第五屆杭州藝術(shù)博覽會，2012年5月23日至28日在杭州和平會展中心舉辦。

“杭州藝術(shù)博覽會”是杭州西湖國際博覽會的支持項目，已成功舉辦了四屆。本屆藝博會聚集了來自國內(nèi)外的30多家藝術(shù)機構(gòu)、1個推薦展、8個主題展，展出的數(shù)千件當(dāng)代藝術(shù)作品展現(xiàn)中國、法國、西班牙、奧地利、加拿大、馬來西亞等國內(nèi)外藝術(shù)家最新創(chuàng)作成果。海內(nèi)外知名畫廊、藝術(shù)公司、藝術(shù)院校等專業(yè)藝術(shù)機構(gòu)和當(dāng)代著名藝術(shù)家的參展，使本屆藝博會頗具當(dāng)代藝術(shù)風(fēng)格，富有時代氣息。

杭州藝術(shù)博覽會以“當(dāng)代性、國際性、學(xué)術(shù)性、市場性”為主旨，以高品位、高起點、高質(zhì)量打造“品牌藝術(shù)博覽會”為目標(biāo)，以“當(dāng)代藝術(shù)，視覺盛宴，和諧杭州，品質(zhì)生活”為口號，采取國際上先進的、規(guī)范的藝博會運作方式，集中展現(xiàn)當(dāng)今藝術(shù)市場上最為活躍的畫廊、藝術(shù)機構(gòu)和藝術(shù)家，形成展覽規(guī)模大、展品質(zhì)量高、藝術(shù)作品新、藝術(shù)門類廣的文化藝術(shù)氛圍。

藝博會中“2012藝術(shù)杭州·中青年當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家推薦展”、“?；饒蛲崴闺p年展作品延伸展”、“精神之象·中國美院張浩當(dāng)代水墨邀請展”、“魯迅的面容·中國美院新木刻講習(xí)班版畫作品展”、“2012中國當(dāng)代抽象藝術(shù)邀請展”、“中國美院楊奇瑞等五人雕塑作品邀請展”、“中國美院常青當(dāng)代藝術(shù)邀請展”、“2012當(dāng)代水彩畫名家邀請展”、“陳亮當(dāng)代瓷藝與家具作品展”等主題展覽相得益彰，繪畫藝術(shù)、裝置藝術(shù)、影像藝術(shù)、行為藝術(shù)和雕塑、陶瓷藝術(shù)交相輝映，共同構(gòu)筑了本屆藝博會以本土化、精品化為主的基本特質(zhì)。其中，浙江美術(shù)館副館長桑火堯，無疑是最令人矚目的一位當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家。2011年他的作品入選第54屆威尼斯雙年展，并連續(xù)兩次入選被譽為收藏風(fēng)向標(biāo)的“世界第一大拍”的香港蘇富比拍賣會，被國際藏家所關(guān)注。這次展出的《竹林七賢》《浮生》，桑火堯?qū)⒅窳肿兂杉t色，顯示其奔放、熱烈、刺激的思想色彩，徹底顛覆了“竹林”這一魏晉名士悠閑生活狀態(tài)的象征物。?；饒蛘J(rèn)為，融匯民族傳統(tǒng)文化和現(xiàn)代哲學(xué)思想的作品，將會越來越受到藝術(shù)品市場的青睞。

凡親臨過2012杭州藝博會現(xiàn)場的，無論是觀眾還是參展商，對本屆杭州藝博會整齊的陣容和高品質(zhì)的藝術(shù)作品都贊賞不已，留下了深刻的印象。

據(jù)悉，作為本屆藝博會最重要的“中青年當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家推薦展”，七八月份還將赴寧波市、紹興市、嘉興市、湖州市四城市巡展，推廣杭州藝術(shù)博覽會和中青年當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家及其優(yōu)秀作品。在四城市巡展結(jié)束之后，藝博會還將和浙江佳寶拍賣有限公司合作，舉辦“中國當(dāng)代藝術(shù)品專場拍賣會”，建立一個本土當(dāng)代藝術(shù)品和國內(nèi)藝術(shù)品市場相結(jié)合的文化交流平臺。

Fifth Hangzhou Art Expo

Text and photographs by Xia Zhiming

The 5th Hangzhou Art Expo was held from May 23 through 28， 2012 at Peace Conference Center in Hangzhou， the capital of eastern China’s coastal Zhejiang Province.

The art gala is a supporting project of the annual West Lake International Expo. At the expo this year， more than 30 domestic and overseas art organizations combined to stage a recommendation exhibition and eight theme exhibitions at the nearly 10，000-m2 exhibition space at the center. Artists from China， France， Spain， Austria， Canada and Malaysia showed several thousand pieces of artworks in the form of painting， sculpture， pottery， installation art， image art and mixed materials.

The Hangzhou Art Expo promotes modernity， internationalism， scholarship and business， trying to create an art event reflecting the prosperity of modern visual art in Hangzhou that strives to create a life of quality and harmony for all of its residents. The organizers marketed the event by using standard methods. The expo serves as a showcase for art galleries， art institutions， and artists， and displays a wide range of latest high-quality artworks in various genres.

This year， the exhibitions highlighted local artists and their works. One of the most prominent artists at the exhibition was Sang Huoyao， now a deputy director of Zhejiang Art Museum. Sang presented his works at Venice Biennial in 2011， an honor that none of the other artists in Zhejiang has enjoyed. In fact， he is China’s first ink painter presented at Venice Biennial. The expo in Hangzhou in 2012 paid homage to Sang by holding an exhibition for visitors to see his works at Venice Biennial. One of the works on display was “Seven Sages in Bamboo Forest，” a painting that portrayed seven sages of ancient China. Sang painted the bamboos in ebullient reds. The bold color tone overthrew the conventional presentation of the symbolic bamboos， an image that traditionally embodies the leisurely style of the sages. Sang remarked that artworks integrating national tradition and modern philosophy will become more and more popular on market.

The “Exhibition for Recommended Young Artists，” the most important part of the expo this year， will tour Ningbo， Shaoxing， Jiaxing and Huzhou in July and August， promoting Hangzhou Art Expo and artists and their works. After the four-city tour， there will be an auction to market modern Chinese artworks. The organizers of the expo hope that this auction will bridge the gap between art and market and serve as a platform for cultural exchanges.