AIKE｜杨圆圆近期展讯

杨圆圆参加上海当代艺术博物馆“青策计划2023”展览“皮钦光谱：一种文化的非线编可能”。本届“青策计划”在两处上海城市空间落地，分别呈现展览“皮钦光谱：一种文化的非线编可能”和“类地登陆：行星候选者”。

展览“皮钦光谱：一种文化的非线编可能”从上海的历史获得灵感，以“洋泾浜英语”这一皮钦语（当两种不同语言的文明首次接触，未能系统性学习对方语言时，通常会发展出一种简易的临时用语，即“皮钦语”）作为切入，延伸至全球化语境下的文化交融。展示此环境下的艺术家群体的身份认知和文化反思，并且参与到更大范围历史情境的讨论。他们将自身锚定在语言演进光谱上的不同位置，作为文化杂糅的亲历者进行多元语汇的编辑转化。展览中呈现的文化共存、冲撞和融合，也共同构成了一个庞杂的“文化宇宙”叙事。在这个混沌的多元空间里，对于不同的文化的解读、误读和吸收，往往能够促成每个个体独特的“皮钦语”生成。

《上海来的女士》，2019，单频彩色高清有声录像，16'24"，静帧

The Lady from Shanghai, 2019, Single-channel HD video, colour, sound, 16'24", Flim stills

“皮钦光谱：一种文化的非线编可能”，展览现场，思南公馆-思南时区，2023

"Pidgin Spectrum: Nonlinear Narratives of Multiculture"，Installation view, Sinan Mansion-Sinan Time Zone, 2023

此次展出的杨圆圆作品《上海来的女士》讲述了78岁吴锡锡的故事。尽管已经在旧金山渡过了大半生，但她始终将自己视为“来自上海的女士”。而她101岁的失忆母亲，每天会在口中喃喃自语 “这是哪里？我在上海吗?” 找第三任丈夫时，她甚至只考虑来自上海的男人。在电影中，吴锡锡分享了自己与上海前夫的爱情日记，讲述了二人跨越语言与地理限制、在千禧年通过交友网站结下的爱情故事。

展览现场及文字由艺术家与上海当代艺术博物馆惠允

Luka Yuanyuan Yang participated in the exhibition “Pidgin Spectrum: Nonlinear Narratives of Multiculture”, at the Power Station of Art's “Emerging Curators Project 2023”. The “Emerging Curators Project 2023” was staged on two of Shanghai’s iconic urban spaces , presenting the exhibitions “Pidgin Spectrum: Nonlinear Narratives of Multiculture” and “Terrestrial Landing: Planet Candidates”.

The exhibition “Pidgin Spectrum: Nonlinear Narratives of Multiculture” draws inspiration from Shanghai’s history, using the pidgin language “Yangjing Bang English” (When two disparate linguistic civilizations first intersect and when a systematic learning of the other’s language is not yet attainable, a rudimentary provisional language often evolves, termed the “Pidgin Language.”) as an entry point and extending to the cultural integration of today's globalized context. It showcases the identity perception and cultural reflections of a new generation of artists who grew up in this background and delves into broader discussions related to the historical context. These artists anchor themselves at different positions on the spectrum of language evolution, editing and transforming diverse lexicons as witnesses to cultural amalgamation. The exhibition presents a narrative of cultural coexistence, collision, and integration, together forming a complex “cultural universe” story. In this chaotic and diverse space, the interpretation, misinterpretation, and assimilation of different cultures often lead to the generation of each individual's unique “Pidgin Language.”

《上海来的女士》，2019，单频彩色高清有声录像，16'24"，静帧

The Lady from Shanghai, 2019, Single-channel HD video, colour, sound, 16'24", Flim stills

The exhibited work The Lady from Shanghai of Luka Yuanyuan Yang tells the story of 78-year-old Ceecee Wu. Despite living in San Francisco for her entire adult life, Ceecee Wu has always considered herself as "the lady from Shanghai", so does her 101-year-old mother with amnesia who always muttered “Where is this? Am I in Shanghai?” In this film, Ceecee shares a love journal between her and her ex-husband from Shanghai, the two met each other through a dating website in the millennium and formed a relationship that defeats the obstacle of language and geographical boundaries. 

