NOT NO LAND FOR QUESTIONERS

The youths today are born in an era of “peace explosion”, and the seemingly serene surroundings have created an illusion of the end of history. After two decades of turbulence beneath the surface, signs of dramatic changes to come are rearing their heads in the 21st century. Although past experiences all appear flimsy in the face of current turmoil, but youths still have to tackle challenges unique to their era, break free from the shackles of the mind, the siege of consumerism and the lost of oneself, and establish brand new perception and communication methods through visceral and genuine experience so as to retrieve the lost “vicinity”. How will they emerge from their own roads, and how will they put forth their own answers? Perhaps what is more important is whether or not they still possess the capacity to suspect and to question the existing world.

Chen Shilin, Chen Sizuo, NiNi Dongnier, Jiang Weihan, Nie Lisha, Wu Zheng’ou, Wen Guoqiang and Yao Duojin, the eight young artists participating in this exhibition, all hail from the “A4 LàB” project. As the youth representatives in this program, first and foremost their pieces are enquiries about the world. At the same time, as one of the most anticipated groups in the A4 Art Museum, young audiences and creators from different circles will also be afforded the opportunity to partake in a raft of online and offline activities and to voice their opinions via different methods.