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展览简介

没顶画廊将于5月14日荣幸推出刘成瑞个展“异教徒”，这是艺术家在没顶画廊举办的首个个展。

行为表演是刘成瑞重要的创作方式之一。艺术家擅于统筹表演现场的视觉语言，通过严谨、仪式化地应用自己的身体，引发观众对精神和意志本能的一种信仰之情。本次展览由一场持续七天的行为表演构成，讲述了一个认知生命局限、并与之达成和解的过程，可谓一场“异教徒”的朝圣之旅。

“异教徒”的现场并不复杂，一个椭圆形的绿色水池横置于展厅中央，是刘成瑞的主要展出舞台。但极简、干净的布置与跳脱的绿色为情境蒙上了一种超现实的色彩，仿佛一个有魔力的磁场，将观众瞬间吸入安静的思考之中。

展览期间，刘成瑞每天的行为表演从12:00开始，持续至17:30。这对地球上的物种而言，恰恰是每天太阳从最高空降至地平线以下的时间。七天内，艺术家依次使用红、橙、黄、绿、黑、蓝、紫，七种颜色的球体，在水池中进行表演，艺术家在表演中将每一秒、每一次动作，作为决定性的行动，以抵达作为“异教徒”的最坚硬的精神空间。

“异教徒”在西方通常指非基督徒、犹太教徒、或穆斯林，而在中国，它包含有更丰富、更决绝的含义。比如，异教徒并不渴求彼岸关怀的抚慰，而选择诉诸于生活本身。人作为有限的个体，无法理解无限的生活，然而却可以通过身体和行为去摸索、丈量，增加对这个概念的认识和感受。借用艺术的方式，刘成瑞升华了个人的体验，也拓宽了生命的维度。在“异教徒”表演中，刘成瑞不是刘成瑞，他是每一个严肃的个体，这是艺术为我们建立的一个全新的连接方式。

MadeIn Gallery is pleased to present Pagan, the first solo exhibition of Liu Chengrui at MadeIn Gallery.

Primarily a performance artist, Liu Chengrui is often recognized for his mastery of scenic visual language, combined with a meticulous and ritualistic use of body. His works stimulate viewers’ spiritual and instinctive senses of belief. The exhibition features a seven-day performance, telling the story of a “pagan” pilgrimage, in which men recognize and make peace with the limitation imposed by life.

The setting of Pagan is deliberately simple. An oval green pool in the centre of the gallery constitutes the main stage. Minimalistic, clean background and exotic green both contribute to a surrealistic scene. Immersed in this magical atmosphere, viewers instantly plunge into a serene reflection.

During the exhibition, Liu Chengrui will perform from 12:00 to 17:30 everyday. For species on Earth, this precisely is the time from when the sun reaches its highest point, to the moment it goes below the horizon. For seven days, the artist will execute various performances in the pool with red, orange, yellow, green, black, blue and violet balls. The artist will take each second and each movement in the performance as a decisive action, until reaching the hardest spiritual core of the “pagan”.

In the West, “pagan” may refer to a person who isn’t Christian, Jewish or Muslim, among others. In China, however, the corresponding term “异教徒” (yijiaotu) addresses a wider range of meanings. For instance, yijiaotu does not seek reassurance in the existence of Heaven, but rather chooses to appreciate life as it is. As a limited individual, man cannot understand the infinity of life. However, through body performance, one can explore and measure, thus increasing sensory perception as well as comprehension of this concept. Through his art, Liu Chengrui enhances individual experience and expands its dimensions. In the performance Pagan, Liu Chengrui isn’t himself, he is each and every individual. This is an absolutely new method of connection that art establishes for us all.

艺术家介绍：

刘成瑞（刮子），1983年生于青海，2005年毕业于青海师范大学美术系，现生活居住于北京。

艺术作品涉及行为现场、非现场行为、影像、文字等。行为现场强调在特定时间和空间中身体的极致重复体验；非现场行为探究人与人之间因艺术建立起来的关系，在保持与不同合作者身份和文化平等的基础上，塑造彼此的生命图景和社会人格，多数此类作品延续艺术家一生；影像主要以莽原为背景，呈现人类在超现实氛围中的荒诞与诗意。

Artist Biography:

Liu Chengrui (Guazi) was born in Qinghai in 1983, and was graduated from Qinghai Normal University with a degree in Fine Arts in 2005. He currently lives and works in Beijing.

His work mainly consists of “present/non-present” performances, videos, writings, etc. “Present” performances (on-site performances) highlight the intense degree of repetition of certain behaviors in a particular situation. “Non-present” performances (off-site performances) often explore art-related relationships among people from various backgrounds. Maintaining this relationship with people, regardless of their cultural differences, the artist manages to influence their life paths and social characters. Most of the artist’s “non-present” performances last for a lifetime. The artist’s video work often uses pasture landscape as backgrounds, in order to bring out the absurdity and poetic qualities of human beings situated in a surrealistic atmosphere.