The installation view and text courtesy of the artist and the Power Station of Art

青策计划2023

上海当代艺术博物馆的“青年策展人计划”是国内目前独树一帜的青年策展人发展与研究项目。创立于2014年，“青策计划”致力于发掘和培育华人青年策展力量，至今已推出四十余位年轻策展人，实现了十九场实体展览和两场线上展览。在创立10周年的阶段性时刻，“青策计划2023”将离开PSA的展厅空间，走入城市，面向更具在地性质、流动的环境。同时，作为第14届上海双年展“宇宙电影”（Cosmos Cinema）城市项目的一部分，“青策计划2023”希望和“宇宙电影”这一主题形成多层面、多角度的对话，借由与不同背景、专业的观众的碰撞，重思展览的公共属性，展示“策展人”在公众范围内的角色和意义。本届“青策计划” 将在两处上海城市空间——上海苏河湾万象天地慎余里和思南公馆中落地。其中，“皮钦光谱：一种文化的非线编可能”将于思南公馆-思南时区呈现，“类地登陆：行星候选者”将于上海苏河湾万象天地慎余里7幢呈现。

PSA Emerging Curators Project 2023

The Emerging Curators Project (ECP) of the Power Station of Art (PSA) is China’s exclusive development and research project for young curators. Since its inception in 2014, ECP has so far supported more than 40 young Chinese curatorial talents to realize a total of 19 physical exhibitions and 2 virtual presentations. At the milestone of its 10th anniversary, ECP 2023 will leave from PSA's gallery space and venture into the city, facing a more site-specific and dynamic environment. Being part of the City Projects of the 14th Shanghai Biennale, ECP 2023 expects to build dialogues with the theme of “Cosmos Cinema” from multiple perspectives, to rethink the public values of an exhibition through communications with the audience from different backgrounds and professions, and to highlight the role and significance of an “curator” in the public sphere. This year, ECP 2023 will be staged on two of Shanghai’s iconic urban spaces, Shenyu Lane and Sinan Mansion. In particular, “Pidgin Spectrum: Nonlinear Narratives of Multiculture” will be presented at Sinan Mansion-Sinan Time Zone, while “Terrestrial Landing: Planet Candidates” will be presented at Shenyu Lane Building 7. 

杨圆圆参加新北市美术馆展览“2023移地行动—游人如织”，展出影像作品《相爱的柯比与史蒂芬》、《中国城轶事》。“游人如织”的命名灵感源自成语，寓意无数游人就如同一块又一块繁密交错的织锦，层层交叠。展览概念扩展了这一比喻，旨在探索全球流动状态的相互关联性和复杂性，关注人和物件的流动如何建构社会现象、组织和协调社会行动，以及塑造空间和地方。本展从四个面向切入讨论，包括“游客/游人作为主体”、“观看之道与地景的建构”、“奇闻逸事”、“关系性空间与共同体”，藉由艺术家作品的观察、叙事、提问亦或建构的情境，希冀创造观者的反身性思考时刻。展览已于2023年11月10日开幕，将持续至2024年3月3日。

滑动查看《相爱的柯比与史蒂芬》，2019，单频道HD录像，30'41"，静帧

Slide to view Coby & Stephen Are in Love, 2019, Single-channel HD Video, 30'41", Flim stills

“2023移地行动—游人如织”，展览现场，新北市美术馆展览，2023

"2023 NTCAM On the Move: Interweaving Travelers"，Installation view, New Taipei City Art Museum, 2023

