’s Drawing Study Series will be presented at Buddha10: A Fragmented display on Buddhist visual evolution at MAO – Museo d’Arte Orientale di Torino (Museum of Eastern Art). 


The MAO exhibition will feature collections from different geographical areas and expand through a wide chronological period in the museum’s collection, among which Buddhist sculptures from the Chinese collection will be the highlight, with the aim to offer different perspectives and reflections on the museum and its proud collection of Asian art. The antiques will be echoed by a number of contemporary art practices and new works including the Drawing Study Series. The series originated in 2021 inspired by Chi-Tsung’s collaboration with TAO ART SPACE for his solo exhibition in Taipei, in which he uses a flashlight as a paintbrush to capture the silhouette of ancient Buddhist statues and records the tails of light in space, allowing the outlines of the statues to gradually appear. The gentle movement and the dim glow have created a yūgenism (profound grace and subtlety) atmosphere, symphonizing the timeless quality of the statues that were created centuries ago.  






Museum of Eastern Art of Turin
Museum of Eastern Art of Turin 杜林東方藝術博物館


Buddha10
展覽日期 2022年10月20日至2023年9月3日
預覽 2022年10月19日
地址 Via San Domenico, 11 10122 Torino Italia

在策展人樂大豆( Davide Quadrio)的邀請下,吳季璁的《寫生習作》系列作品將於杜林東方藝術博物館的群展《Buddha10》中展出。

本次展覽中,策展人從博物館引以為豪的亞洲藝術收藏中精選出來自不同地域、跨越古今的展品,並同時展示與之呼應的當代藝術作品,旨在為亞洲藝術史提供新穎的解讀視角與反思,此觀念與《寫生習作》的創作初衷不謀而合。《寫生習作》佛像系列起源於2021年吳季璁與台北藝術空間TAO ART SPACE的合作,他用手電筒作為畫筆,捕捉古代雕塑的輪廓,記錄空間中的光跡,輕柔的光線緩緩照亮昏暗的佛像,使其輪廓逐漸顯現,創造了一種幽玄的氛圍,映照出佛像幾個世紀以來的永恒與靜謐。



 
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New Cyano-Collages at Frieze London
《氰山集》系列新作將亮相倫敦弗里茲藝術博覽會

Cyano-Collage 154,
Cyano-Collage 154,《氰山集之一百五十四》,2022,·85 x  200 cm 


Stand D09, Sean Kelly New York

VIP Preview days
 October 12-13, 2022
Public days October 14-16, 2022
Venue The Regent’s Park, London, UK

VIP預覽 2022年10月12~13日
公眾開放 2022年10月14~16日
地址 倫敦攝政公園內



Represented by Sean Kelly Gallery, Wu Chi-Tsung’s Cyano-Collage will return to Frieze London 2022 after its debut in the world-renowned fair last year. 

繼去年於倫敦弗里茲藝術博覽會的首秀後,本月尚凱利畫廊再度攜吳季璁《氰山集》系列新作亮相。



 

New Cyano-Collage presented at The Armory Show
新作《氰山集之一百三十五》參展紐約軍械庫藝術博覽會

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Cyano-Collage 135,《氰山集之一百三十五》,2022,60 x  60 cm 


Sean Kelly Gallery | Booth 120
VIP Preview Sep 8, 2022
Public Days  Sep 9-11, 2022
Venue  Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001, United States



Represented by Sean Kelly Gallery, Wu Chi-Tsung’s new work Cyano-Collage 135 will be participating in the Armory Art Show in New York. Founded in 1994, The Armory Show is New York City’s premier art fair and a leading cultural destination for discovering and collecting the world’s most important 20th- and 21st-century art.





Installation view
Installation view 展覽現場
Installation view
Installation view 展覽現場


尚凱利畫廊 | Booth 120
貴賓預展 2022年9月8日
公眾展期  2022年9月9日至11日
會址  美國紐約 11大道429號,賈維茨會議中心(Javits Center)


本月,尚凱利畫廊將帶著吳季璁的的新作《氰山集之一百三十五》參加位於美國紐約的The Armory Art Show 。作为紐約市首屈一指的藝術博覽會,成立於1994年的軍械庫博覽會匯聚國際頂尖畫廊,是收藏世界上最重要的20世紀和21世紀藝術品的極佳舞台。




 
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Cyano-Collage Series on Bronze Marks Wu Chi-Tsung’s Debut in Art Basel Basel
吳季璁將帶著全新黃銅製《氰山集》首次參加巴塞爾藝術展

Cyano-Collage 130
Cyano-Collage 130,《氰山集之一百三十》,2022,60 x  60 cm 


Sean Kelly Gallery Hall 2.1, Booth P2

VIP Preview Jun 14-15, 2022

Public Days  Jun 16 – 19, 2022

Venue  Messe Basel, Messeplatz 10, 4058 Basel, Switzerland


This June, the first Cyano-Collage Series created on a bronze panel will be exhibited at Sean Kelly Gallery’s booth which marks Wu Chi-Tsung’s debut in Art Basel in Basel. As the development of the series, the artist has experimentally worked with aluminum panels in 2021 and bronze panels this year as a substitute for wooden baseboards to achieve better durability of the works. The metal quality of the baseboard creates a distinct reflection that leaks through the Cyano-Collage landscape and broadens the potential of the series. 





