The Power of the Public Realm
“The Power of the Public Realm” was a series of exhibitions held at the 25000 Cultural Transmission Center from 2003 to 2004. Realized in six stages, it was a curatorial project dedicated to artistic practices conventionally excluded from Chinese contemporary culture. In its curation, the exhibition attempted to transform this highly exclusive model of cultural production by highlighting a plethora of narratives informed by the artists’ distinctive and often self-taught techniques. By inviting the artists to travel from Yan’an and other rural regions to the exhibition space in Beijing, the exhibition opened up a discursive field between two distinct conditions of cultural production.
PROJECT CONTENT
Phase VI – Yue Luping: Separate Paths
The Power of the Public Realm
Time: Mar.26 –Apr.18, 2004
Location: Xiaocheng Village “Long March Space”, Yanchuan County; 25000 Cultural Transmission Center, Beijing
Artist: Yue Luping
Phase V – Liang Shuo: Sculpture Toys/Temple Fair
The Power of the Public Realm
Time: Feb.20 – Mar.21, 2004
Location: 25000 Cultural Transmission Center, Beijing
Artist: Liang Shuo
Phase IV – Unknown and Anonymous
The Power of the Public Realm
Time: Jan.01 – Feb.10, 2004
Location: 25000 Cultural Transmission Center, Beijing
Artist: Unknown and Anonymous
Phase II & III – Wang Wenhai
The Power of the Public Realm
Time: Nov.01 – Dec.31,2003
Location: 25000 Cultural Transmission Center
Artist: Wang Wenhai
Phase I Guo Fengyi, Jiang Jiwei, Li Tianbing, Wang Wenhai
The Power of the Public Realm
Time: Sep.18 – Dec.20, 2003
Location: 25000 Cultural Transmission Center, Beijing
Aritsts: Guo Fengyi, Jiang Jiwei, Li Tianbing, Wang Wenhai