杨圆圆作品《相爱的柯比与史蒂芬》通过细腻而亲密的视角，记录了柯比与史蒂芬的日常生活。92岁的柯比经历了旧金山华埠夜总会年代，是一名退役的舞者，74岁史蒂芬经历了美国60年代反战运动，曾是一名实验电影导演，两个截然不同的个体晚年在舞池相爱。柯比是史蒂芬的造型师，她更新了史蒂芬的衣橱，但凡一同外出，他们从头到脚都是柯比制作的情侣装；史蒂芬则是柯比的档案管理员，她毕生积攒的舞者职业照不仅令他着迷，甚至重燃了他的创作动力。在拉斯维加斯终演来临前，柯比与史蒂芬开始准备二人谢幕之舞。

滑动查看《中国城轶事》，2019，单频道HD录像，19'11"，静帧

Slide to view Tales of Chinatown, 2019, Single-channel HD Video, 19'11", Flim stills

“2023移地行动—游人如织”，展览现场，新北市美术馆展览，2023

"2023 NTCAM On the Move: Interweaving Travelers"，Installation view, New Taipei City Art Museum, 2023

另一件作品《中国城轶事》，由一场旧金山中国城步行之旅展开：随着40年代奥森·威尔士的电影《上海来的女士》走入旧金山中国城最后一家现存的戏院，又从“上海楼”漫步到“紫禁城夜总会”，镜头跟随着华裔舞者方美仙(Cynthia Yee) 、历史学家王万力(Wylie Wong) 与李萱颐 (David Lei) 的步伐，踏上一场时空交叠的旅程。

现场图及文字由艺术家与新北市美术馆惠允

作品《相爱的柯比与史蒂芬》由杨圆圆与卡罗·那瑟斯共同完成

Luka Yuanyuan Yang participated in the New Taipei City Art Museum exhibition “2023 NTCAM On the Move: Interweaving Travelers”, displaying video works Stephen and Cobyare in Love and Tales of Chinatown. The inspiration behind the name “Interweaving Travelers” is derived from a Chinese idiom, symbolizing the countless travelers as intricately woven pieces of brocade, layer upon layer. The exhibition's concept expands upon this metaphor with the aim of exploring the interconnectivity and complexity of global mobility. The exhibition approaches its discussion from four perspectives, including “tourists/wandering travelers as subjects,” “ways of seeing and the construction of landscapes,” “anecdotes and oddities,” and “relational spaces and communities.” Through the observation, narration, questioning, and construction of contexts in the artworks by the artists, the exhibition hopes to create moments of reflexivity for the viewers. The exhibition opened on 10 November 2023 and will last until 03 March 2024.

“2023移地行动—游人如织”，展览现场，新北市美术馆展览，2023

"2023 NTCAM On the Move: Interweaving Travelers"，Installation view, New Taipei City Art Museum, 2023

Luka Yuanyuan Yang's work Stephen and Coby are in Love records the daily life of Coby and Stephen through a delicate and intimate perspective. Coby Yee, a 92-year-old retired nightclub dancer and icon from San Francisco Chinatown’s golden age, and Stephen King, a man 20 years her junior who has been an experimental filmmaker since the 1960s anti-war movement. They have found an unlikely love in each other through matching outfits, dance, and art. Coby updated Stephen’s wardrobe soon after they started dating, she hand-makes all of their clothes and ensures that they never leave the house without matching outfits from head to toe. Stephen has become Coby’s personal archivist, he creates photo albums and collages constructed from glamorous images of Coby, from the past and the present. As their final performance in Las Vegas approaches, Coby and Stephen start to prepare their last dance on the curtain call. 

“2023移地行动—游人如织”，展览现场，新北市美术馆展览，2023

"2023 NTCAM On the Move: Interweaving Travelers"，Installation view, New Taipei City Art Museum, 2023

Another work Tales of Chinatown opens with a walking tour in San Francisco Chinatown: walking into the last surviving theater following the scene from the 1940s film “Lady from Shanghai” directed by Orson Welles; wandering from “Shanghai Low” to “Forbidden City Nightclub” – the camera follows the pace of Chinese American nightclub dancer Cynthia Yee, historians Wylie Wong and David Lei onto a journey across time and space. 

The installation view and text courtesy of the artist and the New Taipei City Art Museum

Stephen and Coby are in Love, a collaboration between Luka Yuanyuan Yang and Carlo Nasisse