fringe artist

Chapter 254 252. Sino-Japanese cultural and artistic exchanges
Human ancestors have learned to use leaves to cover their bodies since primitive times, and it is also because of shame to shelter them from wind and rain.

With the development of civilization, human beings wear more and more clothes, and moral and aesthetic concepts are gradually established.

Clothes have been endowed with more meanings from the single function of sheltering from wind and rain, such as the taste evolved in modern society.

The reason why sexy lingerie makes blood spurt and feel sexy is because it loses the most essential meaning of clothes, and also loses the shame of human beings, and becomes an alternative taboo.

Human beings always like challenging and exciting things, and things with strong visual impact.

Chen Li'an is no exception. It can even be said that he likes excitement more than ordinary people. The aesthetic limit of ordinary people is far from being able to make Chen Li'an become excited.

As an artist, Chen Li'an's pursuit of many things is very extreme, otherwise those good sisters would not call him pervert every day.

Chen Li'an always felt that he was wronged, he was just more excited, and he still respected them in some games.

In the hotel room, Chen Li'an was sitting on the sofa, with Erlang's legs crossed and a wine glass in his hand, watching the surprise performance that Li Dabai had prepared for him.

A person's Victoria's Secret Show should be called the Little Secret Show.

Li Dabai's figure is really top-notch. She from the dance troupe is no worse than those professional models in terms of temperament and figure.

When she put on those sexy clothes and started walking, Chen Li'an looked very worried, for fear that she would lose her focus, and I really don't know how she was chosen to dance in the first place.

Such a figure is not suitable for dancing. The top dancers are almost all slender and thin. People like Li Dabai who tend to lean forward will not achieve much.

Li Dabai walked up to Chen Li'an, and just as he turned around to look back, Chen Li'an grabbed her and dragged her into his arms.

The wide palm gently tugged on the black silk sling, making a crisp sound.

Li Dabai snorted in pain, and leaned into Chen Li'an's arms and said, "Mr. Chen, why don't you go out today?"

"It depends on your performance." Chen Li'an glanced at the time and said, "It's nine o'clock in the morning, and if there is no accident, Ou Dingping will come to meet me for lunch at eleven o'clock. You don't have much time."

"Hmph, then I'll feed you first and not let you go out to eat!" Li Dabai turned over and looked at Chen Li'an condescendingly.

What Li Dabai could feed Chen Li'an was nothing more than some special dishes.

What kind of meat, eggs, scallions, chicken, and juicy peaches can really feed Chen Li'an, and he doesn't want to move when he is lazy.

However, Chen Li'an went out at noon. It was not Ou Dingping who was looking for him, but people from Tokyo University of the Arts who found Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an originally wanted to refuse, but the other party mentioned the cultural exchange between China and Japan, and also presented his identity as an honorary professor of CAFA, so it was difficult for Chen Li'an to refuse.

Li Dabai asked curiously while helping Chen Li'an get dressed, "Why is a Japanese a professor at CAFA?"

"What's so strange about it? It's just an honorary professor. Many Chinese artists are also honorary professors of foreign universities." Chen Li'an straightened his collar, looked at Li Dabai and said, "Hirayama Ikuo is very powerful. He arrived in the 70s. He holds art exhibitions in China, and is now the chairman of the China-Japan Cultural Exchange Association and the president of Tokyo University of the Arts.”

Speaking of this, Chen Li'an suddenly remembered a report in a magazine that he had read before. Hirayama Ikuo also donated hundreds of millions of yen to Dunhuang to protect Dunhuang culture.

A standard Buddhist, the paintings are basically Buddhist paintings, and he is still a pacifist, probably because he experienced the glory of the little boy in Hiroshima when he was a child.

"Then why is he looking for you?" Li Dabai asked curiously while sitting on the bed rubbing his sore waist.

Chen Li'an shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows, maybe it's for cultural exchange? Fulfill your responsibilities as president?"

Instead of guessing here, why not go directly to Tokyo University of the Arts to have a look.

Mr. Li Shutong is also an alumnus here, and Chen Li'an is still very curious about this school.

In the early [-]th century, many people from China came here to study and study. The artists in Wanwan came the most, and there were relatively few artists in China.

Tokyo University of the Arts was very sincere and specially sent a car to pick up Chen Li'an. Just as Li Dabai got in the car and was curious to speak to Chen Li'an, the driver in front of him took the initiative to say hello in Chinese.

"Hi, I'm Ido Cunji, nice to meet you."

Hearing the driver's proficient Chinese, Li Dabai was a little thankful that he didn't speak just now, otherwise he would have opened his mouth and said: Teacher Chen, the devil still values ​​you.

Chen Li'an didn't know what was going on in Li Dabai's mind. When he heard the name Ido Cunji, he immediately looked over curiously, and asked uncertainly, "Did we meet in Venice last year?"

"Yes, I was the host of the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale last year." Ido Murji said with a smile, "It's just that we didn't know each other at that time."

