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绝版影像馆诚挚邀请您参与2024年我们二楼放映室的最后一场个展，欣赏沈玮的个展《似乎》。在艺廊2019年群展“Fuzz Fuzz 法兹法兹”中，我们首次介绍了沈玮那充满感染力的摄影作品，而这次我们将整个空间交由艺术家发挥他迷人的创作。本次展览打造了一个沉浸式体验，摄影与录像在光影与声音的对话中相互交织。《啄木鸟》、《和谐花园的暮色》、《似乎》及《柳》这些作品将在空间中展开一场静谧的对话，它们的影像与回声彼此交融，从这些影像作品中截取的静态摄影作品，作为动态影像的细致残存，捕捉那些瞬间凝结的短暂之美。
不同于以往在这个空间中侧重于虚构电影和纪录的展览，沈玮的作品深入探讨了人类情感、欲望、自省与本能的复杂性。他以肖像和戏剧性的色调闻名，邀请我们进入既熟悉又梦幻的场景。瓜子、水盆、鞭炮和泡面等日常物品，当它们被置于一座历史悠久的房子中，显得格外远离写实，艺术家与这样环境进行着互动。在另外一部录像作品中，我们则被拉回了当代场景，看到艺术家与他人私密互动，然而其意图却显得层次分明又带着不确定性。
在中国台湾展出，这里不受西方观众异国情调目光的束缚，沈玮的作品与我们熟悉的主题产生共鸣，然而观众仍可能带着窥探的心情窥视他创造的世界。展览深入探讨且挑战东方社会传统束缚的主题，呈现可能被视为禁忌的内容，却同时引导我们思考为何最原始需求、细腻情感与美丽会被层层社会规范所掩盖。这种体验或许会让我们感到迷惑，但它无疑激起了我们内心的好奇与无限的渴望。
最后，艺廊衷心感谢各位参与这一全新计划，我们希望您和我们一样，享受了二楼放映室本年度的展览。
关于 UP Gallery绝版影像馆 2F放映室
自2024年起，艺廊携手LG合作启动一个新的项目，旨在突显移动影像和录像作品的重要性。在整个年度内，我们将于艺廊二楼独特且私密的空间中举办五场艺术家个展，与一楼专注于摄影之展览同时进行。艺廊的使命在于扩大时间和空间的维度，提供观众在隐密且更能深思熟虑的环境中深度参与艺术家的艺术实践。
*特别感谢LG赞助，使得我们能透过LG OLED evo 8K 88吋尊爵系列电视完美呈现作品。
关于艺术家
沈玮出生成长在上海，现居住工作在纽约的美籍华裔艺术家。他以其亲密的自我肖像以及用影像来呈现对人性和自然的微妙对应之美而闻名。他还从事绘画、雕塑和录像创作。
他的作品得到广泛展出，包括纽约市立博物馆 (Museum of the City of New York)，费城艺术博物馆（Philadelphia Museum of Art) ，上海当代艺术博物馆，摩根藏书馆&博物馆 (Morgan Library & Museum)，米兰三年展中心 (La Triennale di Milano)，哈苏基金会 (Hasselblad Foundation)，北卡罗里纳艺术博物馆 (North Carolina Museum of Art)，以及美国当代摄影博物馆(Museum of Contemporary Photography)等。
沈玮的作品被众多机构收藏，其中包括纽约现代艺术博物馆(MoMA)，盖蒂博物馆 (J. Paul Getty Museum)，费城艺术博物馆，美国当代摄影博物馆(MOCP)，美国国会图书馆 (Library of Congress)，摩根图书馆&博物馆(Morga Library & Museum)，卡内基艺术博物馆(The Carnegie Museum of Art)，美国华人博物馆，中国中央美术学院美术馆，洛克菲勒兄弟基金会(Rockefeller Brothers Fund)，以及金塞研究所(Kinsey Institute)等。
沈玮曾获得洛克菲勒基金会Bellagio驻地艺术家奖(2009)，纽约艺术基金会(NYFA)摄影基金奖(2016)，亚洲文化协会艺术基金奖(2012)，纽约城市艺术家倡议奖(UAI/NYC 2008)，和曼哈顿下城文化协会(LMCC)艺术基金奖（2007、2008）。他先后在明尼阿珀波斯艺术与设计学院和纽约视觉艺术学院学习摄影并获取摄影和影像纯艺术学士和硕士学位。
《似乎》
时间｜2024.10.04 - 11.02
开幕｜2024.10.04 (五) 10:00
艺术家｜沈玮
地点｜2F放映室
*本展览包含裸露内容，建议18岁以下儿童需在家长指导下参观。
和谐花园的暮色 Dusk of the Harmonious Garden, 2016 , 单频道数位影片 Single Channel Video ,15’50
UP Gallery is thrilled to invite you to our final solo exhibition of 2024 in our 2F Viewing Room, where Shen Wei presents "For It So Seems That." Having first introduced his evocative photography in our 2019 group show "Fuzz Fuzz," we are now dedicating an entire space to Shen’s mesmerizing work. This exhibition is a carefully crafted immersive experience, where photography and video converge in a dialogue of light and sound. Works such as "The Woodpecker," "Dusk of Harmonious Garden," "For It So Seems," and "Willow" will engage in a quiet conversation, their images and echoes intertwining in the space. The stills, drawn from these video pieces, will linger as delicate remnants of the moving image, capturing the ephemeral beauty of fleeting moments frozen in time.
Unlike previous exhibitions in this space that focused on fiction films and documentation, Shen’s work delves into the complexity of human emotion, desire, introspection, and instinct. Known for his self-portraits and melodramatic tonalities, Shen invites us into familiar yet dreamlike settings. Objects such as melon seeds, water basin, firecrackers, and instant noodles—mundane daily necessities—appear surreal when secluded in a historic house, as the artist engages with his surroundings. In another film, we are pulled into the contemporary setting, where the artist interacts intimately with others, yet the intent remains layered and uncertain.
Exhibiting in Taiwan, a setting unconfined by the exotic gaze of Western audiences, Shen’s work resonates with familiar subject matter, yet viewers may still find themselves peering into his world with a sense of voyeurism. The exhibition delves into themes that challenge the traditional constraints of Eastern society, presenting content that may be considered taboo. However, it invites us to ponder why primal needs, delicate emotions, and beauty have been obscured under layers of societal norms. While the experience may leave us initially confused, it undeniably intrigues us, tapping into an intuitive desire for more.
Finally, the gallery would like to thank all of you for joining us in this new initiative, and we hope you have enjoyed our 2F Screening Room’s exhibitions as much as we have enjoyed presenting them.
About 2F Screening Room @ UP Gallery
A new initiative commenced in 2024 through collaboration with LG, designed to accentuate the significance of moving images, videos, and film works. Over the course of the entire year, within an exclusive and intimate space located on the 2nd floor of the gallery, five distinct solo exhibitions featuring artists’ works will coincide with 1st-floor exhibitions focused on photography. The gallery aspires to broaden both temporal and spatial dimensions, providing our audiences with the opportunity to deeply engage with artistic practices that demand extended contemplation and more intimate settings.
About the Artist
His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of the City of New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Power Station of Art in Shanghai, China, the Hasselblad Foundation in Göteborg, Sweden, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Morgan Library & Museum in New York.
Shen Wei’s work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Library of Congress, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Morgan Library & Museum, the CAFA Art Museum, and the Ringling Museum of Art, among others.
He holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and a BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Venue｜2F Screening Room
*This exhibition contains nudity. Parental advisory is recommended for children under 18.
