展期 Period：
2023.9.16—2023.10.22
艺术家 Artist：
地点 Venue：
站台中国当代艺术机构 Platform China Contemporary Art Institute
⇨展览评论 Exhibition Review（Scott Lash）
新闻稿 Press Release：
站台中国当代艺术机构荣幸地宣布全权代理艺术家龚剑，并将于 9 月 16 日呈现其在站台中国的首次个展《沸腾的生活》。展览将聚焦龚剑近两年来的最新创作，在龚剑的笔下，他与这个时代的相互碰撞、彼此激荡，共同织就了一幅幅沸腾的生活图景。
“龚剑的大部分工作时间都被各色信息或狂热时刻所占据，而这些他曾经关注的信息，都会不动声色地出现在工作中，且总会给我们带来一些意外和惊喜。大多时候，历史的复刻就是为了暴露两个或多个时刻的间隙，正是在这些间隙中，我们获得了喘息和沉思的可能。对龚剑而言，如果说分享信息、资讯是普罗米修斯盗火的话，那么绘画就是西西弗斯推石。这些绘画需要我们索引钩沉，悉心阅读，以探掘每一个局部、细节处他所暗设的机关、隐喻，以及它们所形成的“证据链”和不完整叙事。叙事与造型构成了龚剑绘画的双重动力，有时是叙事服务于造型，有时则是造型重构了叙事……尽管这样一种绘画或艺术方式乃至所有的创制性活动在今天皆面临的空前挑战，但龚剑从不认为绘画是过时的或行将消失的媒介，而是坚信它依旧可以释放出无限的可能性。”
—— 鲁明军
Platform China Contemporary Art Institute is honored to announce its exclusive representation of the artist Gong Jian and is pleased to present his inaugural solo exhibition at Platform China on September 16th, titled "Burning Life." This exhibition will spotlight Gong Jian's most recent creations from the past two years. Under his artistic gaze, the interplay and resonance between Gong Jian and this era have jointly woven vivid depictions of a vibrant life.
“Most of Gong Jian's working time is occupied by a variety of information and fervent moments, and the information he once paid attention to quietly appears in his work without a sound, always bringing us some surprises. Most of the time, the reenactment of history is to expose the gaps between two or more moments, where we find the possibility to pause and contemplate. For Gong Jian, if sharing information and knowledge is like Prometheus stealing fire, then painting is like Sisyphus pushing a boulder. These paintings require us to dig deep, read carefully, and explore the mechanisms and metaphors he secretly embeds in every part and detail, as well as the 'chain of evidence' and the incomplete narrative they form. Narrative and form are the dual driving forces of Gong Jian's paintings, sometimes with the narrative serving the form, and other times with the form reconstructing the narrative. Despite the unprecedented challenges faced by this kind of painting, as well as all creative activities today, Gong Jian never believes that painting is outdated or on the verge of disappearing. Instead, he firmly believes that it can still unleash infinite possibilities.”
By Lu Mingjun
