“太阳神经丛 Solar Plexus
” MyPeople Project in Shanghai
由12位来自伦敦、上海和阿姆斯特丹广受好评的艺术家聚集而成的MyPeople项目旨在探讨了人际网络的主题。该项目是一场自发选定的艺术家，策展人、活动统筹者和实体展览之间的协作。这种方式主要实现在伦敦和阿姆斯特丹和上海的实地展览中。
MyPeople项目在上海项目落实在与m50视界艺术中心合作举办的展览《太阳神经丛》， 2012年6月1日（周五）举行开幕。太阳神经丛是在腹部的中央神经网络，如果有足够的力量，这方面的命中甚至可以导致心脏停止。本着这种精神，作为第一个由具体形态作为结果的MyPeople项目，并且也是许多参与者相互协作的成果，太阳神经丛是这种努力的一个关键因素。展览将持续一个月，参展艺术家会根据个人特点展出全新的或已有的作品。这些作品中的决大多数是首次一起在上海展出。当然所有参与艺术家都建立了在本国和国际上展出的丰富经验，不过好几位都是首次到中国参展。
呈现十二位艺术家的作品的同时，也将通过与上海，伦敦和阿姆斯特丹的各种艺术专业人士，美术馆，工作坊，和观众的直接互动来完成。期间进行对话，交流思想，知识，技能和艺术家和观众之间的文化交流，本土和国际的，在线和离线相结合的平台推进这种关系网络模式。其目的是提供艺术家一个扩展他们的人际网络的 ，并学习如何使用不同的文化和心态。
“太阳神经丛”
日期及时间：2012年 6月1日 - 7月2日
开幕时间：2012年6月1日 下午6点-9点
地点：视界艺术中心 1空间 & 2空间 www.vartcenter.com
地址：上海莫干山路50号3号楼210 & 6号楼104
＊MyPeople项目除了展览部分，所涉及的艺术家同时将在上海开展一系列艺术家公众讲座，工作坊和对谈。活动地点和时间如下：
讲座 —“新单位”
5月31日（星期四）
上海徐汇区永嘉路50号 www.xindanwei.com
19:30——21;30 pm
《太阳神经丛》的参展艺术家将谈论他们的创作，人脉和参与的项目。 MyPeople项目的出品人 Ronnie Gillam 会谈谈她开展这个项目的灵感和动机和设置。
讲座“始于人际网络”—--上海外滩美术馆
6月3日 （周日） 19:00——21;00 pm
上海 黄浦区虎丘路20号 www.rockbundartmuseum.org
《太阳神经丛》的参展艺术家 —— Anika Schwarzlose 、Brian D. McKenna将首次在中国介绍创作，徐文恺、吴珏辉也会谈论他们近期的工作。
工作坊—--2012年6月1日,上海复旦视觉艺术学院
艺术家: Charbel Ackermann
也可以找到一个列表中的所有活动和进一步的细节上该项目的网站：myppl.co.uk
组织
Ronnie Gillam – 出品人
持有中央圣马丁艺术与设计学院文学硕士学位和贝扎雷艺术与设计学院文学士学位。她在管理一系列摄影和杂志项目方面具有丰富经验，范围涵盖品牌推广、展览会和照片拍摄。Ronnie 现居于伦敦。
Jiri Tobisek – 策展人
Jiri Tobisek 在捷克共和国的布拉格长期从事哲学研究， 并在以色列 Bezalel 艺术学院学习视觉艺术.如今, 他作为一个数字媒体专家已经在视觉文化领域成为一个独立学者的角色。
巢佳幸 –联合统筹-上海
1984生于上海，2010年获上海大学美术学院美术学硕士学位，2009年开始参与展览策划活动，2011年起担任复旦大学上海视觉艺术学院视界艺术中心行政总监及策展人。
张妙仪– 联络协调－上海
Natasha Chueng ,1999年毕业于伦敦大学国王学院英语系。 她最早在英国开始记者生涯, 同事具有在美国的出版业和市场营销经验，如今生活在香港从事于金融业领域.
