Guangzhou Triennial Forum Explores End of Art in Chinese Context
The academic forum "Forums in Motion," part of the 4th Guangzhou Triennial, was held in Guangzhou from September 23-24, 2011, with upcoming events scheduled for New York in June 2012 and Beijing in March 2013. This event, organized by the Guangdong Museum of Art, Peking University, New York University, and Sun Yat-sen University, explored the connections between contemporary Chinese art and global visual cultures. The forum featured thematic discussions such as The End of Art, Contemporaneity, The City, and Art of Contemporary Asia. Notable debates included Hegelian ideas presented by Pan Gongkai and Zhang Xudong. Additionally, the session on urban planning examined the Cultural Revolution's effects on architecture and addressed gender inequality in academia and the disconnect between art theory and practice. An Inauguration Exhibition displayed a variety of artworks.
Key facts
- The 4th Guangzhou Triennial forum 'Forums in Motion' was held September 23-24, 2011 in Guangzhou.
- Future sessions were scheduled for New York in June 2012 and Beijing in March 2013.
- The forum was organized by Guangdong Museum of Art with Peking University, New York University, and Sun Yat-sen University.
- Key themes included The End of Art, Contemporaneity, The City, and Art of Contemporary Asia.
- Arthur Danto's Hegelian 'end of art' thesis was a central topic of debate.
- An accompanying Inauguration Exhibition featured installations, photographs, and videos by multiple artists.
- All keynote speakers in the first three sessions were male.
- The forum aimed to critically assess contemporary Chinese art's place within global visual culture.
Entities
Artists
- Arthur Danto
- Zhang Xudong
- Pan Gongkai
- Hans Belting
- Yasuo Koboyashi
- Shu Qun
- Pi Daojian
- Jiang Hui
- Mikhail Iampolski
- Michael Fried
- Eugene Yuejin Wang
- Li Gongming
- Yu Ding
- Jiang Jiehong
- Boris Groys
- Tadashi Uchino
- Alexander Kojève
- Wang Yudong
- Song Xiaoxia
- Zhu Tao
- Zhao Chen
- Peter Noever
- Wang Weiren
- Wang Mingxian
- Feng Yuan
- Feng Feng
- Zhang Xinmin
- Yang Yong
- Qiu Zhijie
- Koen Vanmechelen
- Miao Xiaochun
- Zhang Lujiang
- Aris Kalazis
- Joachim Pissarro
- Marcel Duchamp
- Andy Warhol
- Hegel
- Marx
- Mao
- Plato
- Benedetto Croce
Institutions
- Guangdong Museum of Art
- Peking University
- New York University
- Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities, Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou Museum
- Nanjing University
- Frontiers of Literary Studies in China
Locations
- Guangzhou
- China
- Pearl River Delta
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- New York
- United States
- Liukeng