白雙全獲中國當代藝術獎(CCAA)2012最佳藝術家獎

Pak Sheung Chuen Wins Best Artist at the 2012 Chinese Contemporary Art Awards
by Elizabeth Leigh, BLOUIN ARTINFO Hong Kong
Published: November 10, 2012

Hong Kong artist Pak Sheung Chuen won the Best Artist award at the 2012 Chinese Contemporary Art Awards (CCAA). The winners were announced this week at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Founded in 1997 by Swiss collector Uli Sigg, the CCAA are awarded annually to Chinese artists and art critics who show outstanding achievement in artistic creation and critique.

Pak Sheung Chuen was chosen out of 45 nominees by seven jury members, including Uli Sigg, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Chris Dercon, Feng Boyi, Huang Zhuan, Li Zhenhua and Lars Nittve.

"[Pak Sheung Chuen's] art is almost invisible, almost impossible to document, but manages to explore the human condition in all its complexities and with loving precision," said Nittve, director of the M+ museum in Hong Kong. "He produces work that, against all odds, is recognizable as art."

The simultaneously contemplative and playful nature of his work, which has no specific medium, is exemplified in pieces such as his 2005 "To share a watermelon with an unknown person." Pak buys half a watermelon from a supermarket and eats it in his own home, while considering the question of where the other half of the watermelon ended up and who is the anonymous person "sharing" his watermelon.

Two other Chinese artists were awarded by the CCAA this year. The Best Young Artist award went to Yan Xing, and the Lifetime Contribution award to Geng Jianyi.

Pak Sheung Chuen presented by Vitamin Creative Space also won The Frieze London 2012 stand prize in October. Follow news of Pak on his blog pakpark.blogspot.hk.

2012 CCAA-最佳藝術家獎：白雙全／評委評語

中國當代藝術獎(CCAA)2012-最佳藝術家獎：白雙全
Contemporary Chinese Art Awards (CCAA) 2012 - Best Artist: Pak Sheung Chuen

評委評語：
白雙全的作品是對藝術與生活邊界的挑戰，其藝術創作強調與自己日常生活的密切關係，所表現的均為日常生活中的凡人瑣事與狀態。他的藝術近乎無形並無法記錄，但卻以出眾的準確性探索了人類境遇的複雜層面...... 通過作品中豐富的多義和歧義，白雙全的作品既不為市場服務，也不能被媒體利用，他的觀眾永遠是那些對發現充滿熱忱的人們。(2012-11-7, CCAA 2012)

Jury Statement:
Pak Sheung Chuen manages to produce works that, against all odds, are recognizable as art. Emphasizing its intimate relationship with daily life by engaging with everyday situations and common people, his art is almost invisible, almost impossible to document, but manages to explore the human condition in all its complexities and with loving precision…… Rich in the articulation of ambiguities, Pak's work is not for the market, not for the media, but for everyone who cares about discovery. (2012-11-7, CCAA 2012)

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2012 CCAA-最佳藝術家獎：白雙全／相關報導

相關報導／Media reports:

「我們發現中國當代藝術正與‘藝術必須商品化，必須玩世不恭或充滿諷刺’此類立場漸行漸遠。」泰特美術館館長Chris對當下中國的藝術狀態總結的頗為到位......(HI 藝術)

"[Pak Sheung Chuen's] art is almost invisible, almost impossible to document, but manages to explore the human condition in all its complexities and with loving precision," said Nittve, director of the M+ museum in Hong Kong. "He produces work that, against all odds, is recognizable as art......" (BLOUIN ARTINFO)

 「皮力認為：「耿建翌是中國當代藝術中價值最被低估的藝術家(沒有之一)。」但有評論質疑，雖然耿建翌獲獎實至名歸，但白雙全和鄢醒的獲獎就很容易使人聯想起烏利·希克和香港以及皮力的某些關係。希克在之後的採訪中表示這是巧合，有六個評委在，他一個人說了不算，他很樂意看到這種大中華區選擇藝術家的現象......」(羊城晚報)

「兩年一屆的CCAA中國當代藝術獎今年已經是第八屆了，與之前單槍匹馬不同，本次藝術獎得到了西九龍文娛區以及央美美術館的配合。此去瑞信今日藝術獎不到一周時間，報喜鳥、萬寶龍等等商業品牌也紛紛開始給藝術家頒獎，在各種藝術獎繁多的當下，藝術評選的公信力反而受到了懷疑。希客表示CCAA將堅持學術，並且希望未來能夠有更多機構參與進來，使之變成更具公共影響力的獎項......」(大公報)

“The jury’s selection took into account what it sees as a shift in Chinese contemporary art away from commodification and cynical detatchment towards more humanist, conscientious examinations of relevant social issues……The selection of these three artists may signal a new interest in Chinese media, performance and conceptual art over the typically sought after paintings by established cynical realists…” (AAP)

2012-11-7 Randian: “Winners of 2012 Chinese Contemporary Art Award [CCAA] Announced”
2012-11-8 Press Release: “Contemporary Chinese Art Awards (CCAA) 2012”
2012-11-8 HI 藝術、大公報：《耿建翌、白雙全、鄢醒獲CCAA大獎》
2012-11-8 新聞稿：《2012 CCAA中國當代藝術獎(CCAA) 2012》
2012-11-8 新京報：《白雙全獲中國當代藝術獎最佳藝術家獎》
2011-11-8 看網：《CCAA中國當代藝術獎耿建翌、白雙全、鄢醒獲獎》(現場視頻)
2012-11-10 羊城晚報：《2012年度中國當代藝術獎揭曉(組圖)》
2012-11-10 BLOUIN ARTINFO: “Pak Sheung Chuen Wins Best Artist at the 2012 Chinese Contemporary Art Awards”
2012-11-15 AAP: "Winners Announced at the 2012 CCAA"

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別人幫我做的作品系列：MAD IN CHINA

這件作品前晚在Para/Site藝術空間的籌款拍賣晚會上，以高過底價的價錢賣出。作品叫《MAD IN CHINA》，由一張黑白相片(90 x 54cm)和一本「第四屆廣州三年展導覽冊(2011)」(28 x 14cm)組成，版本是1/2。

它被放在我的「別人幫我做的作品系列」之中，因為這件作品既是我的作品，又是別人作品的一部份。原作為隋建國在第四屆廣州三年展(2011)做的一件大型貨櫃雕塑《中國製造》，櫃身挑出了英文大字「MADE IN CHINA」，作品的圖片印在導覽冊上，剛巧被書頁中間吃掉「E」字，變成了「MAD IN CHINA」，這和我對中國當代社會和藝術的看法十分接近，而這種看書的方法我在零七年的一件作品《谷之旅》已經用過。

我把它放在Para/Site的拍賣會上，想借此對這件作品作一確認，也想通過公開這件作品引起對作品和作品摡念的擁有權（或開放權）的討論。2012-11-2


別人幫我做的作品系列：MAD IN CHINA
相片(90 x 54cm)，第四屆廣州三年展導覽冊(2011)
版本: 1/2，2011

An artwork done by others series: MAD IN CHINA
A photograph (90 x 54cm), the Guidebook of the Fourth Guangzhou Triennial (2011)
Edition: 1/2, 2011