尚凱利畫廊2.1大廳, P2展位

貴賓預展 2022年6月14日至15日

公眾展期  2022年6月16日至19日

會址  瑞士巴塞爾展覽中心


本月,吳季璁將帶著全新黃銅底版創作的《氰山集》,首次登場瑞士巴塞爾藝術博覽會,展覽將由尚凱利畫廊呈現。自2016年《氰山集》系列發表以來,吳季璁不斷嘗試媒材上的創新,去年他將傳統油畫木板的底版換成鋁製板材,令作品能夠更為經久保存,今年亦實驗於黃銅底版上創作,金屬材料特有的質地,於打磨過後的反光從氰版山水背後的天空透出,為作品帶來了縱深感與更為豐富的意境。



 
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Quadriptych Cyano-Collage Series in Art Basel Hong Kong
《氰山集》系列新作於巴塞爾藝術展香港展會

 Cyano-Collage 145
 Cyano-Collage 145, 《氰山集之一百四十五》, 2022, 225 x 90cm x 4pcs

Galerie du Monde|Booth 1C11

VIP Preview May 25-27, 2022 

Public Days May 28-29, 2022  

Venue  Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong



In late May, new work from the Cyano-Collage Series in a quadriptych composition will be presented at Galerie du Monde’s booth in Art Basel in Hong Kong.  




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 Cyano-Collage 145, 《氰山集之一百四十五》, 2022, 225 x 90cm x 4pcs




世界畫廊|1C11展位

貴賓預展 2022年5月25日至27日

公眾展期  2022年5月28日至29日

會址  香港國際會議展覽中心



5月下旬,《氰山集》系列新作將由世界畫廊代表亮相巴塞爾藝術展香港展會世界畫廊展位,作品將延續吳季璁自去年以來對鋁製底版的嘗試,並採用四聯屏構圖。




Installation View 展覽現場


installation view
Photography: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano
Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York
installation view
Photography: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano
Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York


 
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New Works of Cyano-Collage Series and Wrinkled Texture Series at Taipei Dangdai
《氰山集》系列與《皴法習作》系列新作於台北當代藝術博覽會

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Wrinkled Texture 118, 《皴法習作118》  , 2021, 213.5 x 92 cm


Galerie du Monde|Booth A08

VIP Preview May 19, 2022

Public Days  May 20 – 22, 2022

Venue  Taipei World Trade Center  Hall 1
 


New works of Wu Chi-Tsung’s will be showcased in Taipei Dangdai Art Fair represented by Galerie du Monde. This will be the premiere of the Cyano-Collage Series on aluminum in Taiwan. Speaking of the Wrinkled Texture Series and Cyano-Collage Series that both replace the traditional ink and brush used in Chinese Shan Shui painting with experimental photography, Chi-Tsung once shared that “I started to do Cyanotypes simply because I am not satisfied with digital photography nowadays’, and the process of making the two series ‘really similar to how ink painters do Chinese landscapes: they are constructing a world they want to project themselves inside.”





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Cyano-Collage 141,《氰山集之一百四十一 》, 2022, 225 x 90 cm


世界畫廊|A08展位

貴賓預展 2022年5月19日

公眾展期  2022年5月20日至22日

會址  台北世貿一館

世界畫廊將攜吳季璁新作亮相台北當代藝術博覽會,本次將為鋁製底版《氰山集》系列首次於台灣展出。《氰山集》系列與《皴法習作》系列均使用實驗攝影手段置換傳統山水繪畫中的筆墨,吳季璁曾介紹「開始創作的原因是不滿於當代數位攝影」,並表示「作品如同傳統水墨一樣建立起一個可觀、可居、可遊的世界。」



 


 

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Cyano-Collage 051 will be Presented at Nguyen Art Foundation in Vietnam
《氰山集之五十一》將於越南Nguyen藝術基金會展出

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Cyano-Collage 051,《氰山集之五十一》,2018,90 x  300 cm


Illuminated Curiosities


Opening Reception 18:30, Thursday 05 May 2022 at EMASI Nam Long
Public Days May to December 2022
Opening Hours 10:00 ~16:00, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, by appointment only
Venue EMASI Nam Long and EMASI Van Phuc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam



Cyano-Collage 051 will be exhibited in the group exhibition Illuminated Curiosities. Presented by Nguyen Art Foundation (NAF) and Lan Tinh Foundation and featuring 46 artworks from within and outside NAF’s Collection, the exhibition aims to highlight the unique intersection between art and science, especially in today’s world where artistic experimentation and production continue to be ever more diverse, research-driven, and interdisciplinary.


