2019年经济学人 中国当代艺术:沙丘博物馆(2)

 

The Dune¹’s interiors are meant to cultivate an intimacy² between viewer, work and space. “Going to a museum in China often feels like going to a shopping centre,” says Mr Li—an experience of rushed consumerism, typically characterised by large crowds and smartphone selfies. By contrast, the Dune’s subterranean³ galleries invoke⁴ the caves in which the most primitive⁵ human art was first daubed. The design was inspired by Louis Kahn, a 20th-century American architect who envisaged⁶ museums as a “society of rooms”, which foster interaction and encourage people to slow down. Given the isolated⁷ location, visitors will have to make a deliberate “pilgrimage to the art”, as Mr Li puts it, rather than just a hurried urban fly-by. 

沙丘的内部设计旨在培养观众、工作和空间之间的亲密感。“在中国，去博物馆就像去购物中心，”李虎表示——这是一种匆忙的消费主义体验，典型的特征是大量人群和智能手机自拍。相比之下，沙丘美术馆的地下画廊让人想起最原始洞穴里被涂抹的人类艺术。该设计灵感来自20世纪的美国建筑师路易斯·卡恩，他将博物馆设想成一个“房间社会”，旨在促进互动，鼓励人们慢下来。考虑到这个位置人烟稀少，游客们将不得不进行一次深刻的“艺术朝圣”，正如李虎所言，这不仅仅是一次匆忙的城市飞掠。

“After Nature”, the inaugural⁸ exhibit (curated by Luan Shixuan), focuses on a pertinent⁹ subject: the future of humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Each of the nine contemporary Chinese artists in the show engages cleverly with the space that their work occupies. Visitors standing¹⁰ in front of Liu Yujia’s “Wave”, a digital diptych featuring aerial footage of waves rushing against the coast, need only to turn around to find themselves looking out at the Bohai Sea. Beyond a glass door lies Zheng Bo’s “Dune Botanical Garden”, a work of bio-art made of transplanted local weeds that also functions as a museum garden. Nearby stands “Destination”, an installation by Na Buqi, which comprises an overturned billboard¹¹ advertising¹² an eerily¹³ photoshopped beachside getaway.

“后自然”：UCCA沙丘美术馆开幕展（栾诗璇策划），关注相关的主题：人类与自然世界关系的未来。展览中的九位中国当代艺术家都巧妙地利用了其作品所占据的空间。刘雨佳的《海浪》是数码双联画，以海浪冲击海岸的航拍镜头为特色，游客驻足在《海浪》前，只要一转身，就可以眺望渤海。玻璃门外是郑波的《沙丘植物园》，这是由移植的本地杂草制成的生物艺术品，也可以用作博物馆的花园。娜布其的装置作品《终点》矗立在附近，作品包含一块翻倒的广告牌，上面登着一张经过美化过的海滨度假照片。

Ms Na’s contribution is a wry¹⁴ commentary on the museum itself. Its location, Beidaihe, is well-established as both a summer retreat for Beijing’s political elite¹⁵ and a popular beach resort for domestic tourists. Cranes crowd behind the dunes¹⁶, supervising construction work by Aranya, a Chinese developer that also funded and built the museum. Much as the Dune wants to attract visitors, a big influx¹⁷ might threaten its sustainable vision: like that forlorn billboard, a picture-perfect ideal risks being compromised by the double-edged forces of consumption.

娜布其的贡献是对博物馆本身的映射。北戴河是北京政客精英的避暑胜地，也是深受国内游客欢迎的海滨度假胜地。沙丘美术馆后面都是起重机，由中国开发商阿兰亚监督施工，该公司也出资建造了这座博物馆。尽管沙丘美术馆很想吸引游客，但大量移民涌入可能会威胁到其可持续发展的愿景：就像那块被遗弃的广告牌，一个完美无瑕的理想可能会被消费的双刃剑所侵蚀。

1 dune   

n.(由风吹积而成的)沙丘

参考例句：

• The sand massed to form a dune.沙积集起来成了沙丘。
• Cute Jim sat on the dune eating a prune in June.可爱的吉姆在六月天坐在沙丘上吃着话梅。

2 intimacy   

n.熟悉，亲密，密切关系，亲昵的言行

参考例句：

• His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切，这有点言过其实。
• I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。

3 subterranean   

adj.地下的，地表下的

参考例句：

• London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.伦敦像这样的地下通道有9英里长。
• We wandered through subterranean passages.我们漫游地下通道。

4 invoke   

v.求助于(神、法律)；恳求，乞求

参考例句：

• Let us invoke the blessings of peace.让我们祈求和平之福。
• I hope I'll never have to invoke this clause and lodge a claim with you.我希望我永远不会使用这个条款向你们索赔。

5 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

6 envisaged   

想像，设想( envisage的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty. 他面对着一个孤独而贫困的晚年。
• Henry Ford envisaged an important future for the motor car. 亨利·福特为汽车设想了一个远大前程。

7 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

8 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

9 pertinent   

adj.恰当的；贴切的；中肯的；有关的；相干的

参考例句：

• The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.那专家对规划提出了一些中肯的意见。
• These should guide him to pertinent questions for further study.这些将有助于他进一步研究有关问题。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

12 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

13 eerily   

adv.引起神秘感或害怕地

参考例句：

• It was nearly mid-night and eerily dark all around her. 夜深了，到处是一片黑黝黝的怪影。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
• The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape. 开阔的火山坡让人心生怪异地联想起月球的地貌。 来自辞典例句

14 wry   

adj.讽刺的；扭曲的

参考例句：

• He made a wry face and attempted to wash the taste away with coffee.他做了个鬼脸，打算用咖啡把那怪味地冲下去。
• Bethune released Tung's horse and made a wry mouth.白求恩放开了董的马，噘了噘嘴。

15 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

16 dunes   

沙丘( dune的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

17 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。