Intrude: Art & Life 366 is a large cross-cultural and interdisciplinary art project, curated by Mr Shen Qibin, the director of Zendai MoMA.
Starting on January 1 st 2008 and ending on December 31st 2008, the Zendai Museum of Modern Art will present a cultural event to the people of Shanghai every single day of the year. Intrude: Art & Life 366 is an unprecedented event in the city of Shanghai as it aims to intervene in people's daily lifes, engage them to take part in art happenings and stimulate the public debate on art. An event of this scale and influence has never taken place in China before.
Intrude: Art & Life 366 will present 366 different cultural events, taking place in public and private venues like parks, gardens, squares, shopping areas, etc. 100 Chinese and 266 international artists will participate, including local and internationally well-known artists and curators like Gu Wenda, Wang Jianwei, etc. There will also be collaborations with local and foreign institutions like the National Acadamy of Art in Hangzhou, the Centre for Contemporary Art & Politics, College of Fine Arts University of New South Wales in Australia, Institut pour la Ville-en-Mouvement in Paris etc.
As an alternative to the grandeur of international biennales and triennials, Intrude: Art & Life 366 focuses on daily life. The main objective of this project is to re-evaluate and discuss our cultural conditions, by operating directly in public settings. This public discourse will also involve self-critique, decomposing the established framework, and eventually, offer cultural activists more and better opportunities to voice their statements. |