project - M120 – Moganshan re-used!
莫干山路120再创造！
M120 – Moganshan re-used!
莫干山路120号
2010/7/18 16:00 – 23:00
这片碎石所在——中国上海的莫干山路120号，紧邻上海著名的艺术区——‘M50’或‘莫干山路50’。10年前，艺术家们和画廊们陆续搬入这里的一个老厂区。长久来，这个老厂区一直饱受周边越建越高的商业大厦的吞食。逐渐地，连这片绿洲本身也不得不变地愈加商业化以维持其存在。
这块现代的艺术区和高楼大厦也有着另一些邻居，那就是居住在120号的上海老居民。那是一个典型的传统的中国老居民区，如同我们在欧洲时可以想象的。小巧的房子挤在弄堂两边；衣服在我们头顶晾晒；居民们在家门口做饭。这些居民就这样居住了几十年，甚至当M50建起他们的小咖啡店和书店，以及来了络绎不绝的欧洲艺术客们。
然而，它要结束了。莫干山路120在拆毁中，并即将完全消失。大部分的居民已经离开，但在一面墙上的涂鸦仍在尖叫：“哈哈！我们还在这里！”鞋子零落在我们脚下的碎石间。墙纸也依稀可见。老上海活的场景！
Konstantin Bayer,这位德国艺术家和空间‘Eigenheim’（在德国魏玛是一个人们熟知的街区名字）的创造人。在他2008年大学的交换项目期间，在莫干山路120号，他创立了’Island 6 Shack’一个艺术展览的小空间。这样一个小小的空间却一直努力在传统生活与艺术间，在东方与西方间创建一种对话。
两年后，Konstantin再次遇见剩下坚守着的老邻居们和那种不需要语言的默契。以他熟悉的方式，在这片特殊的空间形态里，Konstantin正在和旁边的一些画廊合作一个24小时的艺术项目。2000平方米的拆迁中的形态将被重新装置来展览艺术。与此同时，去指出中国发生着的这一异常迅猛的变化；也让更多人看到这一发生着的奇特的都市形态。拆迁形态，仿佛一个对照，与这个正在世博着装下崭新闪亮的大上海。
总体上说，艺术作品和艺术家们试图要以各自的方式去体验眼前这一发生中的都市形态。事实上，真正的艺术家和创造性的人们总是抽到最短的那根签，我们的工作空间被剥夺或变得昂贵让我们不得不搬离。“莫干山路120再创造！”提供这样一个可能性，即世界来自不同地方的艺术家在这样一个发生着得形态里用艺术进行沟通，并对我们这些艺术创造者们的将来提出：在一切消失前。在一切变得程式化前。请看到！展览艺术并不一定都要在精致的白墙前！
The rubble site, 120 Moganshan Road in Shanghai, China, is located right next to the gallery district in Shanghai, the so called M50 on 50 Moganshan Road. Just over 10 years ago, artists and galleries moved to an old textile factory located at this address. This complex was threatened with demolition for years while newly build high rises changed the surrounding of this art oasis. Eventually it became more commercial over the years and could so secure its existence.
The modern apartment buildings and new galleries also had other neighbors, the residents at number 120. A typical chinese neighborhood, just as we imagine it in the west. Small lane houses meandered in narrow alleys. Laundry dries above our heads and people cook their meals in the entry ways of their houses. The inhabitants lived in this area for many decades. Even still, when M50 was already established with its cafes and bookshops and the loving art visitors from the West.
Now it is over. 120 Moganshan Road has been destroyed. Most residents are gone, still one graffiti screams off the wall: ” Ha ha! We are still here!” Lost shoes can be found in the rubble, glimpses of wallpaper are visible on certain walls. A daily scene in Shanghai.
Konstantin Bayer, German artist and initiator of the gallery “Eigenheim” in Weimar / Germany knew this neighborhood very well. He curated a small exhibition space, the “Island 6 shack”, during his university exchange program in 2008 at 120 Moganshan Road. This established a continuous dialogue between tradition, art, East and West. Where this exchange took place is now a gaping hole.
After two years, Konstantin met some of the remaining residents again. The already existing mutual sympathy was still in place. In his familiar manner to create art in urban living spaces Konstantin is now planning a 24 hour art project on this site along together with a handful of renowend Shanghai galleries. 2000 m2 demolition land will be revived in order to make space for art and to point out the rapid development and change of life in China as well calling attention on the specific characteristics of temporary urban structure. The demolition site appears now as a counterpart to sparkling Shanghai with its new Expo site and countless renovated facades all around the city.
Generally it is expected of art and artists to identify with the current progressive urban development. But especially artists and creative people often draw the short straw, however, work space gets destroyed or simply turns out to be unaffordable. “M120 – Moganshan re-used” is an example of the positive exchange between people from different parts of the world using art as a common language. There is also a thought to be pointed out to the many creators of our near future. Before everything is gone. Before everything is uniform. Look closely! Art doesn’t need white walls!