Schedule for Think Again – Shanghai and Hangzhou May 21-29, 2012.

All sessions will start with a screening of a video by Li Xiaofei shot in different factories in China and Sweden.

Program:

21 May
– 6 pm Press conference and official opening of Think Again in Shanghai in collaboration with the Swedish Consulate in Shanghai.

22 May
– Olav Westphalen starts his performance/production at Mingshen Museum.
- Olafur Jonsson hosts private sessions at Fei Art Center.

23 May
– Wooloo arrange private session at Fei Art Center.
– 6 pm Private view and opening of Natasha Rosling and Chen Wei’s exhibition at Fei Art Center.

24 May
– Trip to Hangzhou and public discussion and workshop with Olav Westphalen and the Science Fiction Group at the Art Academy of Hangzhou.

25 May
– Wooloo organises private session in Shanghai.

26 May
- Per Hüttner private session with architectural students at Rockbund Art Museum.
- 7pm Per Hüttner hosts public talk/performance at Rockbund Museum.

27 May
– 2pm Opening/finissage of Olav Westphalen’s Flip-Flop Factory at Mingshen Museum
- 7pm Wooloo hosts public talk/performance at Rockbund Museum.

28 May
- 7pm -Vincent Honoré director at David Roberts Foundation in London and Per Hüttner talk about the future of art education at the 2666 library in Shanghai.

29 May
- 7pm -Olafur Jonsson presents Gaia Power plants and the future of electrical supply and fresh water supply at the 2666 library in Shanghai.

All sessions will start with a screening of a video by Li Xiaofei shot in different factories in China and Europe.

More info on:

http://www.visionforum.eu
http://visionforum-unitedpeople.blogspot.com/

The project is supported by Linköpings universitet, Kulturrådet and SIDA in Sweden and the Consulate of Sweden in Shanghai.

Addresses:
ROCKBUND ART MUSEUM
上海外滩美术馆

上海市黄浦区虎丘路20号
No. 20 Huqiu Road,Huang Pu District, Shanghai
电话 T 86 21 3310 9985
传真 F 86 21 6321 3352
http://www.rockbundartmuseum.org

Minsheng Art Museum
民生现代美术馆
地址：上海市淮海西路570号F座
邮编：200052
Bldg.F No.570 Huaihai(w)Rd 200052 Shanghai
电话 T +86 21-62828729
传真  F +86 21-62829129
http://www.minshengart.com

Fei Contemporary Art Center (FCAC)
上海非当代艺术中心

上海市闸北区 灵石路709号40栋2楼
邮编: 200072
Building No. 40-2F
709 Lingshi Rd
Shanghai 200072
Shanghai. China. 200072
电话 T +86 21 6630 7268
传真 F +86 21 6630 7268
http://www.feiartcenter.com


2666 Library
南京西路1025弄136号
No. 136, Jing'an Villa,
1025 Nanjing Road W.

电话 T +86 21 62103526
http://www.2666library.com


China Academy Of Art, Hangzhou
中国美术学院

Building no. 4 (SIMA),
218 Nanshan Road
杭州市南山路中国美术学院四号楼
电话: +86-571-87164711, 87164712
传真: +86-571-87164711

http://eng.caa.edu.cn/

Think Again – Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing May 21-31, 2012.

Organised by Vision Forum.


Think Again is a transdisciplinary research project that brings together artists, curators, academics and inventors from Europe and China to reflect on the nature of creativity and how it can be encouraged. The project is a collaboration between Linköpings Universitet and various universities in and around Shanghai. It will be show publicly at The Mingshen Museum and Rockbund Museum, FCAC and other venues in May 2012. At this point, a series of private sessions will also take place.

Field of Research
The philosopher looks where to begin in philosophy by asking what being is, what thinking is, what knowledge is. In other words, he starts his work by eliminating all presuppositions. The artist looks all the presuppositions and looks for new ways of experiencing the world that surrounds us, while the scientists tries to measure the world by doing away with subjectivity and shortcomings of human perception.

What unites the philosopher, the artist and the scientist, is thought. Thinking is the foundation of all creativity – how can we develop existing ways of thinking and foster new patterns of thought? How can education, research and art be part of this process? Is true creativity in its nature conflictual and does it have to oppose to social convention?

Methodology
During 10 days in May 2012 a group of European and Chinese creators will meet for individual and shared research to investigate how thinking, knowledge and creativity is perceived and defined in different genres and different cultures. Some of the sessions will be held privately and others will be held publicly.

Specially conceived artwork will be shown at Mingshen Museum and FCAC. More performative presentations will tale place at Rockbund Museum and talks and discussions will take place at other venues: The Art Academy in Hangzhou, Shanghai Univeristy, Nanjing University, FCAC and 2666 Library.

Schedule:

All sessions will start with a screening of a video by Li Xiaofei shot in different factories in China and Sweden.

21 May – Arrival, press conference and official opening of Think Again in Shanghai in collaboration with the Swedish Consulate in Shanghai.

22 May – Olav Westphalen starts his performance/production at Mingshen Museum. Private sessions at Fei Art Center.

23 May – Private view and opening of Natasha Rosling’s exhibition at Fei Art Center. Private sessions at Fei Art Center.

24 May – Trip to Nanjing and public discussion at the Nordic culture centre at the Nanjing University.

25 May – Trip to Hangzhou and public discussion at the art academy of Hangzhou.

26 May - Per Hüttner works with architectural students at Rockbund Art Museum. Per Hüttner hosts public talk/performance at Rockbund Museum.

27 May – Opening/finissage of Olav Westphalen’s exhibition at Mingshen Museum and public talk/discussion. Wooloo hosts public talk/performance at Rockbund Museum.

28 May - Olafur Jonsson talks about Gaia Power plants at the 2666 Library in Shanghai. Private sessions at Fei Art Center.

29 May – Vincent Honoré, Qu Tan and Per Hüttner talk about the future of art education at the Art Academy in Shanghai.

30 May - Chen Wei tea session at 2666 Library in Shanghai. Private sessions at Fei Art Center.

31 May – Yang ZhiFei talks about her work. Private sessions at Fei Art Center. Closing ceremony.