X FLASH is an exhibition launched in combination with Gravitational Field 2018, a large-sized public art project. It is scheduled to be open to the public free of charge from December 8 to 27, 2018 at the front square in the west of the Power Station of Art (PSA).

During the period, three sets of spatial structures created by GOA in collaboration with students from Tongji University, Southeast University and China Academy of Art will be showcased at the site. In addition to that, a wide variety of interesting artistic and cultural activities will be organized to spice up the atmosphere and provide visiting citizens and tourists with unique experiences.



Gravitational Field 2018

Gravitational Field is a non-for-profit public art program launched in 2015. It is planned by curator Jia Bu, and Wang Yan, Principal of GOA. This year sees its 3rd edition.

Each year, a public square is singled out as the venue of Gravitational Field, and a set of spatial structures of aesthetic and functional value are designed by architects. During the period of the event, a wide diversity of public cultural activities are organized to attract the participation of local citizens.



▲ Gravitational Field 2015 - Resilient Hills and Waters at Jing’an Temple Plaza, Shanghai



▲ Gravitational Field 2016 - City Bubbles at CITIC Square, Shanghai

This year’s Gravitational Field is comprehensively upgraded. Major installations are completed by GOA in collaboration with students from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University, the School of Architecture of Southeast University and the School of Architecture, China Academy of Art. In accordance with the spatial characteristics of the square, three sets of spatial structures are designed, which are divided into three functional areas respectively named “Theatre”, “Exhibition” and “Leisure” with a total area of 500 square meters.

Project Team

Organizers:

Shanghai XiBu Cultural Communications Co., Ltd.

GOA

Let’s Talk

Co-organizer:

Urban Best Practice Area (UBPA), Shanghai

Curator: Jia Bu

Chief Architect: Wang Yan

Architecture Consultant: Dai Chun

Executive Curator: An Ni

Curator Assistant: Yang Yunzhen

Project Coordinator: Cai Mengwan

Design Team:

Yang Tianzhou and Deng Xifan from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University

Zhang Xu and Qiao Runze from the School of Architecture, Southeast University

Li Jiawen and Yu Siyuan from the School of Architecture, China Academy of Art

Contractor:

Shanghai Puhong Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.

Acknowledgement: BLUESCOPESTEEL LYSAGHT


X Flash



X Flash is a brand-new exhibition brand launched by XiBu. Normally, a group exhibition involves multiple artists sharing time and space. By contrast, at X Flash, while artists share time, they each have their own space. Each artist is allowed to have the exhibition space to his/her own for one day. In this way, information is disseminated and attention is concentrated.



On each day during the 20-day exhibition period from December 8 to 27, there’s only one artist holding a creative exhibition for just one day. In this way, X Flash enables you to experience new things each day, including interesting devices, behaviors, images and interactive works. You can even post what you see at X Flash on WeChat Moments, thus attracting all attention from your friends.



Artists

Gu Benchi, Gao Jie, Wang Xin, Chen Yufan, Zhang Qing, Miao Ying, Hu Renyi & Lu Beika, Wang Tianxin, Ban Lei, Chen Yujun, Shao Minghui, LiUSTU, Zhu Qing, Da Da, Yao Hai, Guo Yaoxian, Cui Yi, SANXIANTV

At the seminar themed “Artistic Reconstruction of a Lost Space” organized by Let’s Talk on the day of the opening ceremony, the design team of Gravitational Field 2018 gave an overview of the project design process. Besides, some well-known architects as well as artists to exhibit at X Flash were also invited to discuss the topics of urban space and public art.

Agenda

Venue: Western Square of the Power Station of Art
Time: 14:00-16:30, December 8
Opening Ceremony
14:00-14:30 Performance by the GOA’s Band for warm-up
14:30-15:00 Opening ceremony
15:00-16:30 Opening seminar

Opening Seminar Themed with “Artistic Reconstruction of a Lost Space” and Organized by Let’s Talk

Address: Exhibition Hall, F/1, Office Building of Urban Best Practice Area (UBPA), 564 South Chezhan Road, Shanghai
15:00-15:30 Presentation by the design team for the three sets of spatial structures at Gravitational Field 2018
15:30-15:40 Tea break
15:40-16:30 A discussion between architects and artists

Host:

Dai Chun: Operation Director and editor in charge of Time + Architecture, founder of Let’s Talk, and initiator of the Urban Micro Space Revival Plan

Guests:

Architects:

Yu Ting: Founder of Wupia Lab, founder of Let’s Talk, initiator of the Urban Micro Space Revival Plan

Wang Yan: Chief architect with GOA, and visiting professor with the Department of Architecture of Tongji University

Zhang Tong: Associate Dean of the School of Architecture of Southeast University

Huang Mingjian: Co-founder and principal architect of DESIGN HUB, teaching at the School of Architecture of China Academy of Art

He Jian: President and chief architect of GOA, and visiting professor with the School of Architecture of China Academy of Art

Zhang Xun: Chief architect of GOA

Chen Xiang: Deputy Dean of the Department of Architecture of the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Zhejiang University

Cao Zhenyu: Teaching at the Department of Architecture of the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Zhejiang University

Chen Yifeng: Designer of Atelier Deshaus

Dr. Zhang Haijun: Principal with Shanghai HuaDu Architecture and Urban Design Group (HDD)

Artists:

Gao Jie, Zhang Qing, Gu Benchi

Presentation Team:

Yang Tianzhou and Deng Xifan from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Zhang Xu and Qiao Runze from the School of Architecture, Southeast University
Li Jiawen and Yu Siyuan from the School of Architecture, China Academy of Art

In addition to the above exhibitions and events, Gu Benchi, a special guest invited to Gravitational Field 2018, has built a massive artistic installation inside the space of “Leisure”, which features the weaving of red threads in the winter sun to create a romantic experience of “walking through clouds”.



What’s more, the Dinghaiqiao Mutual Aid Society will present innovative artistic creations. Duoyue Charity Culture Development Center dedicated to forming urban residents’ reading habits will organize a seminar themed “When Reading Meets Architecture”. Shanghai Ruanyisan Urban Heritage Protection Foundation, a non-for-profit organization committed to protecting cultural heritages, will promote the program named “To Awaken Villages with Art”...All these highlights are waiting for you to discover and experience!