大黑板-北京是一个由奥地利艺术家卡尔-海因茨•克劳福先生发起的空间内部参与的短期活动，此次活动包括在一块巨大的黑板上展开书写出来的内容。目前，卡尔-海因茨•克劳福先生正在北京进行为期三个月的艺术工作，并且对北京当前创造性空间作品和理念产生了浓厚的兴趣。

在大黑板上，艺术家克劳福与其同行、建筑师、作家等的际遇和交流以及他在城市中的感受体验都用粉笔通过图表描绘了出来。这是一部在持续变化的作品。随着展览的进行，起初的草图会进一步明晰，而与此同时，参观者可以进一步发挥添上他们自己相关的想法和观点。

卡尔-海因茨•克劳福感兴趣的是两方面的同现：好奇的到访者的看法和当地实践者的视角。黑板及其支撑结构将展览区域一分为二：前面部分展现的是黑板的正面，而后面部分则显示其支撑结构，两部分对于理解整个空间同等重要。

此外，一系列展现建筑师用材料样品进行排列试验的新照片将会公开展出。

届时，将举办一场由来自北京的建筑师、艺术家、音乐家和作家参与的会议，卡尔-海因茨•克劳福先生将以他自己的方式和大家会面并分享他们的经验、进而在当地条件背景下探讨他们的工作。更多详情不久将会公布。

大黑板-北京的主要关注亮点为小动作、大项目和意象城市。

卡尔-海因茨•克劳福出生于奥地利北部城市林茲，在林茲读大学期间学习的是艺术和工业设计，目前在维也纳定居。克劳福先生的艺术实践主要涉及都市空间中的建造环境和日常生活。他在建筑与都市生活的文脉中通过绘画、视频、摄影、装置和工程等各种媒介方式开展他的艺术创作。由利物浦双年展推出的他的最新影像作品——《他们》将于2010年利物浦双年展上首映。

BIG BLACKBOARD: BEIJING is a transient spatial interior intervention by the Austrian artist Karl-Heinz Klopf consisting of a large scale blackboard displaying an evolving script. At present Karl-Heinz Klopf has been working for three month in Beijing and has a keen interest in Beijing’s current creative spatial productions and ideas.

On the blackboard the network of the artist‘s encounters with colleagues, architects, writers and others, as well as his experiences in the city, are diagrammatically depicted in chalk. This is a work in progress. The initial sketch will be further developed during the course of the exhibition and, at the same time, the visitors will be invited to add their related thoughts and comments.

Karl-Heinz Klopf is interested in the co-occurrence of the two sides: that of the curious stranger‘s view as well as that of the perspective of the resident practitioner. Corresponding to this, the blackboard with its supporting structure divides the exhibition space into two accessible areas: into a front space showing the front of the blackboard and into a back space showing its supporting structure, both crucial to the understanding of the whole space.

In addition, a new sequence of photographs about architects discussion of an improvised arrangement with material samples will be on display.

A conference will bring together architects, artists, musicians and writers from Beijing, whom Karl-Heinz Klopf has met during his stay. They will share their experiences and discussing their work in the context of its local conditions. Further details will be announced.

BIG BLACKBOARD: BEIJING‘s preoccupation are small gestures, big projects and the imaginary city.

Karl-Heinz Klopf was born in Linz, Austria. He studied at the University for Artistic and Industrial Design in Linz and is currently based in Vienna. His artistic practice is mainly concerned with constructed environments and the everyday life in the urban sphere. He works in different media such as drawing, video, photography, installations and projects in the context of architecture and urbanism. His new film THEY, comissioned by the Liverpool Biennial, will have it‘s premiere screening at the Liverpool Biennial 2010.