Exhibition News

张雅君（中国）Zhang Yajun(China)

知 / 2010 / 中国画 / 190厘米×52厘米×4

Knowledge / 2010 / Chinese painting / 190cm×52cm×4

2012第五届北京双年展作品

Works of the 5th Beijing Biennale, 2012

书籍是人类进步的阶梯

——高尔基

书，是全世界公认的知识载体，是人类智慧的结晶，智慧是生活的万能钥匙，而取得钥匙的途径就是阅读。

1995年，联合国教科文组织宣布4月23日为"世界读书日"，目的是推动更多的人去阅读和写作，希望所有人都能尊重和感谢为人类文明做出过巨大贡献的文学、文化、科学、思想大师们。每年的这一天，世界各国都会举办各种各样的庆祝和图书宣传活动。

今天是世界读书日，让我们通过欣赏历届北京双年展有关“读书”题材的中外入选作品，体会读书与赏画的双重乐趣：

Books are the ladder of human progress.

----Gorky

Books carry knowledge and are the quintessence of human wisdom. Knowledge, the key to everything in daily life, should be acquired through reading.

In 1995, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on 23 April, to promote reading and writing and encourage people to honor prominent figures of literature, culture, science and philosophy, as they have made great contributions to human civilization. Today, many countries celebrate the Book Day through various activities.

On this World Book and Copyright Day, let’s appreciate book-related artworks selected in previous sessions of BIAB to enjoy reading and paintings.

2021适逢第九届北京双年展征稿年，欢迎广大艺术家朋友们积极参与（拟于2022年北京冬奥会期间举办的第九届北京双年展主题创作将聚焦冬奥及抗疫等）。

The 9th Beijing Biennale will begin to accept submissions in 2021, your active participation will be welcomed(the theme creation of the 9th Beijing Biennale being held during Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022 will mainly focus on Winter Olympics and the fight against the Covid-19).

谢郴安（中国）Xie Chen'an(China)

镜中女孩 / 2011 / 布面油画 / 110厘米×100厘米

Girl in the Mirror / 2011 / oil on canvas / 110cm×100cm

2012第五届北京双年展作品

Works of the 5th Beijing Biennale, 2012

孙震生（中国）Sun Zhensheng(China)

新学期 / 2011 / 中国画 / 160厘米×180厘米

New Semester / 2011 / Chinese painting / 160cm×180cm

2012第五届北京双年展作品

Works of the 5th Beijing Biennale, 2012

大卫 • 因东戈（纳米比亚）David Indongo(Namibia)

不可能的光 / 2018 / 丙烯 / 120厘米 × 150厘米

Light in the Face of the Impossible / 2018 / acrylic / 120cm×150cm

2019第八届北京双年展作品

Works of the 8th Beijing Biennale, 2019

艺术家想要描绘一个贫穷的学生正在艰苦的环境中学习的场景。画面中的女孩点着蜡烛正在努力阅读；尽管周围没有电灯，知识就是引领她人生前行的光亮。The artist wants to portray a scene in which a poor student is learning in a tough environment. The girl in the picture is trying to read with a candle; although there is no electric light around, knowledge is the light that leads her in her life.

熊智豪、周旸（中国）Xiong Zhihao, Zhou Yang(China)

骑楼的旧书店 / 2016 / 漆画 / 200厘米×163厘米

The Secondhand Bookstore under the Arcade / 2016 / lacquer painting / 200cm×163cm

2017第七届北京双年展作品

Works of the 7th Beijing Biennale, 2017

丝路与世界文明的表现可以有很多方面，有外在的有内在的。作者所选择的表达内容就是丝路内在的一种表现。书是对历史的记录，对历史的传承，也是对丝路精神的传承，而汇聚书的书店则汇集了所有的记录与传承。作者通过大漆、蛋壳、螺钿，再加上一些压印、皱漆的技法，把书的厚重感、历史感鲜活地呈现出来。

The Silk Road and world civilizations may have many connections both extrinsic and intrinsic. The content chosen by the artists is an intrinsic manifestation of the Silk Road. Books are the record of history and the inheritance of the spirit of the Silk Road while bookstores collect all these records and heritages. The artists adopt various techniques in lacquer painting to present vividly the historical significance of books.

陆浩然（中国）Lu Haoran(China)

锦灰堆•观山 / 2018 / 水彩 / 130厘米 × 170厘米

Jin Hui Dui•Guanshan / 2018 / watercolor / 130cm × 170cm

2019第八届北京双年展作品

Works of the 8th Beijing Biennale, 2019

锦灰堆系列是作者近年来一直探索和表达的主题，“锦灰堆”是中国传统绘画的形式之一，也是王世襄先生文集之名。作者借此表达喜欢传统“锦灰堆”的“众人皆弃，余所不弃”的审美情致，喜欢传统知识分子散淡放旷的生命境界。The artist has been exploring and creating the “Jin Hui Dui” series for years. “Jin Hui Dui” (literally, “pile of beautiful ashes”, in which broken curios and antiques in the study of ancient literati are depicted) is a form of traditional Chinese painting and the title of Mr. Wang Shixiang’s collection. The artist takes this opportunity to express his love for the aesthetic sentiment of “Jin Hui Dui” —“abandoned by all but not me”—and his appreciation for the noble and detached state of mind of traditional intellectuals.

彭明顺（中国）Peng Mingshun(China)

蓝色的花 / 2016 / 布面油画 / 170厘米 × 90厘米

Blue Flowers / 2016 / oil on canvas / 170cm × 90cm

2019第八届北京双年展作品

Works of the 8th Beijing Biennale, 2019

肖希（中国）Xiao Xi(China)

芥子园中的富春山 / 2018 / 书本卷编织，装置 / 400厘米 × 24厘米 × 1厘米 Fuchun Mountains in Jieziyuan / 2018 / woven book scroll, installation / 400cm × 24cm × 1cm

2019第八届北京双年展作品

Works of the 8th Beijing Biennale, 2019

王健（中国）Wang Jian(China)

入迷系列—看科尔维尔/ 2018 / 布面油画 / 150厘米 × 150厘米

The Fascinated Series: Watching Colville / 2018 / oil on canvas / 150cm × 150cm

2019第八届北京双年展作品

Works of the 8th Beijing Biennale, 2019

人在深度阅读时会陷入一种出神的状态，作者用看书入迷这一主题来描绘画面中的人物。作者在具体安排细节时，刻意用书“遮挡”画中人的面部，从而让观者聚焦于整幅画面之上，而非只关注画中人物的面部及表情，最终增加了画面的神秘感和可视性。People would fall into a trance when they are “deep reading”, so the artist captures this scene in order to depict the character in the picture. When arranging the details, the artist deliberately “covers” the face of the character with the book, so that the viewers would focus on the whole picture instead of only paying attention to the face and expression of the figure, which largely increases the mystery and artistic effect of the picture.