恒动：当代艺术对话 BMW艺术车和中国当代艺术共同展出

　　（2006年11月25日，上海），为期一个月的“恒动：当代艺术对话”艺术展今天在上海当代艺术馆隆重开幕。展览汇聚中国当代最著名的30+艺术家和BMW四辆艺术车原车和该系列15辆艺术车其他作品模型，不单是一场视觉的饕宴，也是BMW艺术车世界巡展中的中国首站。

　　“恒动•当代艺术对话”的展览主题体现了两层含义：一、BMW艺术车是科技和艺术相结合的可移动的艺术品，这些由国际艺术大师创作的车轮上的艺术品可说是浓缩了这一时期的国际艺术界的发展；二、中国的艺术发展已进入了一种和世界舞台互动共进的状态，通过30+中国优秀当代艺术家的视角，审视社会环境的变迁。

　　参加本次展览的BMW艺术车包括BMW艺术车的开山之作，由美国艺术家亚历山大•考尔德于1975年创作的BMW 3.0CSL艺术车，1990年由日本艺术大师加山又造创作的BMW535i艺术车，1995年由英国大艺术家大卫•霍尼克创作的BMW 850Csi艺术车，以及1999年美国当代艺术家珍妮•霍尔泽创作BMW V12 LMR艺术车，该车是迄今为止15辆BMW艺术车中最新一辆。

　　在这次展览里，中国当代艺术家的作品主要涵盖了6个研究子题，包括从社会现实主义到表现派的个人主义，从浪漫主义到记忆的桃花源，视觉符号系统和传播，新文人艺术，材料实验与多媒体艺术，以及观念主义与越界操作。30+艺术家以多角度的探索和卓越的成果，反映出中国当代艺术在过去二十年间的发展脉络。

　　参展中国当代艺术家包括丁乙、方力钧、 王广义、 王功新、卢辅圣、 艾未未、 叶永青、 刘炜、 刘建华、 刘小东、刘野、 李山、 向京、 何多苓、 张晓刚、 吴山专、 汪建伟、 岳敏君、 林天苗、 杨福东、 周春芽、 罗中立、 周铁海、 杨少斌、 展望、 袁旃、 隋建国、 喻红、 曾凡志、 颜磊及一组长征计划的团队。四十多件作品分为六个研究子题。

　　在这种精心安排的对照现场，比较中国与西方当代艺术的发展脉络，观众不难看出其中的联系与互动，而正是这样一种互动促使观众对不同的审美参照系进行思考，调整对“主流”和“边缘”的定义，也重新认识中国当代艺术的价值。”

　　BMW艺术车共有15件珍品，除上述四名艺术家外，还包括洛伊•李奇登斯坦（Roy Lichtenstein）和安迪•沃霍 (Andy Warhol) 等著名艺术家。这些作品再现了艺术、设计和科技相融合的文化与历史轨迹，并曾在全世界众多博物馆展出，包括法国的卢浮宫、伦敦皇家学院、纽约惠特尼现代艺术馆、悉尼的动力房博物馆等。

　　宝马集团是世界领先的高档汽车制造商。凭借独特的美学设计，杰出的工程设计和制造工艺，每一辆BMW汽车不再是单纯的交通工具，而被赋予了艺术美感。BMW艺术车把这种理念体现得淋漓尽致。

　　座落于上海市中心人民公园内的上海当代艺术馆，是中国第一家纯粹民营的非营利当代艺术馆。从去年9月开馆以来，已推出八项专题展，除了引进国际重要的艺术代表作以外，更致力于中国当代艺术的推动，以打造中国当代艺术的国际平台为本馆发展的最重要目标。


　　“Art in Motion”: BMW Art Cars Exhibited Together with Chinese Contemporary Arts

　　（Shanghai, November 25, 2006）The “Art in Motion” exhibition opens at Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MoCA Shanghai). The exhibition features 30+ most famous Chinese contemporary artists along with a selection of 4 BMW Art Cars and 11 miniatures models of the BMW Art Car Collection. The exhibition not only provides the audience a visual feast, but also marks the first stop of the BMW Art Car World Tour in mainland China.

　　The theme of “Art in Motion” is twofold: On the one hand the BMW Art Cars are arts on wheels crossing the boundaries of technology and arts; on the other hand, Chinese art is developing hand in hand with the international art scene and has entered a state of constant motion.

　　The four BMW Art Cars on exhibition include the first BMW Art Car, a BMW 3.0CSL created by the American artist Alexander Calder in 1975; the BMW535i designed by the Japanese artist Matazo Koyama in 1990; the BMW 850Csi completed by the British artist David Hockney in 1995 and the newest BMW Art Car, a BMW V12 LMR finished by the American artist Jenny Holzer in 1999.

　　The exhibited works of the Chinese contemporary artists cover six categories, including From Social Realism to Expressive Individualism; From Romanticism to the Shangri-la of Memory; The Systems and Propagation of Visual Signs; Neo-Literati Art; Material Experimentation and Multimedia Art, and Conceptualism and Crossover. This schema roughly reflects the paths of development of Chinese contemporary art over the past 20 years.


　　Chinese contemporary artists participating in the exhibition include: Ding Yi, Fang Lijun, Wang Guangyi, Wang Gongxin, Lu Fusheng, Ai Weiwei, Ye Yongqing, Liu Wei, Liu Jianhua, Liu Xiaodong, Liu Ye, Li Shan, Xiang Jing, He Duoling, Zhang Xiaogang, Wu Shanzhuan, Wang Jianwei, Yue Minjun, Lin Tianmiao, Yang Fudong, Zhou Chunya, Luo Zhongli, Zhou Tiehai, Yang Shaobin, Zhan Wang, Yuan Jai, Sui Jianguo, Yu Hong, Zeng Fanzhi, Yan Lei and the Long March Project, showcasing more than forty art pieces representing six diverse artistic styles.

　　Through the delicate arrangement, the exhibition allows the audience to see the correlations and interactions between Chinese and Western contemporary art. Such interactions enable people to re-consider different aesthetic paradigms, and to redefine what is considered “mainstream” and “alternative”, and ultimately re-evaluate Chinese contemporary art.

　　The BMW Art Car collection consists of 15 BMW Art Cars to date. Besides works of the artists mentioned above, it also includes works from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and other masters. Reflecting the cultural-historical development of the integration of art, design and technology, the Art Cars have been exhibited at various museums worldwide, including the Louvre in Paris, the Royal Academy in London, the Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.

　　The BMW Group is the most successful premium manufacturers in the world. With the exclusive aesthetic design, outstanding engineering and craftsmanship, each BMW car is endowed with an aesthetic feeling of art instead of being a simple transportation vehicle. The BMW Art Cars are the best demonstration of the concept.

　　Located inside People’s Park in the city center, the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai is the first purely private, not-for-profit contemporary art museum in China. Since its opening in September 2005, the museum has organized eight large-scale international exhibitions, and in addition to exhibiting the works of important international artists, the museum places special emphasis on providing a platform for Chinese contemporary art.