fringe artist

Chapter 64 63. Society needs such artists! (Seek to follow up)

It is true that art knows no borders, and it is also true that art does not make money.

On the morning of the first day of the film festival, there were hundreds of visitors, and more than [-] foreigners came to visit, all of whom were full of praise for Chen Li'an's works.

Nearly a thousand visits did not bring any income to Chen Li'an.

It's free, how can art talk about money?

vulgar!
But you still have to buy tickets to enter the National Art Museum of China. Anyway, Chen Li'an doesn't have a penny. It costs money to hold a film exhibition here. Do you want someone to give you money?

Just think about it
It doesn't matter if you don't have money, and Chen Li'an doesn't care about that. This film festival has brought great benefits to Chen Li'an in other aspects, which cannot be measured by money.

"Sunset Afterglow - The Forgotten and Deceived People" Film Festival, after the morning exhibition and noon fermentation, ushered in the peak of visitors at two o'clock in the afternoon.

It's just that most of those old people have already gone to rest, and the shock brought by the work is far less than that in the morning.

In order for these old people to complete this film festival, Chen Li'an also spent a lot of money, including food, housing and salary.

Cooperate with Chen Li'an to perform a complete performance art every morning for seven consecutive days.

Most of the people who came to visit in the afternoon were students from several colleges and universities. They knew that the exhibition here was awesome, so they all ran over.

The young people coming and going in the exhibition hall are very curious about this film exhibition mode, and are also amazed by each of Chen Li'an's works.

These young people have not yet formed their own complete artistic thoughts, and neither want to accept the past nor know the future. Chen Li'an's works have brought them strong thinking and inspiration.

The connection between art and space is strengthened at this moment, which is different from the installation experiment of the budding apartment art, and also different from the confusion and mockery of playism and political pop.

It is completely different from the connection with the environment shown in the East Village through physical expression and self-abuse.

The tension and opposition between art and reality have completely disappeared in Chen Li'an's works, forming a strong contrast with the neo-conservatism that is looming now.

Compared with these young people, some artists who have gone abroad and returned after experiencing the 85 art trend felt a strong impact on Chen Li'an's film exhibition.

Different from the playism that avoids reality and the ridicule of political pop, Chen Li'an's works closely link society and reality, and are more intuitive.

Behind the cynical spirit of the new trend in the 90s lies a secular mentality, but this trend is completely absent in Chen Li'an's works, and it is also different from the continuation of the 85 art trend in those artists who returned from abroad and reflection.

Chen Li'an took a path that is different from others, a path that seems to be more acceptable to society.

After the people in the exhibition hall knew that there would be a complete display of works tomorrow morning, they all decided in their hearts that they must come to see it again tomorrow!
Several foreign artists and art critics who have been wandering in the exhibition hall really want to find Chen Li'an and have a chat with him, and even several French artists want to invite Chen Li'an to hold exhibitions abroad!
These European artists really fell in love with Chen Li'an's art form, which made them see something completely different from Chinese artists.

It's just that they searched around but couldn't find where Chen Li'an was.

In a rest area of ​​the art museum, Chen Li'an was chatting with several reporters.

Several reporters from different art magazines, Chen Li'an couldn't remember the magazines behind each of them.

World art, Chinese writers and artists, popular photography, fine arts, portrait photography, etc.

Chen Li'an looked like a lamb surrounded by wolves, trembling.

"Is this film festival your reflection and vigilance on society?"

"Why do you pay attention to the elderly group?"

"Are you trying to express that society doesn't pay enough attention to the elderly?"

"Are you criticizing the persecution and deception of people by barbaric commercial practices?"

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​linking photography and installation, uh, performance art?"

Chen Li'an took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. Looking at the reporters or critics in front of him, he felt a little confused.

I seem to be on the wrong track. Art magazines or art works are not enough to have an impact on society. It would have been better if I had submitted articles to newspapers at that time.

Surrounded by cyan smoke, Chen Li'an pondered for a while, did not talk about the artistry of his work, but calmly talked about everything he saw during the creation process.

"That day I saw an old man at Yongdingmen wearing crumpled clothes and very old clothes. He didn't look like he had the financial strength to buy health care products, but he still spent more than 60 yuan to buy a few boxes."

Chen Li'an took a puff of smoke for a while, laughed at himself and continued: "I was overwhelmed with a sense of justice at the time, and ran over to my uncle to return the item. It is a deceptive item, and it has no curative effect at all."

"Do you know how the old man answered me at that time?"

The people opposite Chen Li'an looked at each other, then shook their heads at the same time.

Chen Li'an squinted his eyes and looked at the gloomy sky outside the window and said, "My uncle scolded me for meddling in my own business, saying that I knew I was a liar."

"Aren't you surprised?" Chen Li'an asked back, without giving them a chance to speak, he continued: "I was also surprised at the time, and asked him why he knew he was a liar and still bought it."

Speaking of this, Chen Li'an looked at them with some confusion and sadness and said: "The uncle said at the time that he was willing to be deceived, at least it can make him look worthwhile."

"It's funny, isn't it? There are many old people who are willing to be cheated for their own reasons. Some want to settle down with their families, and some are afraid of being rejected."

"Almost everyone has their reasons, both unexpected and logical."

"Why do you say this happened?"

After Chen Li'an finished the last sentence, he pressed the cigarette butts in his hand into the ashtray on the table, stood up, clapped his hands, stretched his waist and said, "Art is not important, it's just a form. I hope you can To pay attention to the story behind the art."

After speaking, Chen Li'an left, leaving a group of people sitting there staring at the cigarettes on the table in a daze, and they had a higher evaluation of Chen Li'an in their hearts. This is a very strange artist.

After a few people looked at each other, they got up and walked outside at the same time, to interview other people, to listen to the stories Chen Li'an told, and to announce all this!
After the end of this exhibition, the entire art world will definitely be shocked!You can't just be a witness, but also a promoter!
Society needs art like this!

He had been waiting not far away for Zhang Guorong to see Chen Li'an approaching, immediately took off his sunglasses and asked with a smile, "Is the interview over?"

"Forget it. In fact, these interviews are not interesting. This exhibition is also different from my original intention." Chen Li'an couldn't help sighing when he thought of the "reasons" one by one. Give those old people a chance to realize their self-worth at the end of their lives.

Zhang Guorong didn't quite understand Chen Li'an's thoughts, but he could see Chen Li'an's depression, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Stop talking, I'm going to starve to death, please invite me to dinner!"

"Okay, how about the hot-boiled mutton?"

"Wow, no, I want to eat roast duck."

"Roast duck is too expensive, so boil beef and mutton!"

"Then I have to call Gong Li and the others!"

"up to you."

　This chapter has been changed many times, but I am still not satisfied. I am so incompetent.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)