参展艺术家
Anika Schwarzlose [德国/荷兰],
Brian D. McKenna[加拿大/ 荷兰],
Colm Lally [爱尔兰/ 英国]
Ellen Nolan [英国],
Irina Birger [以色列／荷兰],
陆扬 [中国],
Peter Vink [荷兰],
吴珏辉 [中国],
徐文恺[中国],
许志锋 [中国],
Yaron Lapid [英国].
Charbel Ackermann [英国].
MyPeople项目中多元化和广受好评的艺术家们来自中国，荷兰和主办城市英国。这种组合不仅跨越地域界限，也跨越物质、规模、态度和题材的边界。
该项目包括中国艺术家许志锋，其混合行为，装置干预和挑战对建筑环境的看法， Peter Vink 建构特定空间的概念，评论家 Manuela Lietti 描述其创作是经营着“其它艺术家遥不可及的对空间内部的思考”。另外，陆扬创作涉及一个更多解剥的规模，这种有争议的探测，侵略和颠覆我们的态度 去离散生物实体。而 Ellen Nolan 的作品探讨和她的对象之间的紧张局势和 动态变化。
在MyPeople项目中，艺术家们重新诠释了传统媒体， 如Anika Schwarzlose 和 Colm Lally 的创作，吴珏辉作品， Irina Birger 的摄影作品，或 Yaron Lapid’s 的视频作品 。 除此之还有那些外利用目前的技术发展的创作作品，它包括上海艺术家Aaajiao把数据变成现实和反之亦然的过渡迷恋。在许多情况下， 展览的引人之处与互动事件目前在个别艺术家的工作中显现，并且往往是很特别的作品： Brian Mckenna 的作品把人的感官与结合的音频，视频和物理装置的艺术品贯穿。 Charbel Ackerman 检测了点的空间表征，思想和语言的交叉，不但结合敏锐的洞察力，又具有清新的幽默感。
参加MyPeople项目的艺术家在的详细清单连同履历，可以在这里找到：myppl.co.uk
Solar Plexus
Bringing together twelve critically acclaimed artists from London, Shanghai and Amsterdam, the MyPeople Project explores the subject of networking. The project is a collaboration between a group of self-selected artists, curators and event organisers with an exhibit，
The process will result in exhibitions in London, Amsterdam and Shanghai
In Shanghai the MyPeople Project is partnering with the V Art Center to host the exhibit Solar Plexus, opening on Friday, June 1st 2012. The solar plexus is a central network of nerves in the abdomen, and if enough force is applied, a hit to this area can even cause the heart to stop. In that vein, as the first tangible result of the MyPeople Project, and the product of collaboration between many participants, Solar Plexus is a key element in this endeavour. The exhibit will run for one month, highlighting both new and existing works from the participating artists. This will be the first time that most of these works have been shown in Shanghai. While all the artists involved are well established in their home countries, and have exhibited internationally, for several this will be their first time exhibiting in China.
Presenting work from these twelve established artists, while promoting this unique networking model with an open dialogue, and exchange of ideas, knowledge, skills and cultural experiences between both artists and audiences, locally and internationally. An online and offline combined platform will be used for the interactions between artists and audience.
The aim is to provide artists with a platform for extending their networks, and for learning how to work with different cultures and mentalities. This will be accomplished through direct interaction with other artists, galleries, workshops, various art professionals and audiences in Shanghai, London and Amsterdam.
“Solar Plexus ”
Dates & Times: 1 June – 2 July 2012
Opening: 6-9 pm, 1 June 2012
Venue: V Art Center www.vartcenter.com
Address: Building No 3 and No 6, No. 50 Moganshan RD, Shanghai, China
To launch the exhibit, most of the artists involved will be in Shanghai, and the MyPeople Project will host a series of artist talks and lectures at the following locations and times:
Lecture—Thursday, May 31st at Xindanwei
50 Yongjia Road, Xuhui district, Shanghai www.xindanwei.com
7.30-9.30pm: Select artists exhibiting in Solar Plexus will talk about their work, networking and involvement with the project. MyPeople Project’s founder Ronnie Gillam will also speak about her inspiration and motivations in launching this project, and how she set about creating it.
