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Beijing
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Shanghai
Graphic Design and Typography in China w Lynn Pan, Ou Ning, & Pan Jian Feng

中国的平面设计以及字体艺术——潘翎、欧宁、潘剑锋

As part of Shanghai International Literary Festival
Sunday, March 22, 2009, 3:00pm
6/F, No. 5 The Bund (at Guangdong Lu)

What is the current state of graphic design and typographic experimentation in China? What is the extent of its influence on visual arts and media, from books to (maga)zines, or album covers to movie credits to advertisements? How is it used in underground scenes as a dynamic vehicle for visual communication – from Beijing to Shanghai to Shenzhen – both today and traditionally? Inspired by the centenary of the publication of F.T. Marinetti’s “Futurist Manifesto”, which was republished in Shanghai in 1921 and had a vast influence on the artists and designers at the time, the panel discussion will look at the rise and evolution of graphic design and typography in China since the early 20th century.

平面设计和字体学在中国目前的情况如何？它们对视觉艺术和媒体的影响又有多广？是否从书籍到杂志，从唱片封面、电影职员名单到广告都有它们的身影？从过去到现在，从北京到上海甚至深圳，它们一直活跃在地下艺术中，是视觉传播的有力媒介，这又是如何做到的？ 今年是F.T. Marinetti《未来主义宣言》发表的一百周年。而在1921年，上海也再版了这一宣言，并深深影响了当时的艺术家和设计师。趁着这一时机，专题小组将审视自二十世纪前期以来中国平面设计和字体艺术的兴起和发展。

Three distinguished panelists, Lynn Pan, Ou Ning, and Pan Jian Feng will present their investigations from both historical and contemporary perspectives in order to provide a understanding of the creative process behind Chinese graphic design and typography, and its strong connection to poetry, literature, and art-making. Lynn Pan will take us back to the radical ideas explored by artists a century ago in Shanghai, and Ou Ning will share some of the most groundbreaking work from today’s most talented designers and typographers, from Guangzhou to Beijing. Pan Jian Feng’s personal story will wrap up the panel, and all three speakers will aim to place these distant relatives of the visual arts within the context of contemporary artistic movements.

三位杰出的专题小组成员——潘翎、欧宁、潘剑锋——将从历史和现实的角度汇报他们的调查结果，剖析中国字体学以及平面设计的创造过程，并揭示它们与诗歌、文学以及艺术创作之间千丝万缕的联系。潘翎将带领我们回顾一个世纪之前艺术家们在上海宣扬的激进思想，欧宁将与大家分享一批从广州到上海最具开创性的作品，这些作品都是由目前最具才华的设计师和字体设计师所创作的。在专题讨论的最后，潘剑峰将为大家讲述自己的个人经历。这三位演讲者的目的在于将这两个视觉艺术的远亲放到现代艺术运动这一大背景下进行审视。

Organized and moderated by Defne Ayas in collaboration with PERFORMA09 – New York, this program will be presented as part of the Shanghai International Literary Festival 2009.

这一活动由Defne Ayas协同PERFORMA09 – 纽约组织并主持。这一项目将作为2009上海国际文学节的一个组成部分。For tickets: http://www.mypiao.com/bar/

Shanghai
ifa gallery’s current exhibition:

MOVE
an exhibition of rhythm, action, transformation, and fluctuation; of humanity, sensuality, and urbanity
Photographers: Audrey Salmon, Arnaud de Gramont and Jean-Sebastien Lallemand

7th March, 2009 – 13th April, 2009
Opening 7th March, 3-8pm

Shanghai
Shansa Solo show, @ Elizabeth deBrabant, details here (starts March 21)