“北京之声”作为佩斯北京的一个年度计划将于今年正式启动，此次将以“在一起或孤芳自赏”为题，以展览的形式作为一个契机来探讨中国当代艺术中存在的一些现象和问题。此次群展将于2010年12月30日持续到2011年2月28日。

此次“北京之声——在一起或孤芳自赏”群展，将消解策展中明确的主题。将彼此不相关的作品并置在一起，通过一种特殊的方式呈现出来。展览旨在突出作品本身，以单纯的呈现为目的，由此来引发观者有关作品本体价值的思考。当下的社会已经进入一个高度关联的综合状态，当代艺术也被置于复杂的整体环境之中。艺术家创作的作品很难独立存在，它们无疑与其他许多因素存在着关系。在当下，抛去艺术家的身份，整体的艺术环境等综合因素，艺术作品是否可以独立存在似乎已经成为一个疑问？“关系”与“非关系”是否可以决定了其“在一起”或“孤芳自赏”？这将是本次展览所要探讨的主要问题。

回顾过去的一年，泰康空间从2009年开始实施的“51平米”项目无疑代表了一种新现象和新趋势。在这里，策划的力量被削弱了，取而代之的是艺术家的独立性和作品的自发生长。但这种完全依赖艺术家自由发挥的展览模式是否就有益于艺术家成长以及观众的阅读，却还是有待商榷的。对此，“在一起或孤芳自赏”不期于给出答案，而是以开放的态度提出问题本身。

“北京之声”是佩斯北京于今年启动的年度常设项目，旨在对过去一年内发生的艺术现象进行回顾和思考。超速的发展模式，让中国社会成为无法放缓节奏的“急之国”，人们的生活不断地被压缩，在这压缩的过程中必然产生压力与焦虑情绪。独立性随着盲从逐渐失去意义。而这种日益弥漫的焦虑情绪不仅让作为个体的人手足无措，也让各种机构组织无所适从。商业画廊开始转型操办学术性展览，在策展人冷林看来是因为“画廊也会在这种急速变化中走失，由一个单纯的盈利机构正在演化成为一种文化的贪婪动物。”

Beijing Voice: Together or Isolated
December 30th, 2010–February 28th, 2011

This year Pace Beijing will launch an annual project titled Beijing Voice. Beijing Voice:Together or Isolated will discuss some phenomena and questions existing in Chinese contemporary art in the form of a group exhibition. Beijing Voice: Together or Isolated will be on view at Pace Beijing from December 30th, 2010 through February 28th, 2011.Participating artists include: Qiu Xiaofei, Hu Xiaoyuan, Liang Yuanwei, Shi Jinsong, Song Dong, Su Wenxiang, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Wang Guangle, Wang Jin, and Yuan Yuan.

In this exhibition, an explicit curated theme will be intentionally eliminated. Works will be juxtaposed and presented in a particular manner that aims to highlight the works and enables the audience to reflect on the art specifically without being too concerned with the exhibition’s theme. Contemporary art is part of a highly interrelated and complex environment. Rather than existing independently, the artists' creations have to be related to many other factors. Therefore, leaving the artists' identity and the overall artistic environment aside, whether artworks can be self-sufficient has become a question. This exhibition will address how an artwork can be defined as “together" or "isolated."

Looking back on this past year, the 51 m2 Project, which was initiated by Taikang Space in 2009, represents a new phenomenon and trend in Chinese contemporary art. Here, the importance of curating has been devalued and the emphasis has been placed on the independence of the artist and the artwork. However, whether this exhibition style will benefit young artists’ development and audience’s comprehension needs to be discussed. In this regard, Together or Isolated is not expected to provide a final answer, but to raise the question itself with an open attitude. Beijing Voice aims to review and reflect on the art phenomena of the past year. China’s speeding development has turned it into an "impatient nation" that can hardly slow down. People's lives are continuously compressed. During the process, stress and anxiety are inevitably produced. This increasingly overwhelming anxiety not only troubles individuals, but also confuses various institutions and organizations. Commercial galleries are transforming and beginning to curate academic exhibitions. This is because, as suggested by the curator Leng Lin, "Galleries are also getting lost in the rapidly changing society, evolving from profit-driven institutions into a kind of animal greedy for culture."