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作品是生命的偶然相遇

作品是生命的偶然相遇
艺术家文本 /

14 / Jun / 2023

  每当回看自己的作品,如同回到那个曾经的我的某个瞬间。过去与现在的一次次叠加,时间与生命交织在一起的碰撞,总能在作品的缝隙中找到存活的痕迹。 生命中会遇到许多人,匆匆而来,匆匆而去。偶然的相遇成就一些作品,最后的分歧又成为陌路人。生命的碎片,此一时彼一时的纠结,现实生活中的绝望与希望,虚拟现实的再现,作品成全了生命暂时的虚无感。 来到这个世界是一个偶然,遇到什么时代也是一个偶然,与什么人相遇,更是偶然中的偶然。 我常说不愿意重复自己的作品,可策展人罗清奇说的一句话,“不管你作品的形式如何变,一看就是你的作品。就如同我写作的文风。” 她的话,一语道出作品的本质,仿佛看到我生命的胎记。 从小成长的环境,是一个有着红色基因的家庭。父母与学校的教育,也完全是社会主义意识形态化的。生命的轨迹如果不发生意外,我一定是另外一个人。我的一生充满矛盾与冲突,而打破既定模式的变数,就如同一场场行为艺术,是冒险与偶然交织的结果。生活的经历告诉我,此时此刻的执念,是完成一件事情或作品的基础。但经常放空的自己,才能使灵魂触摸到新的可能。当触及到心底能量时,它的魔力会引导我进入某种状态。在有心与无心,有意识与无意识之间,一切既有的假设与概念,本能的直觉反应,阴差阳错和机缘巧合,往往就发生在偶发与未知相遇的瞬间。 人是天地间的感应体。不同的环境、地域,人文变化,会直接影响我的艺术创作和心境。对世界的种种好奇,是我勇往直前的勇气。我是人,不可能对这个世界发生的一切无动于衷,无论与我有关系或没关系,我的关注点是什么?这决定了我对世界的认知以及作品的走向。 2023年6月14日于悉尼



“六四”34周年感想

“六四”34周年感想
艺术家文本 /

05 / Jun / 2023

“六四”过去34年了!看Facebook、Instagram和微信,能记得这一天在朋友圈发点什么,我认识的中国人已经越来越少了!在悉尼,只看到郭健在Facebook和Instagram发了几张当年“六四”的照片,去年我们还在中国驻悉尼总领事馆门口相遇一起抗议。



放空

放空
艺术家文本 /

02 / May / 2023

昨天画了一张自己还满意的水墨画,今天上午就想再画出昨天那张画的感觉,可一连几张都失败,或者说不如昨天那张好。这让我有点恼火,也认识到作画时放空的重要性,它是非常微妙的感受,只要它在脑子里有一点点影子,就会影响到眼下的一笔一划。也就是说明意识在告诉我,按照昨天那张画感觉走的时候,潜意识就弱化了,其结果会适得其反。



活的灵魂

活的灵魂
艺术家文本 /

17 / Apr / 2023

当我拿起笔画画时,第一笔下去的走势,决定了这张画的方向。这给我一个启示,是什么驱使我完成一件作品?一张小画也许有某种瞬间的偶然性,但一个人十年或二十年,乃至一生的作品,其中必有它的共性。



Art work as chance encounter with life

Art work as chance encounter with life
Writing /

14 / Apr / 2023

Whenever I look back at my works, it is like going back to a certain moment of that former me. The overlapping of past and present, the collision of time and life intertwined together, can always find traces of survival in the crevices of the works.



Time and Tides: Xiao Lu’s Recursive Art, 1989-2019

Time and Tides: Xiao Lu’s Recursive Art, 1989-2019
Article / What's On /

01 / Apr / 2023

The inescapable focus of any commentary on the art of Chinese-born female artist Xiao Lu is the action of her firing a gun into her installation Dialogue 对话 (1988-89).



“Dialogue”, “Polar”, “Coil” joined exhibition “Stepping Out !” in Denmark

In Stepping Out! you’ll get a unique insight into China’s contemporary art scene through 80 works by 26 prominent female artists. The exhibition includes performance, video, photography, sculpture, ink drawings and oil paintings, offering a surprisingly rich range of themes, approaches and perspectives.



“One” showed at “China-The Past is Present”

“One” showed at “China-The Past is Present”
Group Exhibition / What's On /

20 / Feb / 2023

The original idea of “Dialogue” stems from personal despair. The work shows a man and a woman making a call; the phone line hangs in the middle, proving the impossibility of such a dialogue. In this contradictory state of mind lies the original idea of the installation “Dialogue”. The last gunshot was a roar out of suppressed emotions.



《合一》参加“中国-熔古铸今”馆藏展

《合一》参加“中国-熔古铸今”馆藏展
What's on 中文 / 群展 /

20 / Feb / 2023

“中国——熔古铸今”展,2022年10月15日至2023年2月20日。通过并列来自维多利亚国立美术馆的中国艺术和设计的历史和当代收藏的作品,了解中国文化和艺术传统和重要文化运动的遗产。



肖鲁参与盛奇“中国当代艺术家自述”编

肖鲁参与盛奇“中国当代艺术家自述”编
What's on 中文 /

23 / Jan / 2023

2023年2月23日,肖鲁参与由旅居伦敦的艺术家盛奇组织的“中国当代艺术家自述”编第一篇《肖鲁:复仇者的子弹》。这个活动由盛奇在伦敦通过ZOOM与艺术家进行访谈,之后链接到油管(YOUTUBE)播放。



Xiao Lu participated in Sheng Qi’s “Contempoary Chinese Artists Autobiography”

On February 23, 2023, Xiao Lu participated in “Contempoary Chinese Artists Autobiography”, organized by Sheng Qi, an artist living in London. The first article “Xiao Lu: The Avenger’s Bullet”. This event was conducted by Sheng Qi in London via Zoom with the artist, and then linked to YouTube.



