exhibitions
Zooming into Focus
Artists
- Chen Shaoxiong
- Yang Fudong
- Yang Zhenzhong
Special Events
Friday, January 30, 2003
Symposium
An International Discourse on New Chinese Video and Photography
Reception for the Artists
About the Exhibition
Zooming Into Focus Contemporary Chinese Video from the Haudenschild Collection is the second exhibition in a two-part series exploring the current art of China. The first exhibition, Contemporary Chinese Photography from the Haudenschild Collection, was presented at the University Art Gallery from 25 October through 6 December 2003.
This exhibition is organized and curated by Tina Yapelli, director of the University Art Gallery. The exhibitions are accompanied by a series of educational programs and artists’ residencies, presented in partnership with the San Diego Museum of Art; the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego; the Centro Cultural Tijuana, Mexico; the Shanghai Art Museum, China; the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou; El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico; and the San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum. In conjunction with the exhibitions, the Haudenschild Collection commissioned new works by artists Shi Yong and Yang Zhenzhong that will premiere in San Diego.
Symposium
An International Discourse on New Chinese Video and Photography
Moderated by Britta Erickson, independent scholar and curator, Palo Alto
With presentations by
Betti-Sue Hertz, curator of contemporary art, San Diego Museum of Art; Barbara London, curator of video and media, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Christopher Phillips, curator, International Center of Photography, New York; Xu Bing, artist, Brooklyn; Zhang Peili, artist and director, New Media Department, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, James S. Copley Auditorium, San Diego Museum of Art
Screening
Chinese Video and Film NOW!
Introduced by Christopher Phillips
Yang Fudong will be present in cooperation with The Museum of Modern Art 3:00 PM, Joan & Irwin Jacobs Theater, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
Video Installation Premiere
New Work by Yang Zhenzhong
5:00 PM, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
A catalogue of the exhibition with essays by Martina Köppel-Yang and Wu Hung is available at the Gallery
This project is made possible by a generous loan from the collection of Eloisa and Chris Haudenschild.
The exhibitions and educational programs are realized with vital support from CliniComp, Intl., the San Diego State University Art Council, Chin’s Szechwan, JoEllen and Lowell Parsons, Phyllis Kraus, Nine Dragons, Inc., Alan Davidson, Mayme Kline, Ledford Enterprises, Inc. and Ye Wa. Institutional sponsorship is provided by the School of Art, Design and Art History; the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts; the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts; and the fund for Instructionally Related Activities. (Recognition of partners and sponsors current as of 1 October 2003.)