叛逆的青春 Rebelling Youths
展覽簡介
論及青春，反叛/叛逆是所有人必經的階段；是人面對不公、侵犯時，發自本能而衍生的衝動。少年人的天空充滿無限的可能性，不甘現狀的情懷，並對理想世界的憧憬， 都成為一鼓熱刺的力量，推動他們即使面對現實世界各樣限制，仍能承風破浪。反叛——到底是種“豪情壯志”的表現，或只是段 “年少輕狂”的時光?
展覧會劃分為三個部分，由內在「内在的叛逆」推至外在「革命實驗室」，最後歸回 個人的反思「真我的倒影」。透過「内在的叛逆」，將會向人呈現「叛逆」之起點， 於內心間的原貌；當心中的衝動化成行動，腦海間的理想碰上真實的世界，便會開展 一段「實驗性人生」。環看歷史，當「理念」被延展擴散至社會、群體，有的會成為 一刻熱潮或運動，有的或可漫延成能動搖世界的革命；猶如一場場的實驗賭博，結果 無人知曉、無法保證。
展覧最後部分「真我的倒影」，將會呼應本地仍在進行的社會運動，提供觀賞者空間 ，反思自身如何衡量自我的價值、信心的量度、能力的高低，並於社會運動中的身份。
The exhibition Rebelling Youths explores the quest of youth who rebel and search for justice in society. The impression of youth could hardly be separated from rebellion. While rebelling is a human instinct when they encounter injustice, youth may be able to express it more prominently as they are still eager to task risks when life is full of possibilities.
The exhibition will be divided into three sections: The Rebelling Phase, Laboratory of Revolution and Reflecting Ego. The Rebelling Phase examines the change of psychological state of rebellious youth as they encounter injustice. Laboratory of Revolution develops the idea further as the exhibition looks into the proliferation of rebelling actions in the form of mass social movements in history. Rebelling actions are full of uncertainties and viewers would witness the unfolding of events into rebellion and revolution, successes and failures.
To reconcile with the ongoing social movements in Hong Kong, Reflecting Ego will be an open-ended opportunity for the viewer to evaluate their own belief towards rebellion, courage and self-actions so as to clarify one’s role within mass social movements.
內在的叛逆 The Rebelling Phase
自我們出生起，就擁有對抗不義的本能，我們稱其為叛逆。試著回想青春的日子，充滿強烈情感和掙扎的日子。年輕人或在社會上缺少閱歷，但實驗精神與發掘未知世界的強烈慾望，是他們的天賦。隨心而行，這是我們的叛逆青春。
Ever since we are born, we get the instinct to fight against injustice and the formulated world; we call this “Rebelling”. Try to recall the days of adolescence, that was the time of strong emotions and struggles. Youths might have less experience in life, but they have the experimental spirit and stronger urge to explore uncertainty in the world. With direct reactions from heart, here is the rebellious young.
革命實驗室 The Laboratory of Revolution
社會運動是一場理念與現實碰撞的實驗，誰也無法估計當下的行動會帶來怎樣的結果。到底是一股轉迅即逝的叛逆浪潮，還是一場改革社會的公民運動，命運往往被少年人的渴望、理念和團結性牽引著前行。
The process of mass social movements and youth involvement is always experimental and success is never guaranteed. What it may lead to could be rebellion or revolution. While both desire freedom, revolution requires a broader vision and totality of participants. Revolution is also significant as it could result in constructive societal impacts.
龐克文化 Punk Art
由於資本主義社會的經濟衰退和保守政客對於工會的打擊，70年代的英國生活充滿了 不確定性。正是在這樣的背景下，龐克文化誕生了。龐克青年對他們的音樂、視覺藝術、時尚和生活風格等多個方面進行誇張的風格實驗以顯示其對社會現實的憤怒情绪 和玩世不恭。鑒於此，龐克文化作爲歷史上的他者，映射了面臨社會壓力下香港青年 的反抗情緒。
Punk culture arose from the precarious state of life in the UK due to the economic recession and conservative politicians during the 1970s. Facing such social struggles, punk youths with DIY spirit, channeled their angst and cynicism in audacious experiments in music, visual art, fashion and lifestyle. In that case, British punk culture, as a historical other, mirrors the similar rebellious emotion in Hong Kong youth nowadays when facing social pressure.