“Open Fire” joined exhibition “Empowerment”

“Open Fire” joined exhibition “Empowerment”
Group Exhibition / What's On /

08 / Jan / 2023

On September 9, 2022, at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg in Germany, a four-month exhibition on women in the world named “Empowerment” kicked off.



《开火》参加”赋权“展览

《开火》参加”赋权“展览
What's on 中文 / 群展 /

08 / Jan / 2023

022年9月9日,在德国沃尔夫斯堡美术馆,一场为期四个月,以《赋权》命名的世界女性展览拉开帷幕。这个展览筹备了五年,策展团队由策展人Andreas Beitin, Katharina Koch, and Uta Ruhkamp和助理策展人Regine Epp and Dino Steinhof组成。从全球50个国家,选择了100名女性艺术家,探讨女权和女性话题。我的作品《开火》参展。



“Dialogue”, “Polar”, “Soil” join exhibition “Stepping Out ! ” in Norway

 “Getpping Out! Female Identity in Chinese Contemporary Art” Exhibition hold at Lillehammer Art Museum, Norway. My works “Dialogue” performance video (1989), “Polar” performance video (2016), “Coil” performance video (2018) join this exhibition.



“Polar” join the exhibition “Sensitive Content” in Unit London, UK

My work “Polar” (2016) participated in the group exhibition “Sensitive Content” at UNIT LONDON Gallery in London, UK. Exhibition period: September 13 to October 16, 2022.



《极地》参加“敏感内容”展

《极地》参加“敏感内容”展
What's on 中文 / 群展 /

16 / Oct / 2022

作品《极地》(2016),参加英国伦敦UNIT LONDON画廊群展“敏感内容”。展期:2022年9月13日至10月16日。



For Iran, For Freedom, For Feminism / Sydney Rally

1 October 2022 at 4:00PM. For the freedom of Iran, for the freedom of women. In BELMORE PARK, ON EDDY AVENUE, CENTRAL STATION, Sydney, Australia. We are together.



为伊朗,为自由,为女权 / 悉尼集会

为伊朗,为自由,为女权 / 悉尼集会
What's on 中文 /

01 / Oct / 2022

2022年10月1日下午4:00PM。为伊朗的自由,为女性的自由。在澳大利亚悉尼BELMORE PARK,ON EDDY AVENUE,CENTRAL STATION。我们在一起!



肖鲁参加澳大利亚新南威尔士美术馆“艺术与政治”话题讨论

话题讨论“艺术与政治”,2022年9月21日晚6PM-6:45PM,在澳大利亚新南威尔士美术馆举行。参与者:达当克里斯坦托,肖鲁、沈嘉伟,主持人:Linda Jaivin



Becoming One: Xiao Lu’s Dialogues of Ink and Water

On 5 September 2015, at the Valand Academy of Fine Arts in Gothenburg, Sweden, performance artist Xiao Lu (b.1962) poured buckets of black ink and water over her head in an almost trance-like ritual of self-immersion and re-emergence. Her apparently simple actions, viscerally shocking to view, embodied Xiao’s complex responses to gendered lived experiences and …



“Skew” and “Tear down this wall” join the “Bald Girls-Chain Reaction” in Germany

On March 3, 2012, the exhibition “Bald Girsl” curated by Juan Xu opened at “Iberia Contemporary Art Center” in Beijing. Artists Xiao Lu, Li Xinmo, and Lan Jing shave their heads at the opening ceremony, announcing the establishment of “Bald Girls”.



Xiao Lu works on “Stepping Out” catalog

Xiao Lu works on “Stepping Out” catalog
Publication /

01 / Aug / 2022

Stepping Out! Female Identities in Chinese Contemporary Art is the first book and exhibition in twenty-five years to present a broadly representative selection of works by China’s contemporary women artists.



“Connecting Bodies: Asian Women Artists” Catalog

Through its various academic research and exhibition activities, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) is engaged in multifaceted efforts to establish the place of Korean modern and contemporary art history within the dynamic currents of contemporary art in Asia and throughout the world.



Xiao Lu work on “Empowerment: Art and Feminisms” Catalogue

“We should all be feminists!” (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) —In Europe and the United States, feminism has long since become part of popular culture. Yet, despite global movements, demonstrations, and petitions to establish equality, it is still not possible in the twenty-first century to speak of comprehensive gender equality with regard to women and LGBTQIA+ communities-not in any country of the world.



Xiao Lu’s work “Tides” join at “ARRA Video Art Project No.2”

“ARRA Video Art Project No.2” Curator: Nasim Nasr Opening Guest: Anne Marsh Artists: Xiao Lu, Wendy Yu, Gabriella Mangano & Slivana Mangano. Opening: May 7, 2022. 4PM. Exhibition:May 7 – 31 August, 2022. Address: 13 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia.  



心病

心病
艺术家文本 /

09 / Feb / 2022

经常会在清晨或傍晚出去,找不到北的拿起相机在街上瞎拍。有时胸口发闷,就会想到死了以后的事情。每当这个时候,就会站在街头,望着一个景物,或者看着熙熙冉冉的人群,扑捉光影下快门按下的一霎那,瞬间即逝的一点点快感,觉得自己还活着。



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