展  期：2008/10/18（六）~ 2008/12/21（日）
酒  会：2008/10/18（六） 3:00pm
地  点：亚洲艺术中心（北京798）
北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路2 号大山子798艺术区（798东街）
电  话： +86-10-5978-9709 / 5978-9710
传  真： +86-10-5978-9708
邮  箱： beijing@asiaartcenter.org
网  址： www.asiaartcenter.org

雕塑家李真，1963年出生，其作品圆满而大气，精简中有浑然天成的气韵之美，表现出独特的新东方精神与意境。2000年以来，李真陆续在纽约、芝加哥、迈阿密、休斯敦、伦敦、上海、北京、日内瓦、新加坡、首尔、台北等世界重要城市有完整的展出经验，2007年更受邀参加第52届意大利威尼斯双年展，成为百年来首位以个人名义受邀参展的台湾艺术家，2008年进一步于北京中国美术馆举办大型个展，获得广大回响及肯定。

【神魄】系列为李真2008年最新创作，继第52届威尼斯双年展【虚空中的能量】及中国美术馆【寻找精神的空间】大规模个展后，首次发表全新大型雕塑装置及平面作品。【神魄】系列经过十年的酝酿，李真有感于近年来世界的不安定，天灾人祸频繁，于是创作理念以「灵识穷体，人祸天险」为出发点，探讨「神」存在对人的意义，创造的是传统精神与现代艺术的对话。作品将中国流传千年的神话、五行等，以现代语汇重新诠释，在看似简单的图像形体中，投射不同层面的精神意义。同时，展览中亦首次以大型雕塑进行特殊空间装置，高达三米五的巨型雕塑，或腾飞于空中，或立于中央舞台向下俯视，营造震撼人心的空间氛围。李真自述：「这是未定天数，也是一种虚幻价值，源于人祸天险。」当参观者进入展场，即可感受千年中国古老神性灵动与返照当代艺术的震撼视觉。

Duration：2008/10/18（Sat）~ 2008/12/21（Sun）
Opening： 2008/10/18（Sat） 3:00pm
Venue：   Asia Art Center（Beijing 798 Art District）
No. 2. Jiuxianqiao Rd., Dashanzi 798 Art District, Chaoyang District, 100015 Beijing,China
Tel：      +86-10-5978-9709 / 5978-9710
Fax：     +86-10-5978-9708
E-mail：   beijing@asiaartcenter.org
Website：  www.asiaartcenter.org

Li Chen, born in 1963, who’s round and complete sculptures enable viewers to feel the co-existence of emptiness and fullness, and the simplicity brimming with the beauty of natural style, expressing unique and new oriental spirit and conception. Following the success of Li Chen’s “Energy of Emptiness” Exhibition at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 and his more recent “In search of Spiritual Space” at the National Art Museum of China, Li Chen’s works takes a new shift in 2008 with the unveiling of his brand-new series for the very first time to the public in “Soul Guardian – Mirror of Our Innermost World.”

After witnessing the unstable world with numerous disasters and accidents for the last decade, Li Chen decided to base his creation on the spiritual realization of the existential state of the shared human experience at a time of natural calamities and man-made disasters. He attempts to discuss the meaning of God’s existence to men, hoping to infuse the traditional spirit with modern art. “Soul Guardian” expresses Chinese myths and the concept of “Five Elements” that have existed for thousands of years in a modern manner, projecting all kinds of spirits and meanings through simple figures. The exhibition also, for the first time, uses large sculptures to create a distinctive spatial installation. Large sculptures as tall as 3.5 meters, hanging in the air or looking down from the central stage, all create a stunning space and atmosphere. Li Chen stated, “Everything is uncertain and has an illusionary sense of value resulting from accidents and disasters.” When visitors enter the exhibition hall, they can instantly experience the thousand-year-old ancient spirits of China with an astonishing vision of modern art.