Place of Origin and Field of Test - Design Art in Shenzhen

Place of Origin and Field of Test - Design Art in Shenzhen (1987-2019)

Planned by

Xiangbo Chen

Academic Chair

Xinying Zhang

Director

Jian Wang | Zhenfei Wen

Curator

Baoyu Peng

Coordinator

Shan Lu

Assistant Curator

Zhongcheng Wu

Art Archive

Xianliang Xie

Translator

Zhongyun Xu | Muyi Liu

Digital Presentation by

Zhuqing Xiao | Yishan Shi | Yunting Xie | Xizhe Lin

Promotion by

Yi Zhou | Le Liu | Rongze Dai

Website Promotion by

Shini Wu

Public Education by

Yang Xue | zhuofei Chen

Photography by

Fang Chen

Administrative Coordinators

Qizhong Chen | Wenhua Luo | Zhu Wang

Financial Managemers

Li Liang | Jiefeng Zhu | Xiaotong Lin

Collection Managers

Xinni Wang | Hui Tan | Chenlei Li

Visual/Spacial Design by

TG Art Design

Organiser

Guan Shanyue Art Museum of Shenzhen

Time

Permanent from 5 February 2021

Venue

Hall D & E, 3F, Guan Shanyue Art Museum of Shenzhen

As one of the listed programmes in the 2020 Supporting Plan for Young Curators in National Museums organised by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the permanent exhibition of Place of Origin and Field of Test - Design Art in Shenzhen (1987-2019) was organised by Guan Shanyue Art Museum of Shenzhen and is open to public from 5 February 2021 in Hall D & E in the museum.

Shenzhen is one of the birthplaces for contemporary art and design in China. Since the reform and opening-up policy was activated, Shenzhen has largely promoted the development of creative design industries and thus become an essential platform and testfield for communications with Hong Kong and Macao based on its advantangeous geographic location and pioneering perception as the 'window of the world'.

The Guan Shanyue Art Museum of Shenzhen witnessed, participated and promoted the development of art and design in Shenzhen and it is the first museum to include research and collections of the contemporary art and design into academic field. The museum has a rich collection of contemporary art and design works in which the objects not only possess huge cultural and economic value, but lay a foundation for historical tracing and research of Chinese design.

This permanent exhibition of Place of Origin and Field of Test - Design Art in Shenzhen (1987-2019) was curated by Baoyu Peng. Based on representative design works in different historical periods, the exhibition poses an in-depth tracing and research of the development of design in Shenzhen in the past 40 years. On one hand, the exhibition aims to reflect on the interactive relationship between creative design and the city's dynamism during its urbanisation and transformation. On the other hand, it hopes to celebrate local design and art, establish cultural confidence, and encourage relevant stakeholders in the industries to focus on social development and public needs while providing an example for case study of contemporary art and design in China.

Shenzhen Culture, Creativity & Design Association（SCCDA）

Shenzhen Culture, Creativity & Design Association (SCCDA) is a social organization commissioned by Shenzhen municipal government to bridge and connect the local government with the cultural, creative and design industries.

SCCDA serves to operate and brand the "City of Design" programme and is responsible for the promotion of "Shenzhen Design", the integration of the city's cultural and creative design resources and strengths, and the domestic and international communication and cooperation with fellow Creative Cities and professional design institutions at home and abroad.

SCCDA has played an important role in the organization of major design events in the city, including Shenzhen Design Week (SZDW), Shenzhen Global Design Award (SDA), Shenzhen Design Award for Young Talents (SDAY), ShenzhenHong Kong Design Twin-cities Exhibition among others. The association has contributed to the promotion of Shenzhen's city image and the branding of "City of Design".

EXHIBITION

Place of Origin and Field of Test - Design Art in Shenzhen