嬉皮文化 Hippies Art
”你所需要的一切就是愛“ – 披頭四
於美國的六十年代，一批新時代的人，面對被物質、財富主導的社會，開始作出反抗，並開展一場思想革命，為生活建立新定義，追求自由和充滿愛的生活，興起「嬉皮」文化，建立獨特生活模式，實踐心中的理想國。這場運動雖然無疾而終，但卻動搖了社會對「對」、「錯」，並生活的理解。
Love is all you need.” – The Beatles
During the 60s’ in USA , the new generation criticize the mainstream living culture. While the middle-class society and materialism were dominant, the hippy community raised and developed their own distinctive lifestyle by revaluing the life goal ( Freedom and love ) and put their ideal world into practise. The movement has faded over time, however it has shaken society by presenting a new perspective on life.
性別與身份 Gender and Identity
女權主義藝術和同性戀藝術起源於20世紀的性別和身份政治。 他們這些藝術家的終極目標是賦予婦女權力，實現性別平等和探索同性戀身份的深處，為了使世界各地的不 同群體之間的積極參與和有效的溝通。 在這個展覽中，我們試圖涵蓋從1960年代到現在，從西方到東方的性別藝術，希望帶來有趣的對比和反思。
Feminist Art and Queer Art evolved out of the gender and identity politics of the 20 century. Their ultimate goal of these artists is to empower women, achieve gender equality and explore the depths of queer identity, in order to cause active participation and effective communication between different groups around the world. In this exhibition, we try to cover gender art from the 1960s to the present, from the West to the East, hoping to bring interesting contrasts and reflections.
香港近代社會運動 Revolution of Hong Kong
2019年於香港爆發的反對逃犯條例修訂示威，大量藝術家以此場運動為靈感進行創作，其目的包括引起國際社會關注、提升市民關注以及紀錄運動中出現之不公義事件等等。大量藝術家以藝術品作為媒介回應社會事件。
The Extradition bill in 2019 had triggered a series of protests in Hong Kong. During this period, lots of artists created different art work to try and spread the protests to the rest of the world, to look for international support, and some of them try to document moments and raise attention for injustice. Lots of artists take this opportunity to stand up for the community.
真我的倒影 Reflecting Ego
“鏡子反映出人真實的面貌。” “The mirror gives a true reflection of a man.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita
世界就如一面鏡子，反映著每一個人獨特的倒影，並隨著我們對自身的知覺而改變。 通過走到內在，尋覓合乎個人於社會中自我價值、信念、勇氣和行動的平衡點，我們 才能安頓自己於世界一個身分、一份責任。
What we perceive from the world is a unique reflection of ourselves, affected by our own self perception and awareness. Only by gaining better understanding of our personal values, faith, confidence and action can we find our own place and responsibilities in this world.
參展藝術家 Participating Artists
范家朗 Anthony Kar-Long Fan
Lea Bou Habib
奈良美智 Nara Yoshitomo
喻紅 Yu Hong
Derek Rigers
Gary Penters
Jamie Reid
Issac Abrams
Victor Moscoso
Bernie Boston
Haus-Rucker-Co.
Judy Chicago
常惠珍 Nancy Sheung
Indira Cesarine
Marilyn Minter
Duncan Grant
David Hockney
Adam Ferguson
周俊輝 Chow Chun Fai
梁洛熙 Giraffe Leung Lok Hei
Brandon Stanto
鳴謝 Acknowledgement
©范家朗 Anthony Kar-Long Fan
© Derek Ridgers
© Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
© The Estate of Nancy Sheung
© Indira Cesarine
Salon 94, New York. © Marilyn Minter
© 周俊輝 Chow Chun Fai
© 梁洛熙 Giraffe Leung Lok Hei
MACUM Family
Oscar Ho Hing Kay
Ian Alden Russell
Octavian Saiu
Benny Lim Kok Wai
Fancy Fan Sixin
Students of Curating and Managing Cultural Festival class
Students of Curatorship class
策展團隊 Curatorial Team
馮銨梃 Rachel Fung
關啟心 Kwan Kaisum, Kimberly
林靖 Jane Lam
蘇品伃 Su Ping Yu, Minnie
曹海寧 Tso Hoi Ling, Rebecca
夏朗清 Xia Langqing, Ian
