Will Beijing Biennial Admit Contemporary Art While

Yesterday, the host released the topic of the 5th Beijing Biennial - 'Future and Reality' in Beijing and Beijing Biennial is still characterized by paintings and sculptures. Although some people believe that this trend is conservative, the host still insists on the 'conservative' strategy. However, as the founding of Chinese contemporary faculties of fine arts and Chinese Artists Association Experimental Artistic Committee, Wang Yong, one of the delegates, said that they would gradually adjust the present conservative strategy.

Wang also said that, the attitude of China towards the future had attracted worldwide attention and China needed to know a world stepping into the future. So we locate the topic of Beijing Biennial at 'Future and Reality'. The host declared that painting and sculpture had become a characteristic of Beijing Biennial and this feature will last on in the 5th. Being different from the contemporary arts of Shanghai Biennial and Guangzhou Triennial, Beijing Biennial sticks to paintings and sculptures being dominated, which has always been a controversial issue. It is said that the 5th Beijing Biennial will be hosted in September next year.

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Whether admit contemporary arts or not?

In April this year, China Artist Association set up Experimental Artistic Committee and contemporary experimental arts are admitted into this big family. Will Beijing Biennial admit them as the same?

Wang said that Chinese theory horizon had fewer researches and evaluation criteria on device and new media, and hadn't reached professional layer. Therefore, the proportion of experimental and fashionable arts is very small. But it will increase long before.

Does the nation go forward while the public back up?

In 2009, people like Zhu Qi planned the 1st 798 Biennial, emphasizing its non-governmental quality. But according to our correspondent, the 2nd 798 Biennial which will originally be hosted this year cannot be hosted as we expect. Besides, the well-performed Chengdu Biennial changed its role. Chengdu Biennial, which was controlled by non-governmental capitals mainly by Deng Hong, will be hosted by the government this year.