Hearing Ido Cunji's confirmation, Chen Li'an couldn't help raising his eyebrows, why did he take the initiative to be the driver.

Being able to be the host of the National Pavilion means that it is not an ordinary person, just like the host of the China Pavilion will randomly send a lecturer from the Academy of Fine Arts.

Ido Curaji's status in the Japanese art world is definitely not low, so how could he take the initiative to pick him up?

Chen Li'an didn't think too much and asked directly: "Why did you come to pick me up?"

Ido Cunji smiled and said, "I want to invite you to participate in the Tokyo Art Festival."

The Tokyo Art Festival is the Tokyo Art Festival. It is the most influential art festival in Japan. There are many large and small art exhibitions in Japan. The only one that is truly influential is the Tokyo Art Festival.

However, in a few years there will be the Land Art Festival, and at that time the art festival in Tokyo will truly blossom internationally.

"Hasn't it already started?" Chen Li'an asked curiously, "You want me to participate in next year's art festival?"

Idomuraji nodded and said, "That's right, I hope you can participate in the Tokyo Art Festival."

The Tokyo Art Festival and the Venice Art Biennale are colliding. How can the Tokyo Art Festival do better than the Venice Art Biennale? I guess they are looking for artists to support the stage.

"Thank you for the invitation, but I need to think about it."

Chen Li'an thought about it for a while but didn't immediately agree. There will be a financial crisis next year, Japan will suffer so much losses, and I don't know if the Arts Festival can't be launched.

Ido Cunji, who originally wanted to talk about the theme of the art exhibition, smiled after hearing Chen Li'an's words, and did not continue to invite.

This was in [-]. In previous years, even if money was spent, he would have to spend a few artists here.

It's a pity that Japan's economy is not as brilliant as it used to be, and Ido Cunji misses the past few years.

Soon the car arrived at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and Chen Li'an immediately felt the unique atmosphere of the University of the Arts after getting off the car.

Tokyo University of the Arts is mainly engaged in two aspects of art and music. It has achieved very high achievements in art and music, and many celebrities have graduated here.

The most important thing is that the campus is in Ueno Park, and the environment is really good. The only pity is that there are no cherry blossoms on the cherry trees.

Walking on the campus, Chen Li'an chatted casually with Ido Cunji. He introduced the school to Chen Li'an, and the topic was still talking about the Tokyo Art Festival intentionally or unintentionally.

Chen Li'an just smiled and didn't answer. Whether he can participate or not depends on whether he has a suitable work that fits the theme of the art festival. He doesn't know how to create a theme, so he can't force himself into it.

Let's wait until next year to see which art festivals I have created which are more suitable for which art festival, and Chen Li'an is really worried that the Tokyo Art Festival will not have the money to hold next year.

Last year, Venice was in a tight budget, let alone Japan, which is under the financial crisis next year.

It is said that art should not talk about money, but art exhibitions need money. This is reality and has nothing to do with art.

However, Chen Li'an also understood the news revealed by Ido Cunji at this meeting. Hirayama Ikuo asked him to hold a Sino-Japanese art exchange, and he wanted to invite him to Tokyo for an exhibition.

However, the specific content will not be known until Chen Li'an meets Hirayama Ikuo, after all, this is not something that Ido village can explain clearly.

After following Ido Cun Er to the main building of the school, Chen Li'an looked back at Li Dabai and asked, "Do you want to hang around here, or go up with me?"

Li Dabai thought for a while and said, "I'd better just stroll around, I can't get in on the topic you are talking about."

"Well, then I'll go up, and I'll come down to find you later." After Chen Li'an finished speaking, he followed Ido Cun Er upstairs.

For the so-called cultural and artistic exchanges between China and Japan, Chen Li'an didn't pay much attention to it, and he guessed that they probably didn't pay much attention to himself.

It is estimated that what Japan really wants to exchange is traditional culture and art, Chinese painting, mural painting and calligraphy are what Japan wants to exchange.

I want to gain orthodox recognition, and even surpass China in this respect, but I can’t make it so obvious, so let’s talk about cultural and artistic exchanges.

Soon Chen Li'an saw Hirayama Ikuo, looking at this well-dressed and energetic old man, Chen Li'an shook hands with him politely and said, "Nice to meet you, thank you for protecting Dunhuang culture."

"Hello." Hirayama Ikuo's Chinese is also very good, but with a strange accent, probably because too many people went to Dunhuang.

After several people sat down, Ikuo Hirayama took the initiative to chat with Chen Li'an about Sino-Japanese cultural and art exchanges, but Chen Li'an didn't know much about Japanese culture and art, and rarely expressed his views on Japanese culture and art.

Hirayama Ikuo was very interested in the conversation. He talked a lot about his views on Chinese culture with Chen Li'an. After chatting for about half an hour, he finally got to the point. Looking at Chen Li'an, he asked, "I plan to invite some Chinese artists to come to Japan for exchanges. Art, I hope you can come to Japan to participate in the exchange on behalf of Chinese contemporary art."

