UCCA Beijing

“M Home: Living in Space” – Family Day: Me & Home

2014.12.6
14:00-16:00

Conversation
Location:  UCCA Workshop
Language:  In Chinese Only

Home is the most familiar and natural of locations. Household relationships are direct and intimate, yet the philosophical significance that underpins the home and its attendant spiritual solace is limitlessly vast. Numerous philosophers have explored the significance of the home through the conceptual frameworks of language, the city, the Other, and more. The spiritual pillars of the home are not just the interpersonal ethical relationships it contains, but also the relationship between man and object within the household environment. The domestic space and furniture have character unto themselves. The relationship of privacy, forming an entity that exists relative to public space—the home. Today, the home is influenced by a number of new concepts, including sustainability, new graphical interfaces, new definitions of comfort, and rapid modernization.

As a part of the “M Home: Living in Space” public programs and the RedStar Macalline Family Day series, UCCA invites Mathilde Zhan, Shu Kewen, and You Yang to give a talk about Home- the space for human living. “Through organizing and curating the M Home exhibition in cooperation with UCCA, RedStar Macalline encourages today's artists to keep an eye on everyday aesthetics such as home, fashion, and design,” Zhan states.

Ticketing & Participation: Free, ticket required.

Note

*Collect your ticket from the ticket desk 30 minutes before the event begins.

* Tickets are limited. No late entry.

*Doors close 30 minutes after event begins.

Guest Speakers

Shu Kewen

Writer and Deputy Editor-in-chief of Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine. She was formerly an associate professor at the Institute of Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Mathilde Zhan

Mathilde Zhan is the Vice President of RedStar Macalline Group Co Ltd, and Curator of the UCCA exhibition “M Home: Living in Space–RedStar Macalline Art Project”.

You Yang

Deputy Director of UCCA, and Co-Curator of the UCCA exhibition “M Home: Living in Space–RedStar Macalline Art Project”.

About Family Day

"Family Day" is a public project founded in 2010 by Che Jianxi, Founder and CEO of RedStar Macalline Group Co Ltd. The project aims to awaken consciousness of family among current Chinese young people and re-define the meaning of "Home and Living" through a series of talks and workshops.

Co-organizer

RedStar Macalline

China's leading home furnishing and services brand, pioneering new trends in household comfort and consumer taste through imagination and innovation. Since 1986, RedStar Macalline has expanded from one specialty store to a chain with over a hundred shopping centers. RedStar Macalline is at the forefront of the furniture industry: the first to open multiple locations; the first to establish franchise stores; the first to build its own malls; and the largest furniture mall in the world. Today, they have opened over 140 malls in nearly 100 cities across China, including: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Nanjing, Changsha, Chongqing, and Chengdu. They are able to provide higher quality products and superior customer service. For the past five years, they have consistently ranked in the top 50 of China's top 500 private corporations.