Contemporary Art - Guangzhou 53 Art Museum

In the open space of the old factory building next to Guangyuan express in Wushan,

Guangzhou, there is a fun place:The walls here are painted with various

interesting patterns. The buildings in the courtyard are assembled with containers.

The red facade is dazzling in the sun. Around it, there are some strange sculptures like aliens... Because it is

located in Wushan, it is randomly named "53" according to the homonym. It is the first private Contemporary

Art Museum in Guangzhou. Young people in Guangzhou have another good place to "play" art.

Outside the South Gate of Wushan Huijing new town, you will find the sign of the art museum. Turning right

along the sign is a loess road. Graffiti on the wall of the road is very interesting. There is a big rooster with a

"V" sign, a huge boiled fish, and some colorful things you can't understand. On the other side of the wall is the

most expensive luxury residential area in Guangzhou, and on the other side is the endless stream of

expressways. This colorful loess road mixed with quiet and noise has a surreal feeling. At the end, there is a

huge courtyard on the left side. On the large lawn, a stable red building is the most eye-catching. It is

assembled with 12 containers. On the bright red wall, there is a huge white number "53"

This red house is the biggest work here. It's called "53 red". Artists can graffiti outside it

“ The idea came from several German graffiti artists. Their earliest idea was to use a few

old steam train cars to make the whole space, because the earliest graffiti art was created in these

train cars. But when we seriously look for it, we find that such a train has long been extinct.

So I thought of using containers. These 12 containers were all "panned" from the Huangpu

ancient Wharf in Guangzhou Li qiongbo, director of the 53 Art Museum, told reporters.

In addition to the dazzling color of 53 red, there are many interesting sculptures on the lawn,

For example, an inverted McDonald's logo "m", sometimes, the middle of the letter will spray water;

Next to it are some strange sculptures with weak bodies and big heads. Note next to

It's called circus, but it looks more like aliens who are not acclimatized after they arrive on earth.

To a certain extent, as the first private Contemporary Art Museum in Guangzhou,

53 and those comprehensiveThe biggest difference of the National Art Gallery is:

here, contemporary art has a more approachable face. It seems that a friend of

yours is inviting you to join in an interesting game.

Graffiti is one of the highlights of 53 art gallery. From the day 53 art gallery was born,

Young people who love graffiti can be regarded as having a canvas that they can enjoy,

Because there is a lot of space reserved for them to doodle in this tree lined courtyard.

On May 29, 2010, the opening exhibition of 53 art gallery is a feast with the theme of "graffiti",

Several famous graffiti artists from Germany came to Guangzhou after finishing their exhibition in the German

National Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo, where they painted on the walls and even on the cars in the

courtyard. This is the first time graffiti art has appeared in Guangzhou Art Museum. In fact, they were not the

first to paint on the walls here“ The day before the opening of the art museum, a young German living in

Guangzhou rushed to the museum. He was a graffiti lover. He told us excitedly that he wanted to paint on the

wall right away and couldn't wait for a day. We have fulfilled his wish. " Li qiongbo recalls with a smile. As the

first private Contemporary Art Museum in Guangzhou, 53 art museum shows a low profile and open face. Its

orientation is to become a supplement to the State-owned Art Gallery. Li qiongbo told reporters that 53 art

museum will not only invite some well-known artists at home and abroad to show here, but also give a stage to

some cross-border and experimental works. Some young artists who are just born can also get the opportunity

to show here“ It doesn't matter if the teacher is unknown. What we care about is the work itself.

"“ Nowadays, there are a large number of young people engaged in contemporary art, and their works come

out very quickly. For them, at the initial stage, what they need is only an opportunity and a affirmation, and

then there is the possibility of lighting up... 53 art gallery is willing to provide such a platform. "