囧—Expression and Attitude
　　The Third Shanghai Duolun Youth Art Exhibition
　　Brief Introduction
　　Opening: 4 p.m. Aug. 8, 2008
　　Date: Aug.8 ~ Aug.24
　　Address: Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art ( No.27 Duolun Rd.)
　　Sponsor: Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art
　　Planner: Lu Xing
　　Marketing Director: Du Fang
　　Academic Host: Hang Chunxiao
　　Contact: 021-56719068 email: nhkbook@hotmail.com
　　Acknowledgement: China Central Academy of Fine Arts, China Academy of Art, the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
　　Participating Artists: young artists graduated from professional art school in 2007 and more than 20 groups of 2009 graduates
　　Participating Works: Installation Art, Performing Art, Conceptual Art, Media Art and Internet Art

　　I. Exhibition Introduction

　　August, 2008 is the crucial period to Shanghai to welcome the Olympic games and EXPO. Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art will be the stage for displaying the modern arts. As a biennial exhibition which has a Chinese native name, the first Duolun Youth Art Exhibition invited Shanghai local well-known artists to participate the youth exhibition with pseudonyms; the second exhibition invited the artists from the whole country by colleting the projects; the date of the third exhibition of this year has been set on Aug. 24, 2008, which will be held simultaneously with the Olympic Games. Artists’ identity is limited at young artists graduated from professional art school in 2007 and more than 20 groups of 2009 graduates, no limit for education and major.

　　As the key word of the exhibition, “囧” is a pictograph presents the keynote of this youth exhibition: art expression of unique attitude. Most of the artists in the exhibition are new graduate students. Young artists have uniquely alive innovate temperament and the attempt to create a way to expression themselves. They are young and not to be regarded highly, but they create on their own way, with peculiar romance, passion and confidence. They search the value from their own feelings. They gave the works new logical expression based on society, history and art, thus embodying a new art which is different from former ones.

　　Their attitudes determine the freshment of the art expression and destine to add new elements into the development of Chinese modern art. From this point, they represent Chinese future. Their art attitude and expression will definitely become a new Chinese element and be the oriental representative in the art world. China unfold the new appearance because of the Olympic games, meanwhile, artists unfold their expression and attitude through art activities, which will be a important content and channel of the Chinese new cultural construction.

　　Installation Art, Performing Art, Conceptual Art, Media Art and Internet Art are token in this exhibition. Through this exhibition method, there will be high exposure and wide social influence. Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art will support youth artists, Chinese modern art as always. The exhibition is expected to directly attract tens of thousands of Chinese and foreign enthusiast and indirectly influence 300,000 art college students and artists annually. Organizing committee will finally select more than 20 pieces of works from the contributions to participate the exhibition. Juries will award the sponsor titled outstanding works and hold a grand ceremony and public bilingual book “囧, expression and attitude, the third Shanghai Duolun Youth Art Exhibition Collection”.

　　II. Topic

　　Young artists have uniquely alive innovate temperament and the attempt to create a way to expression themselves. They are young and not to be regarded highly, but they create on their own way, with peculiar romance, passion and confidence. They search the value from their own feelings. They gave the works new logical expression based on society, history and art, thus embodying a new art which is different from former ones.

　　Their attitudes determine the freshment of the art expression and destine to add new elements into the development of Chinese modern art. Their art attitude and expression will definitely become a new Chinese element and be the oriental representative in the art world. China unfold the new appearance because of the Olympic games, meanwhile, artists unfold their expression and attitude through art activities, which will be a important content and channel of the Chinese new cultural construction.

　　III. Organizations (Whatever the ranking is)

　　1. Sponsor: Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art
　　2. executive sponsor:
　　3. Official Website: www.jiong.org
　　4. Media Support:

　　Newspaper: Jiefang Daily, Wenhui Daily, Xinmin Evening News, Morning Post, Noon Post, The Bund, Oriental Post, Youth Daily, China Art Weekly, Shanghai Business, Art Finance

　　Television: Shanghai TV Station News Channel, Shanghai Oriental Television Station News Channel, Arts Channel, Channel Young, Dragon Television, Shanghai Education Television, First Financial Television

　　Website: www.jingp.com，boyie.com，ionly.com.cn，　www.artron.net，arts.tom.com ，　

　　www.artchn.com, www.gjart.cn, www.artnow.com.cn ，www.arts365.com.cn, www.szarts.cn , www.art-edu.com/cn/index

　　Magazine: Art China, Art World, Art Finance, Contemporary Art News, Hi Art, All Art, timeout, Gallery，Orient Art Value，Contemporary Art，Art Map, Art Focus，Art & Investment

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