Exhibition Know-More: contents, tools and activities developed around the themes of the exhibitionv
Exhibition Plus: Tours by RAM Team
2019.01.05 14:30 - 15:30 | Guided Tours
RAM Talk: Dépense, Luxe and Existence Itself
2019.01.04 19:00 - 20:30 | Talks
Maximum effort, minimum result. ---Francis Alÿs’ motto for When Faith Moves Mountains, 2002 Under the social context nowadays where we are pursuing rationality, high-efficiency, abundance and prosperity, the concept of “dépense” proposed by Georges Bataille seems quite unique. Then what does it mean? What does this notion imply? How it is constructed within Bataille’s system? And will this “non-productive consumption” make our livelihood unsustainable?
Exhibition Plus: Tours by RAM Team
2018.12.22 14:30 - 15:30 | Guided Tours
RAM Talk: Travelers with No Boundaries – Performance Art in China
2018.12.15 19:00 - 20:30 | Talks
The Rockbund Art Museum is proud to invite Wen Pulin, a prominent Chinese art critic, and Xu Tiantian, Curator Manager of RAM, to discuss the performance art of the Belgian artist Francis Alÿs and deconstruct how Francis Alÿs involves human’s body in his creation. The two speakers will also share with the audience the development of performance art in China, for which Wen Pulin will present valuable records of performance art practices of China’s whole art community since the 1980s. By comparing
Exhibition Plus: Tours by RAM Team
2018.12.15 14:30 - 15:30 | Guided Tours
RAM Animation Workshop: Activate the Story on Your Notebook!
2018.12.13 10:00 - 12:00 | Workshops
In this session of animation workshop, through videos and pictures presented at the art exhibition, the tutor will help pupils with an in-depth understanding of “Francis Alÿs:La dépense” by offering a detailed interpretation of the storyline and techniques behind the creation of Exodus.
Exhibition Plus: Tours by RAM Team
2018.12.08 14:30 - 15:30 | Guided Tours
RAM@Campus: Walking, Writing
2018.12.08 13:00 - 15:00 | Talks
The Rockbund Art Museum, in collaboration with Fudan Poets Society, will hold a unique event for improvisation of poems under the theme of “Walking around the City,” a signature approach of creation by the Belgian artist Francis Alÿs. After admiring the artist’s works at his first solo exhibition in China held by RAM, members of the Society will walk along different streets near the museum for inspirations and improvise poems based on any of the key words that RAM will provide.
