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盛治仁出任文建會主委的這天

中午，辦公室打聽文建會下任主委將會是何方神聖，只知道可能會是某主導聽障奧運。下班前，新聞就出來了 — 盛治仁。接獲這個消息，我想大家的腦袋裡出現的問號，不會比開放美國牛肉進口來的小。

台灣是沒人了嗎？還是找不到人？要馬，文建會是個屎窟沒人要去；要馬，則是太多人覬覦，這只不過是個緩兵之計。

但，為何是盛治仁？總統府的說法是，因為需要一個善溝通協調整合的人才，所以文化背景不是目前首要之務。這反映出：

1.總統現在很忙，沒空想太多文化政策的問題，文創法現在還在吵來老去，版本不一，前幾天才開完科顧會議，六大產業還沒擺平，沒空輪到文創產業。

2.文化產業化，產值化，反正有經濟部在管，其他單位就只要顧好藝文推廣、美學教育就可以了。

3.在國發基金尚未啟動、文化部還沒成立前，雜音越少越好。

所以，台灣的文化產業不但沒有統籌單位，大家各唱各的調，文建會主事者的挑選當然也就不是從"領導者"的角度思考，而是“協調者“。

盛治仁有其專業背景，應用在藝術產業，或許可以視為現在提倡科際整合的機制反映，也顯現出台灣具備政策、產業、美學素養的人才缺乏，所以才需要跨際整合。只是，在這段陣痛期後，我們應該要有什麼樣的體認以及作為。問題不在於盛治仁，而是台灣在文化政策發展的態度是什麼？馬總統沒時間想，我們要自助人助。

Butoh 舞踏

(photos from left to right:亞細亞巴洛克 v-天然之美  / Salder's Wells)

The first time that I heard about "butoh" is 秦Kanoko黃蝶南天舞踏團, introduced by a friend in 2006 when I was in Taiwan which impressed me very much. At that time, a group of people were having a serious of  protests to against an urban regeneration policy made by local government, in order to reserve a Leprocy hospital (樂生療養院) so that to protect leporcy patiences who have been lived in hospital for their whole life.

秦Kanoko, a butoh dancer from Japan, played her work <<Beauty of Nature>> during the period of protest, as being a way to encourage both advocasts and patiencs which would be regarded as a form of performing art involved into social event, also add in a certain level of significant meaning to this dance, and also left me a strong impression in mind.

Leprocy is a illness which brings people scared. The way of Kanoko present her butoh is kind of scarrying as well, which made a perfect match with this social activity at that time.

Today, I saw the introduction of Sankai Juki's butoh from Sadler's Well, not only reminds me of this memory but also makes me want to know this distictive way of dancing more.

photo's of 樂生活動
photo's of <<Beauty of Nature>>
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SOFF contemporary art fair: So Feucking French

We could only have one art fair in Oct in London, says WHO?!

SOFF, a contemporary art fair had their first year in London during 15th~19th of Oct. Oh yes, they did, and they did  it ON PURPOSE, by ignoring how would it become a challenge to have another art fair while London has Frieze Art Fair, what else we could say, "So Feucking French!"

J'aime le confort, j'aime le fauteuil. If I could sit I would never stand.

Event: Design Art London (photos from up to down, left to right)

photo 1. 2. Galerie Yves Gastou

• Michel Boyer
• Joe Colombo

photo 3.4.5. Galerie du Passage Pierre Passebon

Photo 6. Carpenters Workshop Gallery

• Sebastian Brajkovic

photo 7.  Jousse Entreprise

• Roger Tallon

Photo 8. David Gill Ltd.

Photo 9.  can t remember....

Contemporary Chinese Gong-Fu. Evolution?

Maybe, we could call it as a combination of Chinese culture and contemporary art. (Sutra)

 

But this? is just so gay, please, monk wouldn t move like that, chinese gong fu wouldn t perform like that... And since when "gay " become a negative adjective of art?! I hate to use words in sex discrimination, but have no other way to describe it from my limited vocabulary....  well I admit, I am conservative. 

Purling River - Islamic Calligraphy

While struggling one of boring assignments - research plan, the only exciting part is appreciating those calligraphic works. To me, it offers an acceptable form of therapy while appreciating these figures of words,as if imagining immersing self in trickling stream, which provided few outlets for frustration or anger then bring me moments of peace.

image from Haji Noor Deen Mi Guanjiang's official website


Haji Noor Deen Mi Guanjiang(米廣江), a Chines Muslim calligrapher, has combined Arabic and Chinese characteristics in his works, put Chinese inscription on the left, signed his name in Arabic, and added his personal seal which bear his name in Chinese.

http://www.hajinoordeen.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Deen_Mi_Guangjiang

image from 'Word into Art- Artist of the Modern Middle East'

The left one is Mustafa Ja'far's work - Ya kulla kulli, enlightened by a poetry. Those words are saying: O, You who are the whole of my entire being, be with me; for if you are not with me, then who can be? (translated Mustafa Ja'far)

The right one is Tunisian artist Lassaad Metoui's work - Untitled, who described himself as an architect of words.

Should we stab all bad guys?! or could we....

Since we live in a century in which copying is only going to get easier, should we stab all bad guys? furthermore, could we?! It’s the 21st century, humans are brilliant, we may be able to find a way out to keep everything in balance and spend a little time on thinking this interesting question simultaneously: is your art for the 21st century?

comics from: xkdc

 

Willful Life

Whose butler has a fine music literacy and good voice? I cannot name one but Jack Vettriano, you?

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