| 《纽约艺术》杂志在纽约切尔西美术馆隆重推出
“艺术奥运”——1000名中国当代艺术家作品展
开幕酒会：2008年7月17日（周四）
地点：纽约切尔西美术馆（Chelsea Art Museum In New York）
迈向2008北京奥运，中国人接连不断创造记录：史上距离最长的奥运圣火传递（登顶珠峰），豪华的开幕式，最令人热血沸腾的焰火，以及中国时下最长的街头艺术墙。本届夏季奥运会预计迎来150万国外游客，通过同期举办形式多样的国际性活动和展览，将向世人展现中国丰富的文化、艺术和建筑成就。
为了庆祝北京的八月盛会——也为庆祝中国在国际艺术市场取得的快速、创新的发展，《纽约艺术》杂志将于本周在纽约切尔西美术馆隆重推出"艺术奥运"——1000名中国当代艺术家作品展。开幕酒会定于 7月17日。这个充满激情的展览将持续整个夏天，展出艺术家既包括中国当代艺术界的新锐，也包括对当�! ��中国当代艺术发展有着深远影响的前卫艺术家。
过去五年来，中国艺术家摆脱了多年来狭隘民族主义意识形态的羁绊，在国际市场上显露头角，成为西方艺术界的新宠儿。但是中国艺术日新月异，西方观众却几乎无法了解这飞速发展的背后。从最前沿的当代艺术到衰落的皇家宝藏，仅北京一座城市就拥有极其丰富的艺术资源。创意中心位于具有包豪斯建筑风格的798艺术区，众多画廊、艺术家工作室和各类空间汇集此地，是艺术爱好者的"一站式商店"。不仅是798，中国许多城市都建立了大型艺术中心，一夜间涌现出大批的艺术家，即将毕业的艺术创作类学生超过了欧美的总和，中国赢得了世界上绝无仅有的国际赞誉。
《纽约艺术》杂志对中国艺术市场有着深入的了解，不断推广、发掘中国艺术家。十几年来，《纽约艺术》杂志对推动中国艺术作品在国内外市场上的地位起着重要的作用。本次展览将为观众展现这半个世纪以来最重大的当代国际艺术运动，使国际观众走近中国当代艺术。通过推出此次展览，《纽约艺术》将让纽约众多爱好艺术的民众欣赏并了解迷人的中国当代艺术。
庞大的作品集汇聚了种类繁多的艺术形式——从绘画、雕塑到装置和摄影。本次展览将是一次互动的视觉体验，使观者在离开美术馆后仍念念不忘。
NY Arts Magazine Presents
THE ART OLYMPICS
1,000 CHINESE ARTISTS
ON VIEW AT THE
CHELSEA ART MUSEUM IN NEW YORK
In the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese have been breaking records: from the longest Olympic torch relay ever (climbing to the top of Mount Everest), to an extravagant opening ceremony with the most ebullient firework display known to man, and even the longest piece of street art in China. With 1.5 million foreigners expected to attend, the Summer Olympics showcases China's rich culture, art and architecture with a variety of international satellite events and exhibitions.
To celebrate, not only the events going on in Beijing this month—but also the nation’s innovative and rapid evolution within the global art world, NY Arts Magazine will present an exhibition of 1,000 Chinese artists at the Chelsea Art Museum this week, with an opening reception on Thursday, July 17th. This dynamic exhibition will be on display at the museum for the rest of the summer. The exhibition features not only emerging artists of China but also the leading Chinese avant-garde artists—artists who are having a major influence on the development of contemporary art in China today.
In the past five years Chinese artists have emerged after years of containment by the strictures of the national ideology. The Western art world, hungry for new spectacle, has consumed the new art with an appetite, but the art is changing so fast the Western viewer has little means of assessing or understanding the background to these extraordinary developments. The city of Beijing alone has a wealth of creative offerings ranging from cutting-edge contemporary art to decadent imperial treasures. The creative center is the Bauhaus-style 798 Art District (part of the larger Da Shan Zi Art District), is a one-stop shop for art enthusiasts, including galleries, artist studios and project spaces. Not only limited to the 798, China has also developed major art centers in over a dozen cities, with whole communities of artists springing up overnight, and more artists graduating than the U.S. and Europe combined China is getting more i! nternational acclaim than any nationality has received before.
With an extensive knowledge of China’s art scene and a strong background in promoting and discovering artists from China, NY Arts has been playing a major role in presenting Chinese artists’ works both nationally and internationally for over ten years. The exhibition highlights the most significant contemporary global arts movement in half a century, making contemporary Chinese art accessible to a global audience. By presenting this exhibition, NY Arts allows the New York art-going public to enjoy and become familiar with the fascinating contemporary Chinese art scene.
With a plethora of mediums included in the vast collection—from painting and sculpture, to installation and photography the exhibition is an interactive visual experience that can be continued long after the viewer leaves the museum.
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