王功新作品《與鄰居無關(guān)》

　　北京箭廠空間榮幸地推出王功新的錄像裝置作品《與鄰居無關(guān)》。該作品借助于箭廠空間位于胡同之中這種直接的社會語境，復制了鄰近餅鋪的店面外觀，在夜間巧妙地通過影像的投射，王功新在此成功地營造出一種怪誕的感覺，一種搖擺于缺失與在場、影像與現(xiàn)實以及白晝與黑夜之間的交替狀態(tài)。

　　白天的時候，《與鄰居無關(guān)》是一件雕塑裝置，它是隔壁餅鋪店面的離奇復制—北京的胡同里經(jīng)?？梢砸姷降囊环N簡易的鋁合金玻璃店面。夜幕降臨后，在店面上呈現(xiàn)出的影像則描繪了鄰居店鋪制作和出售大餅與面條的工作場景。作品同隔壁商業(yè)活動之間的關(guān)系變化取決于日晝之間的光線差異；有時它表現(xiàn)為一種真實的復制，有時它只是一種視覺上的戲仿，而有時又兩者兼而有之。兩個近鄰空間之間至關(guān)重要的視覺聯(lián)系被它們不同的功能所破壞了：一個是仰仗當?shù)鼐用駚慝@得收入的營業(yè)場所，而另一個則是獨立的、不具備任何實用功能的，但又有賴于胡同和日常生活模式的視覺機制。王功新在作品中提出的"鄰居"一詞在此也具有雙重意義，既指的是占據(jù)隔壁店鋪的人，又是那些每天光顧小店購買食品的人。由于為其自身的特定現(xiàn)場搭建了一種既明確且模糊的指向關(guān)系，《與鄰居無關(guān)》在這里提出了一種在公共語境下創(chuàng)作當代藝術(shù)作品的新的可能。

　　王功新（生于1960年）是一位在國際上獲得公認的錄像裝置藝術(shù)家。他的創(chuàng)作以現(xiàn)實和想象之間的矛盾作為概念的核心，并嘗試在作品中跨越文化、經(jīng)濟和歷史的邊界分隔。他是1990年代中期所謂的"公寓藝術(shù)"和中國新媒體藝術(shù)群體的核心力量。目前，王功新在北京生活和工作，任北京中央美術(shù)學院新媒體藝術(shù)系客座教授。

　　"箭廠空間"是一個由獨立策展人和藝術(shù)家組織策劃的藝術(shù)櫥窗項目?？臻g位于北京市中心的胡同里，原本是個小商鋪，經(jīng)過改造后擁有10平方米的展出面積。"箭廠空間"首先希望通過櫥窗這種特殊的展示方式，為藝術(shù)家的創(chuàng)作方法提供一種新的可能，空間內(nèi)定期更新的藝術(shù)作品將會在這里每天面對不同的社會群體和文化情境。其次項目自身也試圖探討藝術(shù)與日常生活之間的美學關(guān)系，嘗試藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作與公共空間的有機對話，促進當代藝術(shù)的試驗，交流與研究。"箭廠空間"將會積極地邀請國內(nèi)和國外的藝術(shù)家提供現(xiàn)場裝置和項目。

　　It's Not About the Neighbors by Wang Gongxin

　　Beijing based artist Wang Gongxin and Arrow Factory are pleased to present It's Not About the Neighbors, a video installation that engages with the immediate visual and social context of Arrow Factory's hutong alley location. Replicating the fa?ade of the adjacent pancake shop and projecting video during nighttime hours, Wang creates an eerie sensation that fluctuates between alternate states of absence and presence, image and reality, day and night.

　　During the day, It's Not About the Neighbors is a sculptural installation, an uncanny imitation of the neighboring pancake shop's fa?ade—a simple aluminum and glass storefront commonly found in Beijing's older neighborhoods. At nightfall, a video projection on the fa?ade depicts the neighbors at work making and selling their bread and noodles. The work's relationship to the adjacent business changes depending hour of the day; at times it is a physical imitation, at times it is a virtual simulation, and sometimes it's both. The overriding visual connection between these two adjacent spaces is undermined by their different functions: one is an operating business that depends on local residents and neighbors for its income; the other is independent and non-functional, relying instead upon the visual economies of the hutong and patterns of everyday life. The dual meaning of the word "neighbors," proposed by Wang's installation refers to both those who occupy the adjacent shop as well as those who frequent the shop for their daily meals. Offering an indexical relationship to its own location It's Not About the Neighbors also uncovers new questions about presenting contemporary art in public contexts.

　　Wang Gongxin (b.1960) is an internationally recognized artist specializing in video and video installations. His practice centers on conceptions of reality and imagination as represented across cultural, economic and historical divides. Moving to New York City in 1987, Wang's work contained a strong element of self-exploration, and upon his return in the mid-1990s took on a renewed perspective on China's social and economic transformation. He was a key force in what is known as Apartment Art in the mid-1990s and other pioneering art groups in China. Based in Beijing, Wang is a guest professor in the New Media Art Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing.

　　Arrow Factory is an independently run alternative storefront space that seeks to advance artistic collaboration, exploration and experimentation across different cultural contexts and viewing publics. Located in a small hutong in Beijing's city center, Arrow Factory reclaims existing commercial space to present artworks that stimulate dialogue between art and contemporary urban space. Aimed at reaching a diverse public made up of local residents, as well as local and international art audiences, our modestly sized space (approx 10 square meters or 100 square feet) is intended to create new avenues for artistic production in China and further aesthetic relationships between contemporary art and everyday life. Arrow Factory will invite artists living inside and outside of China to create site-specific installations and projects that will be available for view in its storefront location 7 days a week.

　　箭廠空間

　　箭廠胡同38號 (國子監(jiān)街內(nèi))

　　北京 100007 中國

　　Arrow Factory

　　38 Jianchang Hutong (off Guozijian Jie)

　　Beijing, 100007 China

　　www.arrowfactory.org.cn