17:00-17:55

Screening of The Morning Time Disappeared

17:55-19:30

Discussion

Moderator: Philip Tinari

Speakers:

Wang Jianwei

Alexandra Munroe

Shu Kewen

Wang Jianwei

Wang Jianwei (b. 1958, Sichuan province), a pioneering figure in Chinese contemporary art, currently lives and works in Beijing. With an eclectic practice that encompasses video, installation, sculpture and performance, Wang Jianwei employs diverse media to discover and expose the connection between beings, matters and concepts that may seem random on the surface. His work displays elements of the theatrical and cinematic, with large and small dramas of daily life staged against a backdrop of history, philosophy, literature and modern criticism.

Solo Exhibitions

Wang Jianwei’s major solo exhibitions include “Time Temple” (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2014-2015), “...the event matured, accomplished in sight of all non-existent human outcomes.” (Long March Space, Beijing, 2013), “Yellow Signal” (Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2011), “Time Theater Exhibition” (Today Art Museum, Beijing, 2009), Hostage (Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art, 2008) and “Dilemma: Three Way Fork in the Road” (Chambers Fine Art, New York, 2007).

Alexandra Munroe

Alexandra Munroe, Ph.D, is Samsung Senior Curator, Asian Art, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. A pioneering authority on modern and contemporary Asian art and transnational art studies, she has led the Guggenheim’s Asian Art Initiative since its founding in 2006. She serves on the advisory boards of Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong; Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai; and UCCA, Beijing.

Shu Kewen

Former Deputy Editor of LIFEWEEK and author of more than seven books on Chinese art and aesthetics, Shu Kewen is an authority on cultural development and urbanization in China.

Philip Tinari

Philip Tinari is director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. There he oversees an exhibition program devoted to established figures and rising talents both Chinese and international, aimed at an annual public of more than half a million visitors. Prior to joining UCCA in 2011 he was founding editorial director of the bilingual, international art magazine LEAP, published by Modern Media. He previously served as China advisor to Art Basel, founding editor of Artforum’s Chinese-language edition artforum.com.cn, and lecturer at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He has written and lectured extensively on contemporary art in China, and sits on advisory boards including the Guggenheim Asian Art Council and the Asia Society Hong Kong Center gallery committee. In March, he curated the Focus: China section of The Armory Show in New York.

Founded in 1937, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of art, primarily of the modern and contemporary periods, through exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. The Guggenheim network that began in the 1970s when the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, was joined by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, has since expanded to include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (opened 1997) and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (currently in development). The Guggenheim Foundation continues to forge international collaborations that celebrate contemporary art, architecture, and design within and beyond the walls of the museum, including The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative and the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative.

Established in Hong Kong in 2005, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation is a private philanthropic organization that seeks to foster and support Chinese arts and culture and to promote a deeper understanding of Buddhist teachings and their application in everyday life. In pursuit of that mission, the Foundation engages in strategic, long-term projects in Hong Kong and around the world to support efforts that make traditional Chinese arts accessible and relevant to different audiences. It also supports the creation of new works that brings innovative perspectives to the history of Chinese art, and that improves the quality and accessibility of scholarship on Chinese art. Guided by a belief that the insights of Buddhism have a vital role to play in approaching the challenges facing contemporary society, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation has committed substantial resources to expanding the understanding, interpretation, and application of Buddhist philosophy.