Zhou Jirong – Solo Exhibition
　　周吉榮作品展

　　受人尊敬的著名藝術(shù)家周吉榮即將于今年10月在紅門(mén)畫(huà)廊進(jìn)行他的新作個(gè)展——綺城，展覽將會(huì)展出他近期創(chuàng)作的最新作品系列。

　　這一系列作品的主題是北京的黃昏。城市的輪廓和景象在畫(huà)布上幻化成了縹緲、柔和又略帶虛幻的形象，這些飄忽不定的輪廓和形體近乎于抽象。

　　在他的這些作品中，古典精神與新的符號(hào)化視覺(jué)語(yǔ)言和新的創(chuàng)作手法相得益彰。

　　在周吉榮的眼中，中國(guó)的快速城市化所帶來(lái)的結(jié)果之一就是城市的量產(chǎn)，北京也是其中之一。這些城市正在逐漸失去他們各自的特點(diǎn)和個(gè)性——無(wú)論是標(biāo)志性的城市特征還是每一個(gè)城市所獨(dú)有的文化。而這些，正是中國(guó)城市化的一大特點(diǎn)。

　　與世界接軌的城市化所帶來(lái)的不僅有先進(jìn)的事物，同時(shí)還有環(huán)境和人類(lèi)健康問(wèn)題。

　　周吉榮說(shuō)：“實(shí)際上我已經(jīng)把我自己放到了一個(gè)‘無(wú)特點(diǎn)’、‘無(wú)我’、‘無(wú)歸屬感’的夢(mèng)想空間?！?/p>

　　周吉榮作品展展將于10月18日至11月16日在紅門(mén)畫(huà)廊東便門(mén)角樓舉行。

　　紅門(mén)畫(huà)廊? 東便門(mén)角樓
　　北京市崇文區(qū)
　　國(guó)際郵編：100600
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　　Zhou Jirong – Solo Exhibition

　　BEIJING, October, 2008 – Well-known and highly-respected artist Zhou Jirong will present his latest body of work, titled Fantastic City, in a solo show at Red Gate Gallery in October this year.

　　The recurring theme of the work is Beijing at sunset. Urban landscapes emerge on canvas as hazy, indistinct blurred forms - forms that are so amorphous that they verge on the abstract.

　　The spirit of tradition is juxtaposed with new iconography and new technology.

　　Zhou Jirong sees one result of the rapid urbanisation of China as producing cities, including Beijing, which are losing identity – both the individual city’s identity as well as any sense of association with the broader cultural identity – that of being a part of China!

　　Added to the international ‘sameness’ of form are the associated environmental problems of air pollution and human health.

　　In the words of Zhou Jirong: ‘It seems I have placed myself in a dream-world with no special features, no self, no sense of belonging … in a fictitious space …’.

　　The exhibition will be shown in the Red Gate Gallery l Dongbianmen Watchtower from Oct 18 – Nov 16 2008.

　　Dongbianmen Watchtower
　　Chongwenmen, Beijing
　　People’s Republic of China
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