Quyuan is the former residence of Yu Yue (1821-1907), a master of Pu Xue in the late Qing Dynasty. It was built in 1874 and is located at No. 43, Ma Medical Branch, Gusu District, Suzhou City. It is a national cultural relics protection unit managed by Suzhou Literature and Art Home.
Among the gardens, Quyuan has its own unique humanistic and spatial atmosphere. We hope to use the new era art in space to recreate works and activate or create a new discovery in Suzhou in these time and materials.
The Xinhua News Agency District takes « Beautiful Xinhua » as the curatorial theme, and uses the community as an immersive exhibition venue. Activities such as art, exhibitions, discussions, paintings, and evaluations attract the public to come to the Xinhua News Agency for in-depth experience and discuss together what kind of community life we need in the post-epidemic era.
On September 9 this year, the Biennale inherited the « Yuyue » and ushered in a new theme « cruising ». From « fishing » to « cruising », it is the process of public art from « intervention » to « integration ». If the magnificent waves aroused during « fishing » have awakened the perception of art and the love of life, then now is the After the fusion of fish and water, it breaks the boundary between art and life and « cruises » calmly. A total of 31 outstanding domestic and foreign artists were invited to this biennale, and 33 groups/40 pieces of customized creations were launched. The curator team selected works that fit the theme and connotation of the biennale from around the world. This biennale is still curated by the Shanghai Luofu Zi Public Art Team, with special support from Poly Real Estate Shanghai Company.
This art festival is the first to advocate and emphasize that young artists are the main body, and international art academies carry out resident art cooperation and community participation, so as to present a diverse and symbiotic artistic ecological development. It aims to provide a platform for young artists to communicate and display. Combined with the current trend of culture, the festival has added a limited edition of « National Trend Art », richer participatory art activities and international art forums, and online special sessions such as digital art and cross-border art have been added to extend the boundaries of art and present The diversified and symbiotic artistic ecological development creates a richer artistic experience for tourists.
On the morning of July 9, 2021, in order to activate the regional industrial ecology of Hangzhou and create a model of « cultural and art-driven industrial transformation », the first session of 2021 was hosted by Qingjiao Culture and Dexin Industry, Commerce and Culture Group and co-organized with many cultural cooperation institutions. The opening ceremony of the « Seeing Art Project » art season and the opening ceremony of the cultural and commercial facilities of Xiangshan Art Commune were successfully held! The event was strongly supported by Yichuang Town in Xihu District and Dexin Group. The event brought together people from China Academy of Art, Zhejiang Music Industry Development Alliance, Xihu District Film and Television Culture Development Promotion Association, Hongmian Xiaobing Artificial Intelligence, independent artists, etc. Many school-enterprise art representatives jointly initiated and congratulated the shining opening of the art season in the eye-catching art highland – Yichuang Town. Xiangshan Art Commune.