"I can't be called a representative. There are many artists in China who are better than me." Chen Li'an replied politely.

"No, no, you are different. You are an artist with a very international vision, and you have your own different understanding of Chinese modern art. You don't blindly imitate Europe and the United States."

Hirayama Ikuo paused, looked at Chen Li'an and continued: "The current development of Chinese art is very similar to that of Japan in the past. During the Meiji Restoration, Japanese art was invaded by Western culture. The impact is the same in China now.”

Chen Li'an agreed with this point, nodded his head and said: "It is true, but now we have stepped out of our own style."

Hirayama Ikuo shook his head and did not argue with Chen Li'an on this issue, but instead said: "Art still needs to be rooted in the local area. Your works have a strong local color and a different and unique perspective. Many Chinese artists have different forms of expression. Still going the western way."

Chen Li'an looked at Ikuo Hirayama with some surprise in his heart, and felt that he had overestimated himself. Although he was a little good, he probably wasn't that good.

Why did Ikuo Hirayama feel like a unicorn among Chinese artists when he said it?

However, facing such a compliment, Chen Li'an was still very happy, and he also nodded in agreement with Ikuo Hirayama's invitation, but Chen Li'an had his own ideas about the specific content of the exchange.

Since it is communication art, then don’t just hold a short-lived art exhibition. I can use this opportunity to build my own art space in Tokyo with the support of Ikuo Hirayama.

It's just that the specific communication is not in a hurry. The cultural and artistic exchanges between China and Japan will start next year. It is probably also for the Tokyo Art Festival.

Chen Li'an is willing to accept this method, which is much more tactful than Ido Cunji's.

And maybe I can find a suitable partner in Tokyo before the financial crisis, get financial support, and use their money to build my own art space.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Chen Li'an must go to Xiangjiang to build his first art space in Xiangjiang as soon as possible. Only with a successful template can he fool people into investing.

Tokyo is a good place. Chen Li'an couldn't help thinking that if he became famous in Tokyo, would he be able to get to know Showa Bijin without the introduction of Yasuko Tomita?

Kill three birds with one stone!

But this time the trip to Tokyo was a bit dull again, and I only saw Fujiwara Norika alone.

And they don't count as acquaintances, and I don't know when I will have the opportunity to see the beauty of the champion of Miss Japan.

Talking about art with beauties is Chen Li'an's favorite thing. Only art without beauties is like the world losing its color, and it will be so boring that it will explode.

After Chen Li'an left Ikuo Hirayama's office, he found Li Dabai who was wandering around the campus, held her hand and said, "Do you think being my assistant is boring now?"

"No, it's just that sometimes I can't participate in your topics." Li Dabai said with some self-blame: "I don't have time to study art recently, am I too unqualified?"

Chen Li'an said with a smile: "Of course not, assistants don't need to know so much, but have you thought about doing something else so that you don't have to continue to be an assistant?"

Hearing Chen Li'an's words, Li Dabai's eyes lit up, is his own villa coming?Finally got rid of the identity of the big maid?
However, the excitement lasted less than a minute, and Li Dabai said without interest: "I don't want to, if I don't become an assistant, I won't be able to follow you all the time."

Chen Li'an was silent for a while. This was the reason why he wanted to change his assistant. After breaking through that level of relationship with Li Dabai, Chen Li'an would not be able to do whatever he wanted most of the time.

In the past, I didn't need to take care of Li Dabai's emotions when I went out. After all, I was just an assistant, but now that my status has changed, I still have some scruples in my heart. If I didn't go back to the hotel last night, wouldn't Li Dabai play a small temper.

It's better to change to an assistant, there is no need to have any psychological burden.

Li Dabai looked at the silent Chen Li'an and suddenly reacted, staring at Chen Li'an and asked: "Do you think I will stare at you?"

"No, I just think you're working too hard." Chen Li'an coughed and said, "Let's find another assistant. You go to the company to help Chen Meiren. She is short of manpower. It's time to give you a promotion."

Li Dabai: "." You just succeeded!Think I'm bored!

However, Li Dabai's mentality has indeed changed. In the past, whether Chen Li'an didn't return home at night or let him go, he would not be so angry.

This morning, he played a small temper with Chen Li'an, probably this is the reason why Chen Li'an is not willing to use himself as an assistant anymore.

After thinking about this, Li Dabai sighed and said, "Okay, I will find an assistant for you when I get back. Teacher Chen, what do you want?"

Chen Li'an thought for a while and said, "It's almost as good as you."

Li Dabai blinked his eyes and puffed up his chest and asked, "Which aspects are similar?"

"Various aspects!"

(Writing is relatively slow these two days, because the doctor does not let me sit for a long time, and I have to pay attention to rest, but I will try my best to ensure the update!)
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