【Kids Workshop】My Home is So Smart
2017.03.26 10:00 - 12:00 | Workshops
My Home is So Smart
Mar, 2017
Rockbund Art Museum and Shanghai Project present the international conference “AUDIENCES”
2017.03.25 - 2017.03.26 10:00 - 18:00 | Forums
The Rockbund Art Museum and Shanghai Project are pleased to collaborate and jointly present an international conference, entitled ‘AUDIENCES,’ on 25-26 March, 2017, in Shanghai. As the first initiative in China dedicated to the topic of audiences of contemporary art, this conference includes a symposium and a series of free-form conversations, bringing together leading thinkers and practitioners in the community from both across China and the rest of the world.
People’s Forum——The Rockbund Art Museum and the Shanghai Project, Shanghai Himalayas Museum
2017.03.25 - 2017.03.26 10:00 - 18:00 | Forums
As an integral part of the “Audiences International Symposium and Conversations,” the People’s Forum showcases important ideas from any discipline relevant to audience engagement and studies, and explores how these can be connected. The format is fast-paced with talks and performances spread over the course of a day.
【RAM Talk】The Wisdom of the Poor: Vernacular Architecture in China
2017.03.25 19:30 - 21:00 | Talks
Why did these people live on the roof?The reason is simple: They had no place to stay. In the beginning, they built a pigeon loft on the roof. After a few years, they started to store their things in the pigeon loft.
【RAM Activities】Stair Climbing Contests
2017.02.18 - 2017.03.25 13:30 - 14:00 | Specials
Song Dong invites you to take part in the stair climbing contests in RAM. Participants will take turns to climb the stairs of the museum building from the first floor to the sixth floor. Before each contest, staff of the museum will draw lots to decide whether the fastest, slowest or the one closest to the average time climbers spent would be the winner, who will be rewarded with a signed artwork of Song Dong. The criteria wouldn’t be disclosed until all climbers finish the race.
【RAM Talk】How Do Images Intervene Our Life?
2017.03.24 19:30 - 21:00 | Talks
Because almost everyone can shoot a video now, an ordinary person, who used to be a viewer only, becomes the viewer, recorder and one who is viewed by others at the same time. Science fiction films and television series such as Person of Interest and Black Mirror show what will be changed in journalism, laws and interpersonal relationships, when cameras are watching us everywhere like “the big brother”, and videos can be searched and played back at any time in a much more accurate precision and
【RAM Talk】Artistic Interpretation of the Image of Mirror in Chinese and Western Paintings
2017.03.18 19:30 - 21:00 | Talks
The Mirror Hall is an installation with found wood window frames and mirrors set on the walls in the foyer of RAM, creating a bedazzling illusion of crowdedness in a narrow space……
Exhibition Plus·Guide Tour
2017.03.18 14:30 - 15:00 | Guided Tours
Tours are held at 2:30pm and are free for visitors with a valid ticket. Guide: Melissa Chen Language: Chinese
【RAM Talk】Life in Pigeon Loft: A Way to Surpass Bio-politics
2017.03.17 19:30 - 21:00 | Talks
“You were born poor, and no matter how rich you become in the future, poverty runs in your blood.” The words of Song Dong’s mother have left an enduring imprint on his mind. He believes that “the poor”, as demonstrated in one of his lasting art project “Wisdom of the Poor”, does not refer to those who own little wealth or property, “instead, it refers to everyone faced with ‘predicament’ in life.”
【RAM Kids Workshop】Visible Tastes
2017.03.12 10:00 - 12:00 | Workshops
In this Kids' Workshop, we will have Song Dong to instruct kids to present "Visible Tastes” through art.
Exhibition Plus·Guide Tour
2017.03.11 14:30 - 15:00 | Guided Tours
Tours are held at 2:30pm and are free for visitors with a valid ticket. Guide: Hsieh Feng Rong Language: Chinese
【RAM @ Campus】Dialog: Art Without Boundaries
2017.03.09 18:00 - 19:30 | Talks
Song Dong bridges the division of art and life by adding artistic value to the most common things and images in daily life. He sees the whole exhibition, entitled “Song Dong: I Don’t Know the Mandate of Heaven”, as one living piece of artwork with multiphle concepts whose boundaries are blurred.
【RAM Talks】I Don’t Know the Mandate of Heaven at the Age of 50
2017.03.04 19:30 - 21:00 | Talks
We recruit people born in 1966 as our guests to share their life experiences during a tour in the exhibition with Song Dong.
【RAM Talks】The Method and Concept of Visual Artwork Creation
2017.03.04 16:00 - 18:00 | Talks
Xu Zhe，A visual artist and member of “Zuzhi”, an artist group. He received his master’s degree from the Art School of Aix en Provence in France, and was one of the winners of the fellowship grants for artists offered by the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) in 2016.
Exhibition Plus·Guide Plus
2017.03.04 14:30 - 15:00 | Guided Tours
Tours are held at 2:30pm and are free for visitors with a valid ticket. Guide: Larys Frogier (Director’s Guided Tour) Language: English
【RAM Activities】Words or Wordlessness
2017.03.03 19:30 - 21:00 | Specials
Many of Song Dong’s artworks are related to characters, handwriting and texts (aphorisms, folk sayings, books and classics), including Writing Diary with Water, Reading the Book without Words, Life with Cultural Noodles, Forget About the Scripture，Doing Nothing Book and Word and Animals Series.
【RAM Talks】Artistic Creation and Public Engagement
2017.03.02 19:30 - 21:00 | Talks
【RAM Talks】The Art of “Eating”
2017.03.01 19:30 - 21:00 | Talks
The globalization and modernization process undermines the uniqueness of every city. Nowadays nearly all cities are full of similar high-rises, similar landmarks and similar architecture complexes. Meanwhile at the dining table, soybean juice, fried flour sticks and porridge have gradually been replaced by milk, coffee, bread and salad for breakfast.