Category: 2016-17

current length: 14mins George Fergusson Script Hi my name is George Fergusson.   My research intends to explore the most revolutionary art exhibitions in terms of how they challenged the notion of the museum and the spaces for the exhibition of art. I then went on to experiment its application in a contemporary context with […]

The Shuimu Art Space had a recollective Exhibtion of the underground Apartment Art movement that took place as early as the 50s. The particular space they recreated can be traced back to the late ’60s prototype. The prototype was indicated an all time low in housing stock, with regard to the context of the Cultural […]

Image created to show a correlation between the arts movements of 79 and the traditional landscapes prior to Maoist china. A link needs to be made to given the shift in regime and the common hope of new potentialities- but also a reflection of power structures of the past. The representation of the ruins is symbolic […]

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drawings update for apartment art movement  

Revisited some footage of the Shuimu Gallery Apartment art Exhibition (permanently closed)- I made an attempt to reverse catalogue the works on display to no   City: Beijing Curator: Gao Minglu, Zhang Runjuan, Zhang Min Duration: 2008-09-28 ~ 2008-10-27 Venue: Shuimu Contemporary Art Space Host(s): Shuimu Contemporary Art Space Co-organization(s): Institute of Gao Minglu Modern […]

Presentation file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3w484sszycqVFp6R2tKVUFuYXM/view?usp=sharing   Drawings to be considered The new drawing needs to speak through a media which embodies the conditions of research. I’ve been thinking for a while now that wood cut print could be a means of representing the 4 fields of research. Afterall the State propaganda involved with nation building is in a […]

      Lines come out quite well when contrast is high. Messy images don’t work well- too many shades of black result in lack of definition Consider other print media- Add charcoal and graphite outlines. Add Collage

Through tutorials with Ekaterina, I was able to solidify my ideas for the app. The app will basically act as a guide that allows you to see the behind-the-scenes of selected objects, by tracing the history of their ‘displays’ The app interface design and another perspective will follow soon.   Current Condition 2. 1930’s 3. […]

The image is laid out to reflect the turning points in the emergence of art museums in China in the period of 1979-1991, in the wake of Chairman Mao’s toppling of power. Arts ‘purpose’ can be chronologically ordered in the following: Art as a nation building form, which takes form typically as propaganda or socialist realism (Big Character posters/ Scar […]

Comparison of 3 conditions: Yuanmingyuan summer palace/ National ARt museum of China/ Underground Apartment art Could be interesting to see how these 3 conditions are represented graphically. Bothe the Old Summer palace and the 798 district emerge in the outskirts of the city. Conversely NAMOC occupies the same territory as the forbidden palace. We’re looking at a […]

Collage idea touching on issues of: ‘Chineseness’/ Confucianism Internal/External Antagonism- East vs West Power v populace  

Visit to amazon fulfilment centre: A 700,000 sqft building in Rugeley, largest one in the UK at Edinburgh, 1M sqft. Key success to arranging a sea of objects: -Random allocation according to size by algorithms -Picker doesn’t pick a complete order -Same items never store at the same location -Not to put best selling (viewing) […]