2008 Centers and Borders Sino-American Artists Joint Exhibition Beijing

　　2008《中心與邊緣：從ABC到XYZ》中美藝術(shù)家聯(lián)展
　　開(kāi)幕時(shí)間：2008年7月26日，星期六下午3：00PM-6：00PM
　　展覽時(shí)間：2008年7月27日 - 8月13日，11：00AM-18：00PM
　　展覽地點(diǎn)：XYZ 畫(huà)廊，北京798大山子藝術(shù)區(qū)D 06-6-1
　　電話：010 8459 9299
　　策展人：喬治 博士 成國(guó)琴
　　藝術(shù)總監(jiān)：范學(xué)宜

　　參展藝術(shù)家: Lourdes Archundia, Richard Armendariz, Dan Boord, Sam Coronado, Dennis Dalton, Mary Rachel Fanning, Joe Farbrook, Suzanne Faris, Carlos Fresquez, Quintin Gonzalez, Beth Krensky, Federico Londono, Roddy MacInnes, Cara Mancini, V. Kim Martinez, Lennon Michalski, Arturo Miranda Videgaray, Sylvia Montero, Fatima Naseer, Tony Ortega, Estanislao Ortiz Escamilla, Caroline Peters, Sandra del Pilar, Dr. George Rivera, Garrison Roots, Enriqueta Rosete, Martha Russo, Kevin Salzman, Antonio Salazar B., Eugene Stewart-Huidobro, Luis Valdovino, Luz del Carmen Vilchis, Andrea Wallace, Lori Warren, Sherry Wiggins, E.J. Yoshioka 吉岡，王家增, 馮鐘云, 石建國(guó),黨中國(guó),禪貓東子

　　中心與邊緣：從ABC到XYZ

　　在藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域，“中心與邊界”即指“中心與邊緣”。這種所謂中心論思想推崇的殖民主義或西方為主流的模式已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)。

　　當(dāng)今，我們已經(jīng)意識(shí)到我們生活在高度多元化的世界，這種多元化已經(jīng)滲透到各個(gè)領(lǐng)域。世界也因高科技的發(fā)展和貿(mào)易往來(lái)變得越來(lái)越小，我們也開(kāi)始認(rèn)識(shí)到還有更多的“中心”存在著。

　　因此，“中心與邊緣”需要以一種并非某單一民族的藝術(shù)的視角來(lái)審視，以一種平等的“中心”進(jìn)行交流，藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域也同樣需要這種姿態(tài)，因?yàn)椴⒎且粋€(gè)“‘藝術(shù)世界”存在，而是多個(gè)“藝術(shù)世界”共存。

　　此次參展的美國(guó)藝術(shù)家大多是藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域中被譽(yù)為藝術(shù)收藏的 “Artnauts”，來(lái)自于Boulder, Colorado (即ABC)，這些藝術(shù)家自1997年由美國(guó)的科羅拉多大學(xué)組織在世界進(jìn)行巡回展出，目前他們已在智利、哥倫比亞、墨西哥、巴勒斯坦、秘魯、俄羅斯和西班牙及美國(guó)等做過(guò)展覽。

　　承載著北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)之精神，來(lái)自美國(guó)的藝術(shù)家們（包括美國(guó)和墨西哥）加入由中國(guó)藝術(shù)家組成的以“中心與邊緣”為主題的視覺(jué)藝術(shù)展覽，地點(diǎn)就選在北京的798工廠的XYZ畫(huà)廊。

　　文：George Rivera博士
　　科羅拉多大學(xué)藝術(shù)與藝術(shù) 史系 教授
　　美國(guó)科羅拉多州博得市
　　2007年

　　Centers and Borders: From ABC to XYZ
　　2008 Sino-American Artists Joint Exhibition Beijing
　　Opening reception: July 26, 2008, Saturday 1500hrs to 1800hrs
　　Exhibition dates: July 27, to Aug 13, 2008, 1100hrs to 1800hrs
　　Venue: XYZ Gallery (www.xyzartgallery.com)
　　Phone: 010 8459 9299/13701104223
　　Curator: Dr. George Rivera & Catherine Cheng Art Director: Xueyi Fan
　　Participated Artists: Lourdes Archundia, Richard Armendariz, Dan Boord, Sam Coronado, Dennis Dalton, Mary Rachel Fanning, Joe Farbrook, Suzanne Faris, Carlos Fresquez, Quintin Gonzalez, Beth Krensky, Federico Londono, Roddy MacInnes, Cara Mancini, V. Kim Martinez, Lennon Michalski, Arturo Miranda Videgaray, Sylvia Montero, Fatima Naseer, Tony Ortega, Estanislao Ortiz Escamilla, Caroline Peters, Sandra del Pilar, Dr. George Rivera, Garrison Roots, Enriqueta Rosete, Martha Russo, Kevin Salzman, Antonio Salazar B., Eugene Stewart-Huidobro, Luis Valdovino, Luz del Carmen Vilchis, Andrea Wallace, Lori Warren, Sherry Wiggins, E.J. Yoshioka 吉岡, Wang Jiazeng 王家增, Feng Zhongyun 馮鐘云, Shi Jianguo 石建國(guó), Dang Zhongguo 黨中國(guó),Zencat Dongzi 禪貓東子

　　Centers and Borders: From ABC to XYZ
　　In the artworld, “center and borders” references “centers and margins.” Such ethnocentric thinking validates colonialism and purports that “the West” is the prevailing model. However, such thinking is highly outdated.

　　In the New Millennium, we have finally come to realize that we live in a world that is highly diverse, and this diversity has permeated consciousness in all spheres. As the world becomes smaller through trade and technology, we begin to realize that there are many “centers.”

　　Thus, “centers and borders” should be viewed from a perspective that does not position one’s nations art over another. Hopefully, we can interact as equals in an encounter of “centers.”

　　The same applies to the artworld. There is not “one artworld” but “many artworlds.”

　　The artists from the Americas in this exhibition are all part of an art collective known as the “Artnauts” from Boulder, Colorado (ABC) that was formed by a group of artists from the University of Colorado in 1997 to exhibit art throughout the world. Thus far, the Artnauts have had exhibitions in Chile , Colombia , Mexico , Palestine , Peru , Russia , and Spain , as well as in the United States .

　　It is in the spirit of the occasion of the Beijing Olympics that a group of artists from the Americas –including the United States and Mexico-- join a group of Chinese artists to visually address “centers and borders” in an exhibition at the XYZ Gallery in the 798 Dashanzi Art

　　District in Beijing.
　　George Rivera, Ph.D.
　　Professor
　　University of Colorado
　　Department of Art & Art History, Boulder , Colorado , USA