Rockbund Art Museum 上海外滩美术馆

open in September 2016. Celebrating the beautiful summertime in Shanghai and the upcoming seasonal art program at the museum, RAM HIGHLIGHT will focus on the cutting-edge creativity in contemporary art and cultural fields by a special project commissioned to one artist or artist group to invest the museum for 8-15 days.

The artist(s) will be selected according to their abilities to activate creative experiences related to their own art creation as well as their wish to shaken the space and the audience of the Museum. RAM offers the commissioned artist(s) an opportunity to conceive a powerful art statement in relation to the space and audiences of RAM.

By its duration and specific format, RAM HIGHLIGHT is distinctive from any conventional exhibition of artworks. The condensed time of the RAM HIGHLIGHT will allow the artist(s) and our audiences to engage a process of on-going installation changes, performances to happen in different time periods, and stunning installations to rediscover the Museum space.

Larys Forgier, director of RAM commented: “The dynamic space transformation, amazing visual display, performance highlights, and unexpected connections with the audience will make RAM HIGHLIGHT unique. It is also a valuable enrichment to the existing art programs at the museum by exploring new ways to support and encourage excellent art projects. It provides an opportunity for RAM engage with the art community and our audience in a new way. ”

RAM is excited to announce that the inaugural RAM HIGHLIGHT is commissioned to Shanghai-based artist Zhang Ding, who will present a special art project Devouring Time, opening to the public from Sep 4th to Sep 11th.

During the project, the space of RAM will be transformed into a unique social system and a stage for collective behaviors. Zhang Ding will invite the audience to enjoy lunch in this specific space, where the food and drinks are fully conceived and supervised by the artist personally. In addition to that, the project will be joined by one of Shanghai’s top chefs ,to work closely with the artist and provide unusually exquisite and enjoyable dining experience for the guests. All participants will be endued with specific labels, identities and symbols, through highly regulated and ceremonial eating process, which also allows them to investigate the topics such as realities of the society, standard of values, regulative infrastructures and etc.

RAM HIGHLIGHT will open with an exclusive gala dinner with RAM art patrons and the best mix of the Shanghai and international art community to happen inside the Museum. The museum will take this opportunity to hold a fundraising auction to the benefit of RAM. Following that the project will open to the public from Sep 4th to Sep 11th. Members of the public can participate in the art project and experience the imaginative system of the artist following an online booking process.

自2010年成立以来，上海外滩美术馆凭借高质量的展览和教育项目活跃于当代艺术的前沿。秉持着不断创新的精神，2016年9月，上海外滩美术馆将隆重推出全新的艺术项目RAM HIGHLIGHT，作为美术馆的特别庆典活动每两年举办一次。该全新的艺术计划将丰富美术馆现有的项目结构，聚焦于超越常规展示方式的表演性和参与性创作，敏锐地反映艺术界的最新实践和对现实的持续的批判性思考。RAM HIGHLIGHT采用委约创作的方式，将项目与美术馆的物理空间和人文环境进行深度结合，并为观众带来全面的参与性体验。

每届RAM HIGHLIGHT都将甄选一位合作艺术家或艺术家团队，结合美术馆的独特空间和观众群体，融合表演艺术与视觉装置，完成一个强有力的艺术陈述。整个艺术项目将在美术馆持续8-15天。RAM将基于艺术家打造创新性艺术项目的能力，以及颠覆美术馆的固有空间和挑战观众的参观体验的愿望来选择合作艺术家。

上海外滩美术馆馆长拉瑞斯·弗洛乔表示：“无论从展示方式还是展期长度而言，RAM HIGHLIGHT都不同于常规的展览，届时，美术馆将结合富有亮点的表演项目以及意想不到的互动体验，为观众带来一场精彩的视觉呈现。同时，RAM也希望通过这个特别的项目，丰富美术馆的项目结构，以一种全新的方式增进与公众的联结。”

上海外滩美术馆邀请张鼎成为首届RAM HIGHLIGHT的委约合作艺术家，带来特别艺术项目 “风卷残云”。在RAM HIGLIGHT期间，上海外滩美术馆将被艺术家改造成一个具有独特社会系统和行为模式的现场：观众将被邀请参与到作品当中，在金色地牢笼里共进午餐，享用由艺术家亲自挑选、监制的饭菜与酒水。RAM HIGHLIGHT同时邀请到和平饭店的厨师团队与艺术家一起参与餐食的创意和制作，提供非凡的美食体验。这场充满仪式感和规程性的宴席，将临时性地赋予观众场地特定的标签、身份与符号，并通过这一与众不同的参与体验来与艺术家一起批判性地探讨与社会现实、价值标准、规则体系等命题。

整个艺术项目将由一场别开生面的晚宴拉开序幕，并从2016年9月4至9月11日每天中午11:00- 13:00向公众开放体验。每一位观众都可以通过预约的方式，真正参与艺术项目其中，亲身感受由艺术家构想的独特规则与体验。