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《小鹿圖》陳曉朋 個展
Xiaolu Tu: Shiau-Peng Chen Solo Exhibition


▎《小鹿圖》陳曉朋 個展｜＃展覽資訊
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展期｜2020.8.14 - 2020.9.12
地點｜台北國際藝術村 — 藝術家書籍文獻庫
（台北市中正區北平東路 7 號 2B-4 室 ）
開放時間｜週五 14:00 - 18:00；週六 10:00 - 14:00
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※ 因空間性質故無開幕會，敬請於開放時間內提前私訊 PAPER MATTER｜Artists' books Atelier 專頁預約蒞臨，抑或報名參與「專場導覽」的場次及其他座談與講座，活動結束後亦將開放上樓參觀展覽。


▎＃藝術家自述

本次個展《小鹿圖》和自己前幾次個展的命名一樣，有著一語雙（多）關的意思。鹿在東西文化都作為理想的象徵，「小鹿」取其新鮮、活潑狀態的意義，就像清晨的露珠「曉露」，用來代表這些平常不會被視為創作主體，但和我的創作思考有著密切連結與重要啟發關係的藝術家書作品。而進行藝術家書的創作，也像是走在一條看似狹窄，實能通往廣闊目的地的悠遠「小路」上。

《小鹿圖》展出素描書（集）、展覽書（畫冊）、文字書（集），以及藝術家書共四種形態的藝術家書作品。我特別為這次的《小鹿圖》個展創作一本同名藝術家書《小鹿圖》，它在概念上有點類似導覽書，一本介紹我所創作的藝術家書的藝術家書，這當中帶有書中書的意味。《小鹿圖》一書內容包含序（創作自述）一篇、書評（藝評）兩篇，以及展出的書（藝術作品）的創作思考記錄。《小鹿圖》這本書同時作為這次個展和之前的書的導覽書。

《小鹿圖》個展在藝術家書籍文獻庫（台北）展出，文獻庫的收藏提供延伸閱讀與我的書內容有關的書，以及我受到影響的藝術家所創作的書，它既是白盒子，也不是白盒子，又超越白盒子，是個得以擴張展覽內容及想像的理想空間。藝術家書籍文獻庫同時作為圖書館與美術館的概念，和上述所提的書／作品、導覽書／藝術家書、序／創作自述、書評／藝評、作家／藝術家⋯⋯這種有著「杜象的姊姊與妹妹」雙重身分的狀態，也是我覺得藝術家書創作耐人思考與尋味之處。


▎《小鹿圖》陳曉朋 個展｜延伸章節
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❍ 第一章：〈＃專場導覽 〉
8.14（五）14:00、19:00
8.16（日）11:00、14:00
8.28（五）14:00、19:00
9.06（日）11:00、14:00
※ 專場導覽預約表：https://reurl.cc/E7klOR

❍ 第二章：〈＃藝術座談 〉
時間： 8.30（日）14:00 - 16:00
與談： 藝術家 陳曉朋
哲學學者 百了一（Jacques Han）／巴黎一大 哲學博士（專長：柏拉圖哲學）

引言：蔡胤勤／藝術家書籍文獻庫 總監暨策展人
※ 藝術座談報名表：預計於前兩週宣傳發布

❍ 第三章：〈＃閉幕講座 〉
時間：9.13（日）15:00 - 17:00
講者：蔡胤勤／藝術家書籍文獻庫 總監暨策展人
※ 閉幕講座報名表：預計於前兩週宣傳發布
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Exhibition Dates | 2020.8.14 - 2020.9.12
Venue | Artists' Books Archive, Rm. 2B-4, 2F., No. 7, Beiping E. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Open｜Fri. 14:00 - 17:30；Sat. 10:30 - 14:00 *Reservation


Artist’s Statement
Shiau-Peng Chen

As with the titles of my previous solo exhibitions, this solo exhibition Xiaolu Tu (小鹿圖), or Fawn Diagram, embodies a double (multiple) entendre in its various Chinese homophones. The deer is a symbol of idealism in both Eastern and Western cultures, and its “fawn” (小鹿), xiaolu, imparts a connotation of newness and a state of playfulness, as do “dewdrops at dawn” (曉露), xiaolu. I have chosen this title to represent these artist’s books that are typically not regarded as main creative work, but are of key inspirational relevance and intimately connected to my creative contemplation. Undertaking the creation of these artist’s books has been akin to traveling down an ostensibly long and narrow “trail” (小路), xiaolu, that ultimately leads to an expansive destination.

Four forms of artist’s books will be presented in Xiaolu Tu, including books of sketches (collection), exhibition catalogs (art book), textual books (anthology), and artist’s books. For this exhibition, I have created an eponymous artist’s book, Xiaolu Tu, which is conceptually similar to a guidebook. As an artist’s book about the artist’s books that I have created, it has connotations of a book within a book. The content of the book Xiaolu Tu includes a preface (artist’s statement), two literary reviews (art critiques), and a journal of creative contemplations on the exhibited books (artworks). The book Xiaolu Tu is simultaneously a guidebook for the current exhibition, and for previous books.

The Xiaolu Tu solo exhibition will be held at the Artists Books Archive (Taipei). The Archive’s collection provides an extended reading of books related to the content of my book, as well as of books created by artists I’ve been influenced by. It is both a white box, and not a white box; it transcends a white box as an ideal space where the exhibition content and imagination can be expanded. The Artists Books Archive functions conceptually as both a library and a museum that -- like the above mentioned book/artwork, guidebook/artist’s book, preface/artist’s statement; literary review/art critiques, etc. -- embodies a “Duchamp’s older and younger sister” state of duality, which is an aspect of creating an artist’s book that I find intriguing and thought provoking.