Established in 2018, the Nguyen Art Foundation has worked to build an alternative infrastructure for the arts in Vietnam. It was founded by Quynh Nguyen, under the advisory of Cam Xanh and focuses on artists connected in any way to Vietnam. 


Chi-Tsung met Cam Xanh in Korea in 2016 at the Asia Young 36 exhibition and was later invited by her for an artist residency at MoT+++ which she co-founded. In May 2020, Chi-Tsung and Cam Xanh co-established a studio in Ho Chi Minh City. Except for the Cyano-Collage 051, Still Life 007 – Daffodil and Still Life 012 – Buttercup Treewere also acquired by the foundation. 


The opening reception of the group exhibition will take place on May 5 at EMASI Nam Long where Wu Chi-Tsung’s work will be exhibited. Please RSVP via this link


For general visiting, please make a  reservation prior to your visit via info@nguyenartfoundation.com.






Still Life 007 – Daffodil
Still Life 007 – Daffodil, 《小品之七 水仙》,2018, 14 min 41 sec
Acquired by the Nguyen Art Foundation 


Illuminated Curiosities


開幕酒會 2022年5月5日18時30分,於EMASI Nam Long
展期  2022年5月至12月
開館時間 每週一、週三、週五10時至16時,預約制
地點  越南胡志明市EMASI Nam Long 與 EMASI Van Phuc


這個5月,《氰山集之五十一》將在群展《Illuminated Curiosities》中展出。該展覽由Nguyen 藝術基金會 (NAF) 與 Lan Tinh基金會主辦,展覽主體為包括吳季璁作品在內的Nguyen 藝術基金會藏品,旨在呈現在藝術創作與實踐走向多樣化、研究導向與跨學科的時代背景下,藝術與科學產生的獨特交集與碰撞。


Nguyen 藝術基金會成立於2018年,由Quynh Nguyen創立、Cam Xanh擔任顧問。基金會致力收藏以各種形式與越南有關聯的當代藝術作品,為越南的藝術生態貢獻了獨特的視角與多元的活力。


吳季璁與Cam Xanh於2016年共同參加韓國Asia Young 36展覽時相識。2018年,吳季璁受邀在Cam Xanh參與創辦的MoT+++空間中進行了為期三個月的駐村。2020年5月,二人在胡志明市共同成立了一個工作室。除《氰山集之五十一》外,《小品之七 水仙》與《小品之十二 彎子木》也由NAF基金會所典藏。


展覽開幕酒會將於5月5日在EMASI Nam Long舉行,吳季璁的作品也將在此展出,請通過此鏈接預約出席。展期內一般參觀,敬請通過info@nguyenartfoundation.com 進行預約。



 
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Santa Barbara Independent Features: Visual Artists Bring a Gentle Rewiring to Santa Barbara
《Santa Barbara Independent》展評:視覺藝術家們為聖塔芭芭拉帶來思維挑戰

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 Still Life 014 — Yellow Mai Flower, 《小品之十四 黃梅》,2020, 6 min 55 sec
Acquired by Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Still Life 012 – Buttercup Tree and Still Life 014 – Yellow Mai Flower, both acquired by Santa Barbara Museum of Art, are now on view in the group exhibition Mediated Nature of the museum till December. In an exhibition review in Santa Barbara Independent, it is stated that  the works have “challenged our media consumption habits at a different level.” 


“Chi-Tsung enacts a faux-pas in an entertainment landscape where plants are mere mute extras meant to signify exoticism. His shots linger on a stationary plant for more than six minutes. In his work, the medium of video is camouflaged as painting. Although celebrating the mundane can be an oversubscribed concept, the elaborate care in Chi-Tsung’s work — the crispness of the colors, the subtle mist-like atmosphere enveloping the plants — bends time. The viewer wonders, ‘Have I been watching this flower for six minutes or 20’?


When the medium changes, so does the message. Chi-Tsung’s “Still Life 012 — Buttercup Tree” carves new depths within our experience of mundanity. A shivering leaf becomes a noteworthy event, and mist traveling slowly along a plant’s wet roots becomes an erotic experience.”






