文芳
　　《影壁》

　　個(gè)人攝影/裝置作品展
　　開(kāi)幕酒會(huì)：6月21日，下午3：00
　　展覽日期：6月21日 至 8月13日
　　展覽地點(diǎn)：巴黎?北京攝影一號(hào)空間

　　巴黎·北京攝影空間即將展出藝術(shù)家文芳的新作品，展覽日期自2008年6月21日起至8月13日。這期的展覽-“影壁”，是她在巴黎?北京攝影空間去年展出的那一系列作品 “新金磚”（裝置）的擴(kuò)展與延伸。

　　做為土生土長(zhǎng)的北京人，這位年輕的攝影師對(duì)磚產(chǎn)生著濃厚的興趣，并致力于以磚的形式進(jìn)行藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作。無(wú)論何時(shí)，磚都是支撐這個(gè)城市得以不斷發(fā)展建設(shè)的基礎(chǔ)。有別于用以建造皇室的傳統(tǒng)金磚，那些磚質(zhì)量上乘，做工考究并經(jīng)由制作工匠燒制上年代、產(chǎn)地、監(jiān)造者、制作者、規(guī)格等印記，現(xiàn)今這些磚的使用壽命在這個(gè)被無(wú)限復(fù)制、被那些新奇事物所更替的社會(huì)中顯得格外短暫。

　　這些四處可見(jiàn)的水泥建筑是中國(guó)多年持續(xù)發(fā)展的鑒證。重塑北京金磚的過(guò)程與那些歷經(jīng)百年的傳統(tǒng)與記憶產(chǎn)生共鳴，是那么的似曾相識(shí)……文芳再現(xiàn)了金磚的歷史，她給人們提供了一個(gè)開(kāi)拓眼界的機(jī)會(huì)使更多人來(lái)了解這寶貴的傳統(tǒng)，它們并沒(méi)有消失而是在當(dāng)代中國(guó)得以延續(xù)。從她把居無(wú)定所的民工們描繪成兵馬俑，到她對(duì)傳統(tǒng)麻將進(jìn)行個(gè)性的詮釋，文芳將中國(guó)的文化如視珍寶，在對(duì)當(dāng)今社會(huì)充滿敬意的同時(shí)又提出自己對(duì)中國(guó)現(xiàn)在與未來(lái)種種特質(zhì)的獨(dú)特見(jiàn)解。

　　文芳的“新金磚”近期在瑞士洛桑的奧林匹克博物館展出，而且被位于北京著名的尤倫斯當(dāng)代藝術(shù)中心所收藏。

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　　Wen Fang
　　Foundations
　　Solo Exhibition – Photography / Installation
　　Opening party: June 21st, 2008 - 3pm
　　Exhibition Dates: June 21st, 2008 – August 13th, 2008
　　Venue: Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery I

　　Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery is delighted to exhibit the new works of artist, Wen Fang, from June 21st to August 13th, 2008. Foundations is an expansion on her installation series, The New Golden Brick, which was unveiled at Paris-Beijing one year ago.

　　A native of Beijing and a graduate of the National Film, Photography and Sound Engineering School (ENS) of Louis-Lumière in Paris, this young photographer’s fascination and artistic focus reside in bricks. Bricks are the ever-present foundations of support in the city of perpetual change. Unlike the traditional Golden bricks made in imperial architecture which were meticulously selected for their imperishable quality and signed by the maker, the lives of modern bricks are ephemeral as they are infinitely reproduced and readily replaced for ones with a more youthful glow.

　　These cement building blocks are witnesses to China’s enduring evolution. Amidst the reconstructed brick paths of Beijing, echoes of past memories and traditions still resonate. Wen Fang revives the Golden Brick of the past, providing a pioneering glance into these perennial traditions that continue to shape contemporary China. From her representations of migrant workers as terracotta soldiers, to her revamped version of traditional mahjong, Wen Fang raises questions about the present and future identity of China while honoring the community and culture she so deeply treasures.

　　Wen Fang’s Golden Bricks have recently been exhibited by the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and have recently been acquired by Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing.

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