Artist | 王興偉 (b. 1969 in Liaoning, China) Wang Xingwei
Title | 多疑的人 (1997) St Thomas
油彩布本 oil on canvas
151 × 175.3 cm
Exhibitor | M+, Hong Kong
Exhibition | M+ Sigg Collection
www.mplus.org.hk/en/collection/objects/st-thomas-20121056/
畫中一個身穿黃色襯衫、帶有藝術家自畫像性質的男子半跪着，在二十世紀藝術先鋒馬塞爾•杜尚的最後一件作品《已經給出》(1946-1966）前探頭窺視，而地面散落的木屑與工具暗示男子對杜尚作品的破壞。一身督察裝扮的藝術家安迪•華荷與約瑟夫波依斯則在男子身邊冷眼旁觀，似是在守護杜尚的概念藝術成果。正如畫面與標題所示王興偉如同懷疑耶穌復活的多馬那樣，以堅持繪畫創作，質疑中國藝術界主流的概念化觀念。
A man in a yellow shirt resembling Wang gets down on one knee to peep into Étant donné (1946-1966), the final work of the pioneering conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp. The sawdust and the tools scattered on the ground suggest that Wang has vandalised Duchamp's work. Next to the man stand the artists Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys dressed as police to guard Duchamp's legacy. Just as St. Thomas-the religious figure mentioned in the work's title- doubted Jesus' resurrection, Wang remains devoted to expressing scepticism about the conceptual ideas that dominated China's art scene.
Artist | 王興偉 (b. 1969 in Liaoning, China) Wang Xingwei
Title | 多疑的人 (1997) St Thomas
油彩布本 oil on canvas
151 × 175.3 cm
Exhibitor | M+, Hong Kong
Exhibition | M+ Sigg Collection
www.mplus.org.hk/en/collection/objects/st-thomas-20121056/
畫中一個身穿黃色襯衫、帶有藝術家自畫像性質的男子半跪着，在二十世紀藝術先鋒馬塞爾•杜尚的最後一件作品《已經給出》(1946-1966）前探頭窺視，而地面散落的木屑與工具暗示男子對杜尚作品的破壞。一身督察裝扮的藝術家安迪•華荷與約瑟夫波依斯則在男子身邊冷眼旁觀，似是在守護杜尚的概念藝術成果。正如畫面與標題所示王興偉如同懷疑耶穌復活的多馬那樣，以堅持繪畫創作，質疑中國藝術界主流的概念化觀念。
A man in a yellow shirt resembling Wang gets down on one knee to peep into Étant donné (1946-1966), the final work of the pioneering conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp. The sawdust and the tools scattered on the ground suggest that Wang has vandalised Duchamp's work. Next to the man stand the artists Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys dressed as police to guard Duchamp's legacy. Just as St. Thomas-the religious figure mentioned in the work's title- doubted Jesus' resurrection, Wang remains devoted to expressing scepticism about the conceptual ideas that dominated China's art scene.