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Still Life 012 – Buttercup Tree,《小品之十二彎子木》, 00;06;58, 2019


吳季璁的兩件錄像作品《小品之十二 彎子木》和《小品之十四 黃梅》被美國聖塔巴巴拉美術館收藏,並將於美術館群展《媒介化的自然》中展出至十二月。當地媒體《Santa Barbara Independent》對該展覽的展評稱《小品》系列影像作品從不同角度挑戰了人們的媒介使用習慣。


「他戲謔般地設置出了一個人工造景,身處其中的植物不過是無聲渲染著東方情懷的臨時演員,鏡頭就這樣在靜止的植物上停留了六分鐘有餘。在這間作品中,影像媒介被偽裝成了繪畫。雖然作品也許並未刻意落腳於對於平凡的讚美,但是其中卻充滿著精緻的細節,那清晰的色彩、籠罩著植物的氤氳煙霧均模糊了時間的概念。令觀眾不僅疑惑,『我看了這朵花多長時間了?是6分鐘還是20分鐘?』


當媒介改變時,其傳遞的信息也隨之改變。季璁的《小品之十二 彎子木》為我們的日常經驗帶來新的感知可能:一片顫抖的樹葉成為令人注目的焦點,而沿著植物的濕潤根部慢慢遊移的水霧則為畫面增添了調情意味的氛圍。」



Written by 文/ Halim Madi


 
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Financial Times Features: Something in the Water — the Rise of Aquatic Art
《金融時報》報道:水中物——當藝術聚焦於「水」

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 Cyano-Collage 078, 《氰山集之七十八》,85 x 200cm, 2020
Acquired by the UBS Art Collection 

In a recent article featuring the rise of water-themed art in the Financial Times, Wu Chi-Tsung’s Cyano-Collage Series was introduced in detail as a supporting argument for the potential cultural and philosophical depth of Art of this theme. 


It was stated that Wu Chi-Tsung didn’t originally intend his cyanotypes to be about water. He began the works with mountains in mind, but soon saw that his photographic blue spaces resembled tumultuous waves. As the series grew he began to explore ways the works could be interpreted as traditional Shanshui paintings, ocean views and natural landscapes. 


Chi-Tsung shares that “I was thinking I could try the possibilities of combining earlier techniques and materials, and hoping I could work with Xuan paper.” Regarding the production process that is direct and analogue, “I’m basically like a farmer,” he laughs, “it’s physical. I crumble the paper, I feel the paper. When the humidity is different it affects the paper. If it’s drier, it’s harder. If it’s more humid, it’s softer. There are lots of coincidences that I cannot control. That’s the best part.” 

The writer continued to state that the results are abstract but appear like seascapes. “I cannot say if [the work] is concrete or abstract,” Wu adds. “Chinese landscapes never really represent specific mountains. An artist draws their own interpretation of the scene.” Chi-Tsung’s works are growing ever larger: his recent show at Sean Kelly in New York included a triptych of pieces reaching up to 9m high. The works also reflect the artist’s love of rock climbing in Taipei – “facing a giant wall every day and a sea wave just behind me”. Similarly, his aim is to immerse the viewer in the space.






在《金融時報》近期一篇關於聚焦於「水」的當代藝術的報道中,《氰山集》系列被詳盡介紹以表現該主題作品在文化廣度與哲學深度上的潛力。


報道中介紹道,《氰山集》系列的最初靈感來源於山景而非水景,但藝術家很快就意識到作品的藍色畫面亦形似波濤洶湧的海浪。隨著系列的發展,他挖掘出其多樣解讀的可能性:它們既可以是一幅山水畫、海景也可能是其他自然風景。


吳季璁分享道,「我想嘗試結合早期的技術與材料,並希望能夠使用宣紙來創作」。而談及其直接而手動的創作過程——而談及他在戶外,與化學藥劑與紫外線共同創作的過程——「我就像一個農民」,他笑著說。他創造性地在宣紙塗佈感光藥劑,將其揉皺後曝光兩小時,再將每張相紙在水中清洗,清洗時長取決於他期望達到的效果,最長可達一小時。「這是個物理性的過程。在揉皺紙張時,我能夠感知到它們的狀態。紙張在不同的濕度下會呈現不同質感,在乾燥氣候中會偏硬、空氣潮濕時則柔軟。(製作過程)充滿了偶然與巧合,是我無從控制的,而這正是最有趣的部分」。


作者評論稱這些作品是抽象的,但看起來又仿若海景。「我不願斷言(作品)是具體的還是抽象的」,季璁補充說,「傳統山水畫從來不描繪具體的山,(它們只是)藝術家對於風景的個人性的欣賞與解讀」。季璁在不斷挑戰作品的尺幅,在他最近於紐約尚凱利畫廊舉辦的個展中,最大的一幅寬達9米。對他而言,創作這件作品的體驗與他熱愛的攀岩是相通的,都是「每天面對一堵巨墻,身後就是海浪」。他希望觀眾在欣賞作品時也能夠擁有同樣的沉浸體驗。



Written by/ 文 Francesca Gavin