《紐約藝術》雜誌在紐約切爾西美術館隆重推出
“藝術奧運”——1000名中國當代藝術家作品展
開幕酒會：2008年7月17日（週四）
地點：紐約切爾西美術館（Chelsea Art Museum In New York）
邁向2008北京奧運，中國人接連不斷創造記錄：史上距離最長的奧運聖火傳遞（登頂珠峰），豪華的開幕式，最令人熱血沸騰的焰火，以及中國時下最長的街頭藝術墻。本屆夏季奧運會預計迎來150萬國外遊客，通過同期舉辦形式多樣的國際性活動和展覽，將向世人展現中國豐富的文化、藝術和建築成就。
為了慶祝北京的八月盛會——也為慶祝中國在國際藝術市場取得的快速、創新的發展，《紐約藝術》雜誌將於本週在紐約切爾西美術館隆重推出"藝術奧運"——1000名中國當代藝術家作品展。開幕酒會定於 7月17日。這個充滿激情的展覽將持續整個夏天，展出藝術家既包括中國當代藝術界的新銳，也包括對當�! ��中國當代藝術發展有著深遠影響的前衛藝術家。
過去五年來，中國藝術家擺脫了多年來狹隘民族主義意識形態的羈絆，在國際市場上顯露頭角，成為西方藝術界的新寵兒。但是中國藝術日新月異，西方觀眾卻幾乎無法了解這飛速發展的背後。從最前沿的當代藝術到衰落的皇家寶藏，僅北京一座城市就擁有極其豐富的藝術資源。創意中心位於具有包豪斯建築風格的798藝術區，眾多畫廊、藝術家工作室和各類空間匯集此地，是藝術愛好者的"一站式商店"。不僅是798，中國許多城市都建立了大型藝術中心，一夜間涌現出大批的藝術家，即將畢業的藝術創作類學生超過了歐美的總和，中國贏得了世界上絕無僅有的國際讚譽。
《紐約藝術》雜誌對中國藝術市場有著深入的了解，不斷推廣、發掘中國藝術家。十幾年來，《紐約藝術》雜誌對推動中國藝術作品在國內外市場上的地位起著重要的作用。本次展覽將為觀眾展現這半個世紀以來最重大的當代國際藝術運動，使國際觀眾走近中國當代藝術。通過推出此次展覽，《紐約藝術》將讓紐約眾多愛好藝術的民眾欣賞並了解迷人的中國當代藝術。
龐大的作品集匯聚了種類繁多的藝術形式——從繪畫、雕塑到裝置和攝影。本次展覽將是一次互動的視覺體驗，使觀者在離開美術館後仍唸唸不忘。
NY Arts Magazine Presents
THE ART OLYMPICS
1,000 CHINESE ARTISTS
ON VIEW AT THE
CHELSEA ART MUSEUM IN NEW YORK
In the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese have been breaking records: from the longest Olympic torch relay ever (climbing to the top of Mount Everest), to an extravagant opening ceremony with the most ebullient firework display known to man, and even the longest piece of street art in China. With 1.5 million foreigners expected to attend, the Summer Olympics showcases China's rich culture, art and architecture with a variety of international satellite events and exhibitions.
To celebrate, not only the events going on in Beijing this month—but also the nation’s innovative and rapid evolution within the global art world, NY Arts Magazine will present an exhibition of 1,000 Chinese artists at the Chelsea Art Museum this week, with an opening reception on Thursday, July 17th. This dynamic exhibition will be on display at the museum for the rest of the summer. The exhibition features not only emerging artists of China but also the leading Chinese avant-garde artists—artists who are having a major influence on the development of contemporary art in China today.
In the past five years Chinese artists have emerged after years of containment by the strictures of the national ideology. The Western art world, hungry for new spectacle, has consumed the new art with an appetite, but the art is changing so fast the Western viewer has little means of assessing or understanding the background to these extraordinary developments. The city of Beijing alone has a wealth of creative offerings ranging from cutting-edge contemporary art to decadent imperial treasures. The creative center is the Bauhaus-style 798 Art District (part of the larger Da Shan Zi Art District), is a one-stop shop for art enthusiasts, including galleries, artist studios and project spaces. Not only limited to the 798, China has also developed major art centers in over a dozen cities, with whole communities of artists springing up overnight, and more artists graduating than the U.S. and Europe combined China is getting more i! nternational acclaim than any nationality has received before.
With an extensive knowledge of China’s art scene and a strong background in promoting and discovering artists from China, NY Arts has been playing a major role in presenting Chinese artists’ works both nationally and internationally for over ten years. The exhibition highlights the most significant contemporary global arts movement in half a century, making contemporary Chinese art accessible to a global audience. By presenting this exhibition, NY Arts allows the New York art-going public to enjoy and become familiar with the fascinating contemporary Chinese art scene.
With a plethora of mediums included in the vast collection—from painting and sculpture, to installation and photography the exhibition is an interactive visual experience that can be continued long after the viewer leaves the museum.