Lecture”Begin with ntework”—Sunday, June 3rd at Rockbund Art Museum
20 Huqiu Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai www.rockbundartmuseum.org
7-9pm: Several artists exhibiting in Solar---- Anika Schwarzlose 、Brian D. McKennaspeakwill intriduce their works in shanghai first,and Wu Juehui and
Ajiao will talk about their recent works.
Workshop June 1, 2012, Shanghai Institution Visual Arts (SIVA)
Artist: Charbel Ackermann
A list of all events and further details can also be found on the project’s website: myppl.co.uk
Organisation
Ronnie Gillam – Founder / Curato
holds an MA from Central Saint Martins Art and Design College and a BA from Bezalel Academy of Fine Arts and Design. She has extensive experience in managing a range of studio and magazine projects including branding, exhibitions and photo shoots.Ronnie currently resides in London.
Jiri Tobisek - Curator
Jiri Tobisek studied philosophy in Prague, the Czech Republic and visual arts at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Israel. Currently, he works as a digital media expert in Tel Aviv and pursues research in visual culture as an independent scholar.
Chao Jiaxing - Event organiser - Shanghai
Born in 1984, Jiaxing Chao graduated with a master's degree from the Fine Art College of Shanghai University in 2010. She has participated in exhibition planning and curating activities since 2009. In 2011 she took on the role of director and curator of the V Art Center, which is affiliated with the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts.
Natasha Cheung – Event coodinator - Shanghai
Natasha currently resides in Hong Kong, and works in finance. She began her career as a journalist in London, and also has experience in editing and marketing. She graduated from King's College London in 1999 with a degree in English.
Participating Artists
Anika Schwarzlose [German/Netherlands],
Brian D. McKenna[Canada/Netherlands],
Colm Lally [Ireland/United Kingdom]
Ellen Nolan [United Kingdom],
Irina Birger [Israel/Netherlands],
Charbel Ackermann [United Kingdom].
Lu Yang [China],
Peter Vink [Netherlands],
Wu Juehui [China],
Xu Wenkai[China],
Xu Zhifeng [China],
Yaron Lapid [United Kingdom].
MyPeople features diverse and critically acclaimed artists from the host cities in China, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. This eclectic group not only crosses geographical boundaries: it crosses boundaries of medium, scale, attitude and subject matter. The project includes the urban-scale work of Chinese artist Xu Zhifeng, whose mix of performance, intervention and installation challenges perceptions of the built environment, as well as the architectural, site-specific concerns of Peter Vink, described by critic Manuela Lietti as operating ‘in spaces other artists would consider too out of reach’. Alternatively, Lu Yang works on a more anatomical scale: controversially probing, invading and overturning our attitudes to discrete biological entities, while Ellen Nolan's work explores the tensions and shifting dynamics between her subjects.
In MyPeople one will find artists who reinterpret traditional media, such as in the sculptural creations of Anika Schwarzlose and Colm Lally, the works of Wu Juehui, the photographic work of Irina Birger, or Yaron Lapid’s video pieces. In addition there are those who exploit current technological developments, including Shanghai artist Aaajiao’s fascination with the transition of data into reality and vice versa. In many cases, the transgressive and collaborative agenda of the exhibition is present within the work of individual artists, and often within particular pieces: Brian Mckenna’s pieces traverse the human senses with artworks that combine audio, visual and physical installations. In a parallel vein, Charbel Ackerman examines the points where spatial representation, ideology and language intersect, combining sharp insight with a refreshing sense of humour.
A detailed list of the artists taking part in MyPeople, along with their CVs, can be found here: myppl.co.uk
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