Xing Ruan
conference
15 May 2023,
10 am
Tolentini, aula magna
meet the curator of
the China National Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
organised by Dipartimento di Culture del progetto, MA in Architecture
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programme
opening remarks Benno Albrecht, rector of Università Iuav di Venezia
moderated by Angelo Maggi Iuav
international relations reference
keynote speeches by Zhang Haiao, curator of the Chinese National Pavilion La Biennale
2023 (Renewal: A Symbiotic Narrative), Aldo
Aymonino and Giuseppe
Caldarola
the event will be held
in English
abstract
RUAN Xing, Dean and Guangqi
Chair Professor of the School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was
selected by the Committee as the leading curator of the China National Pavilion
at the Biennale Architettura 2023. It is a pleasure
to meet him at Università Iuav
di Venezia just few days before the opening of the the
18th International Architecture Exhibition. The theme of “Renewal: A
Symbiotic Narrative” curated by RUAN Xing and his team will serve as the
exhibition program of the China National Pavilion.
With the theme of
“Renewal: A Symbiotic Narrative”, the exhibition plan of the China
National Pavilion will be developed around three chapters: “DENSITY
wonder Portraits of Plurality”, “LIVEABILITY renewal Stories of Shanghai”and “SYMBIOSIS future
Rejuvenation”.
The Biennale Architettura 2023 will be held from Saturday 20 May to
Sunday 26 November (pre-opening 18 and 19 May), curated by academic, educator
and best-selling novelist Lesley Lokko, who has commented: “Architects
have a unique opportunity to put forward ambitious and creative ideas that help
us imagine a more equitable and optimistic future in common”. The Venice
Biennale originated in 1895 and is one of the most influential contemporary art
exhibitions in the world today. The Biennale Architettura
will also feature, as usual, the National Participations, with each country
presenting its own exhibition in the Pavilions of the Giardini and the Arsenale, and in the historic center of Venice. This
edition will once again include a selection of Collateral Events organized by
international institutions, which will hold their own shows and initiatives in
Venice. The China National Pavilion exhibition is organized by the Ministry of
Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China.
Curatorial Team
from the School of Design
curator: Ruan Xing
executive curator: Zhang Haiao
exhibition design: Ruan Xing, Studio 'Oumoumou
team members: Sun Haode, Huang Huaqing, Xu Hang, Du Qian, Rao Fujie,
Wu Hongde, Wang Dan, Wang Hao, Li Di Academic
Guidance: Shanghai Jiao Tong University