上海外滩美术馆 Rockbund Art Museum

延续2013年首届的成功，由上海外滩美术馆（RAM）与HUGO BOSS联合举办的2015年“HUGO BOSS 亚洲新锐艺术家大奖”再度拉开帷幕。

第二届“HUGO BOSS 亚洲新锐艺术家大奖”在继续关注大中华地区的同时，亦将目光延伸至整个东南亚。从6位入围艺术家的地域分布来看，既有中国大陆（关小、杨心广）以及台湾地区（黄博志），也有柬埔寨（Vandy Rattana万迪拉塔纳）、缅甸（Moe Satt 莫萨）、菲律宾（Maria Taniguchi谷口玛丽亚）等亚洲国家。

作为这一权威艺术奖项最值得期待的看点，2015年10月30日至2016年1月3日，6位入围艺术家作品展将在上海外滩美术馆举办，每位艺术家都受邀为此次展览呈现其最佳的艺术创作。正如上海外滩美术馆馆长拉瑞斯·弗洛乔所言：“这场展览并非一个有统一主题的群展，而是让每一位艺术家在HUGO BOSS亚洲新锐艺术家大奖的支持下，去构思和实现一个关于他们个人创作和研究的强有力艺术宣言。展览包含的主要是新创作的作品，汇聚了众多高品质的艺术计划。”

Shanghai, September 25, 2015 – Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) and HUGO BOSS are excited to announce the Home City Conversations, as part of the research and education efforts of HUGO BOSS ASIA ART: Award for Emerging Asian Artists, a biannual award aims to honour emerging contemporary artists who are in the early stages of their artistic creation and exhibition practices.

The Home City Conversation consist of public talks and studio visits organised by RAM, in collaboration with one renowned local art institution and one art professional in Beijing, Manila, Yangon and Taipei respectively. The series of events will take place between September and November 2015, prior to and during the group exhibition at RAM in Shanghai, which opens on 30 October, 2015.

HUGO BOSS ASIA ART Award is a platform and an on-going process of investigation into the concept of Asia and the transformation of art in this region. Through education and exhibition programmes, each edition explores into new territories toward mapping contemporary art in Asia in multiple facets and layers. Following the success of the first edition focusing on Greater China, the 2015 Award goes on to look at Southeast Asia and on Greater China, which represents a response to the shifting geo-political situations in this area and a further move of the Award towards its mission.

Larys Frogier, RAM Director and Chair of the HUGO BOSS ASIA ART jury, states, “As part of the 2015 HUGO BOSS ASIA ART Award education programme, Home City Conversations attempts to look at the immediate contexts for the shortlisted artists’ works – from the cities they live and work in – through studio visits and public conversations.” The conversations aim to engage with the public and art community in each of the cities, and to shed new light on the artists’ work as well as on the regions for an international audience.

The six shortlisted artists for the second edition of the HUGO BOSS ASIA ART Award are; Guan Xiao (China), Huang Po-Chih (Taiwan), Moe Satt (Myanmar), Maria Taniguchi (Philippines), Vandy Rattana (Cambodia), and Yang Xinguang (China), selected by an art jury which comprises a strong mix of independent and institutional members who have a deep knowledge of artists and projects in Asia. Their insights into the development of the contemporary art scene in Asia today, and their clear visions of the challenges and opportunities of the future, will stimulate a strong contribution to the evolution of contemporary art in Asia, through the Award.

Conceived and curated by RAM, the HUGO BOSS ASIA ART group exhibition will be shown from 30 October 2015 to 3 January 2016, with newly commissioned artworks that are currently being created by the artists, and will be unveiled specifically for the Award. The winner of the Award will be announced in November, and will be chosen based on the exhibition, receiving a stipend of ¥300,000 to further develop the artist’s practice.