《Video：二十世纪后期的新媒介艺术》展览与新书发布会

Book Launch and Exhibition Opening: Video - New Media Art in the Late 20th Century
with Independent Curator and Author Zhu Qi
Opening: 6:00-7:30pm, Saturday, January 14, 2006
Timezone 8 Editions (Factory 798 - see map below)
Tel: 010 8456 0336 6436 1063 Mobile: 1365 112 4207

《Video：二十世纪后期的新媒介艺术》展览与新书发布会
策展人与作家：朱其
2006 年1 月14日 星期四 18：00
第八时区（798 工厂）
电话：010-84560336 64361063 13651124207

About the book and exhibition: Video - New Media Art in the Late 20th Century is newly published book that is both an historical and theoretical introduction of video art as it developed as an art form, from its birth in the 1960’s to its present day digital and computer-based modalities.  Included are introductions of historically important artists and their works.  Illustrated throughout with critical texts, this publication is a platform both for the layman interested in a better understanding and appreciation of new art and for the art professional interested in exhibiting or collecting video art. The exhibition will feature important video artists working in the PRC and feature selected works that appeared in Zhu Qi's book.

About the author: Zhu Qi was born in Shanghai in 1966.  He has a degree from the China Art Research Institute.  Presently, he lives and works in Beijing, where he curates and writes on new generation art and artists.  Exhibitions that he has curated include: ‘In the Name of Art’ in 1996; ‘A Record of Video and Photography’ in 1998.  He was one of the first critics and curators in China to introduce video and digital photography in his writings and exhibitions.  Recently he coined the term, ‘Post-70’s Art’ as part of his research and writing on recent art developments, culminating in the large scale exhibition he just curated titled, “Post-70s Art: A Generation Transformed by the Market.”

In addition to countless articles and essays on contemporary art, Zhu Qi’s past book publications include the Chinese language titles: Chinese Avant-Garde Photography Since 1990 and Visual Narrations and New Art.

关于本书：

本书以最全方位、最前沿的视野，对Video艺术——这一正在蓬勃发展的新媒介艺术，在历史和理论层面进行了详尽介绍，主要包括Video作为新兴艺术在二十世纪60年代的崛起、Video艺术在引入计算机技术后的蓬勃发展、Video艺术在二十世纪90年代在中国的兴起和发展状况，以及Video作为新媒介艺术的艺术理论。

本书还介绍了Video发展史上的重要艺术家及其代表作品，图片资料丰富翔实，文字评论深刻精当，是了解Video艺术的最佳平台，也是具有收藏价值的新媒介艺术著作。

关于作者：

朱其，1966年生于上海，毕业于中国艺术研究院研究生院。新生代代表性的艺术批评家，独立策展人。现生活和工作于北京。

在九十年代初参与现代艺术的独立策展和艺术批评，策划了一系列重要的前卫艺术展，包括1996年策划了装置和多媒体艺术展《以艺术的名义》，1998年策划了先锋摄影展《影像志异》。在国内较早介绍和研究新媒体艺术，并策划过相关展览。近年提出“70后艺术”概念，对“70后艺术”现象进行研究和艺术批评，并于2005年策划《70后艺术：市场改变中国之后的一代》大型展览。在国内外媒体上发表了大量艺术评论和学术论文。出版著作若干，包括《新艺术史和视觉叙事》、《1990年以来的中国先锋摄影》（主编）。

本书背景：

20世纪60年代，电视开始登上历史舞台，迅速占据了图像时代的统治地位。电视作为一种能影响社会秩序的媒体技术，其孪生产物——反商业电视的浪潮也随之兴起。Video艺术正起源于此。与此同时，现代艺术的发展趋势，使得对Video的历史性选择，从工具意义上的文献纪录变成具有自觉意义的艺术实践。技术与艺术的结合，促成了Video这一新媒介艺术的诞生，这在艺术史上的意义，正如Video艺术之父、现代艺术大师白南准所宣告的：“正如拼贴技巧取代了油画一样，阴极射线管将一定取代画布。”

To purchase this book online, visit http://www.timezone8.com/video.htm or visit the following fine bookstores in Beijing:

Timezone 8 Art Books (Inside 798), No 4 Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Beijing. Tel: 8456-0336.

Timezone 8 Art Books (Next to Sanlian Shudian), 24-2a Meishuguan Dongjie, Beijing. Tel: 5400 4427.