Austrian contemporary artists seek bigger presence

More for the future

Besides the exhibition, the artists are also planning to publish a book that will provide an insider’s view of projects by China-based Austrian artists. The publication of these works, spanning 2003 to the present, will be published in Chinese, German and English.

ASAP is seeking funding for the book from the Austrian government and other organizations.

Through “Mifan,” ASAP hopes there will arise more opportunities to work with Chinese artist considering how Chinese contemporary art has made great progress in the last 20 years.

Dudesek said Chinese artists are deeply rooted in Chinese history: most of their art integrates ink painting or calligraphy – two noticeable characteristics of local art. “On the one hand, this is good, butn the other hand, this is very difficult for foreigners to understand,” he said. “However the situation is changing. Chinese artists have explored new ways to express their understanding of society and their feelingshich are more popular on the global art market.”

These are some of the things they foresee in a dialogue between the two sides.

Mifan Exhibition
Where: Anniart, 797 Dong Jie, 798 Art District, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District
When: November 7-26, daily except Monday, 11 am – 6 pm
Admission: Free
Tel: 8456 7783