第二届“微征集”项目终轮评选方案公布
The Second Micro-Curatorial Project Finalist Proposals Announced

历时四个月，第二届杨锋艺术与教育基金会“微征集”评选结果终于揭晓（以字母顺序排名）：Karma Ltd. Extended ( 策展小组；德国）、王子云（策展人，研究者；中国大陆）、张营营（独立策展人，写作者，艺术观察员，主编；中国大陆）和 Zoe De Luca（策展人，编辑；意大利）的4组方案从投稿的39份策展计划书当中脱颖而出，进入最终短名单决选。其中，来自中国的策展人/研究者王子云的方案“Light,Heat,Power! ” 得到最高票数，夺得此次微征集项目的桂冠。

由主席凯伦·史密斯（Karen Smith，艺术评论家，策展人）带领，鲍栋（艺术评论家，策展人）、郭瑛（Ying Kwok，独立策展人）、刘韡（艺术家）与杨锋（杨锋艺术与教育基金会创始人，收藏家）组成的专业评审团对十三份入围方案展开了激烈讨论，全面评估方案的整体质量与可行性。德国策展小组Karma Ltd. Extended的方案“Imagination”旨在由电影、雕塑、声音、文字和表演等媒体作品激发观众的想象力；中国策展人王子云的方案展览主题“Light,Heat,Power!”以经典文本为出发点，围绕光、热、力来构建艺术与多重现实的关系； 中国策展人张营营的方案“迈步—对时代质感的理性碰触”通过对互联网时代视觉质感的探索，来尝试与触摸当代艺术新视觉与新经典；意大利策展人Zoe De Luca的方案 “Sneeze with open eyes”向观众提供了用另一种角度去分析和感知当代图像概念。这四个获得最终提名的方案以出色的策展思路得到评委们的一致肯定。    

其中，获胜者王子云的方案基于留下空间所处的位置和历史背景，尝试建立记忆与当下的关联，试图在非白盒子的空间中，找到更为公共性的话语方式。王子云现为独立策展人、研究者，现居重庆、北京。他将策展作为一种话语实践，并在展览与现场的互动关系中触发新的议题。近年来聚焦年轻艺术家群体的实验，“替代空间”的边缘与活力，以及艺术生产与社会时间的交织时刻的特殊地域。

   

艺评人及策展人凯伦·史密斯

评委主席凯伦·史密斯表示，这届微征集方案当中，能感受到每一位申请者从各自研究的当代艺术话题、方向出发，延展出极具创意的策展理念。同时，凯伦也强调了此次微征集活动的特殊性：“区别于其他大美术馆，留下空间有自己独特的气质，引起了很多艺术家和策展人及其他文化领域专业人士的关注。”基金会创始人杨锋先生也就此次微征集表达了自己的看法，“本届微征集汇集了国内外众多优秀提案，最终胜出的王子云，其恰巧是上一届微征集工作坊的参与者, 我们很欣喜他在策展领域取得的成绩和进步; 同时，我们也很高兴基金会的项目能够为艺术工作者们的职业发展提供机会。”

 

杨锋艺术与教育基金会创始人杨锋

杨锋艺术与教育基金会将于近期在留下空间实施胜出者王子云的方案，并组织进入终选短名单的四位策展人进行公共交流活动。

We are pleased to announce the finalists of the Frank F. Yang Art and Education Foundation “The Second Micro-Curatorial Project”. The four finalists, which are shortlisted from 39 participants, include (listed in alphabetical order) Karma Ltd. Extended (Curatorial Collaboration; Germany ), Wang Ziyun (Independent Curator and Researcher; China), Zhang Yingying (Independent Curator, Writer, Art Observer, Chief Editor; China) and Zoe De Luca (Curator, Editor; Italy). Wang Ziyun, with his proposal “Light, Heat, Power!” receiving the highest number of votes, becomes the winner of the biennale event.

Chaired by Karen Smith (Art Critic and Curator), the panel jury, consisted of Bao Dong (Art Critic and Curator), Ying Kwok (Independent Curator), Liu Wei (Artist) and Frank F. Yang (Founder of the foundation and Collector) had a heated in-depth discussion evaluating the overall quality and feasibility of the thirteen shortlisted proposals. Karma Ltd. Extended’s proposal “Imagination” aims to delve into the work of selected artists who through the media of film, sculpture, sound, text and performance, mould new imaginations and invite viewers minds to travel to unseen destinations. Based on classic texts, Wang Ziyun’s “Light, Heat, Power!” is trying to build the relationship between art and multi-layered reality around the theme. Through the exploration of the visual qualities of the internet, Zhang Yingying’s  “Stepping - A Rational Touch on the Texture of the Times” tries to bridge the new vision and new classics of contemporary art. Zoe De Luca’s proposal “Sneeze with open eyes” provides the viewers a different perspective to analyze and sense the contemporary concept of image. The four applicants gained recognition from the judging panel for their excellent curatorial ideas.

We are pleased to announce the finalists of the Frank F. Yang Art and Education Foundation “The Second Micro-Curatorial Project”. The four finalists, which are shortlisted from 39 participants, include (listed in alphabetical order) Karma Ltd. Extended (Curatorial Collaboration; Germany ), Wang Ziyun (Independent Curator and Researcher; China), Zhang Yingying (Independent Curator, Writer, Art Observer, Chief Editor; China) and Zoe De Luca (Curator, Editor; Italy). Wang Ziyun, with his proposal “Light, Heat, Power!” receiving the highest number of votes, becomes the winner of the biennale event.

Chaired by Karen Smith (Art Critic and Curator), the panel jury, consisted of Bao Dong (Art Critic and Curator), Ying Kwok (Independent Curator), Liu Wei (Artist) and Frank F. Yang (Founder of the foundation and Collector) had a heated in-depth discussion evaluating the overall quality and feasibility of the thirteen shortlisted proposals. Karma Ltd. Extended’s proposal “Imagination” aims to delve into the work of selected artists who through the media of film, sculpture, sound, text and performance, mould new imaginations and invite viewers minds to travel to unseen destinations. Based on classic texts, Wang Ziyun’s “Light, Heat, Power!” is trying to build the relationship between art and multi-layered reality around the theme. Through the exploration of the visual qualities of the internet, Zhang Yingying’s  “Stepping - A Rational Touch on the Texture of the Times” tries to bridge the new vision and new classics of contemporary art. Zoe De Luca’s proposal “Sneeze with open eyes” provides the viewers a different perspective to analyze and sense the contemporary concept of image. The four applicants gained recognition from the judging panel for their excellent curatorial ideas.

Frank F. Yang Art and Education Foundation will work with the winner Wang Ziyun executing the proposal at SPARE Space. Other public events will be organized with the four finalists.