《當代藝術「花與愛的力量」《我的1997》演唱者艾敬對話...

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《當代藝術「花與愛的力量」：《我的1997》演唱者艾敬對話巴塞爾》

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今日在深圳與中新社記者索有為、香港東方書畫院副院長張成浦一起參觀艾敬藝術展并出席展覽開幕禮。

艾敬，《我的1997》演唱者，她用四十年光陰完成了一場橫跨音樂與視覺、縱貫東西的藝術行走。由深圳市當代藝術與城市規劃館主辦、何桂彥策展的「烈日下的行走——艾敬藝術展2026」今日正式啓幕，百餘件涵蓋繪畫、裝置、雕塑、影像的作品，於深圳這座先鋒之城，鋪展她從歌者到藝術家的蜕變軌跡，更以「花與愛」為內核，與巴塞爾藝術精神展開跨越時空的對話。

艾敬的藝術人生，是一場不斷突破邊界的行走。上世紀90年代，一曲《我的1997》讓她成為風靡亞洲的民謠女詩人，用旋律書寫時代情緒；2007年，她以藝術家身份正式步入當代藝術領域，此後相繼亮相中國國家博物館、米蘭昂布羅修美術館等國際舞台，2017年更躋身美國赫希洪博物館「32位全球頂尖女性藝術家」行列。從音樂的敍事性到視覺的表現力，她將旋律的節奏、文字的溫度融入藝術創作，讓作品兼具感性的生命質感與理性的思想深度。

Today in Shenzhen, I visited the Ai Jing Art Exhibition and attended the opening ceremony together with Xinhua News Agency reporter Suei and Zhang Chengpu, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Oriental Academy of Painting and Calligraphy.

Ai Jing, the singer of "My 1997," has spent forty yearompleting an artistic journey that spans music and the visual arts, as well as the East and the West. "Walking Under the Sunlight – Ai Jing Art Exhib026," hosted by the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art & Urban Planning and curated by He Guiyan, officially opened today. Featuring over a hundred works encompassing painting, installation, sce, and video, the exhibition unfolds her trajectory from singer to artist in this pioneering city of Shenzhen. With "Flowers and Love" at its core, it engages in a dialogueoss time and space with the spirit of Art Basel.

Ai Jing's artistic life is a journey of constantly breaking boundaries. In the 1990s, th song "My 1997" made her a folk poetess popular across Asia, using melody to write the emotions of the era. In 2007, she officially entered the contry art field as an artist. Since then, she has appeared on international stages such as the National Museum of China and the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Mila, and in 2017, she was ranked among the "32 Top Female Artists in the World" by the Hirshhorn Museum in the United States. From the narrative of music topressiveness of the visual arts, she integrates the rhythm of melody and the warmth of words into her artistic creation, endowing her works with both the sensuous texture of life athe depth of rational thought.

「一切問題，皆可在烈日行走中尋得答案。」這句受福柯啓發的話語，是艾敬藝術創作的精神內核，也是本次展覽的題眼。展覽以三大單元構建敍事脈絡，層層遞進詮釋「花與愛的力量」。第一單元「我的母親和我的家鄉」，以兒時成長軌跡為脈絡，《我的母親和我的家鄉》等大型裝置串聯起對故土的眷戀與對母親的思念，用藝術回溯生命本源，讓情感在空間中流淌；第二單元「花的力量」，以花為核心視覺符號，《我愛顏色》系列繪畫以斑斕色彩禮讚自然，《每一扇門裏都有鮮花》裝置則借花傳遞人間溫情，在戰爭與苦難的時代背景下，彰顯愛與互助的治癒力量；第三單元「烈日下的行走」，立足現代性與全球化反思，《槍與玫瑰》《美麗的屏障》等作品聚焦難民境遇與個體生存，以藝術叩問生命價值，讓愛在時代語境中綻放力量。

艾敬的藝術創作，始終以「愛」為信仰，以「花」為載體，這與巴塞爾藝術展所倡導的多元包容、關注人文的精神不謀而合。2017年，艾敬攜作品亮相香港巴塞爾藝博會，其融合東方情感與西方表達的創作風格，在國際藝術舞台上留下獨特印記。此次深圳個展中，她的作品既延續了對生命、自然、和平的思考，又融入對時代的回應——《艾的祈禱》雕塑以合掌之姿傳遞祈願，《生命之樹》裝置象徵生生不息的希望，《The Strings》系列以絃樂意象暗合音樂初心，多媒介的交織碰撞，構建起詩性與哲思兼具的藝術場域。

作為資深策展人，何桂彥以專業視角梳理艾敬的藝術脈絡，將其跨界實踐與時代思考完整呈現。而艾敬的作品也憑藉深刻的人文內涵，被迪奧、中國國家博物館、意大利芬奇市政府等機構永久收藏，從商業殿堂到文化地標，其藝術價值獲得廣泛認可。

此次「烈日下的行走」展覽，不僅是艾敬藝術生涯的一次全景回望，更是當代藝術中「花與愛的力量」的生動詮釋。當深圳的先鋒活力遇上艾敬的詩意創作，當東方人文情懷邂逅巴塞爾的國際視野，這場藝術行走終將讓觀者在烈日之下，於花影之間，讀懂愛與生命的永恆答案。

"All questions can find their answers in walking under the scorching sun." Inspired by Foucault, thement serves as the spiritual core of Ai Jing's artistic creation and the thematic focus of this exhibition. The exhibition constructs a narrative framework through three major units, progressively interpreting the "Powe Flowers and Love." The first unit, "My Mother and My Hometown," traces the trajectory of childhood growth. Large-scale installations such as *My Mother and My Honk nostalgia for the homeland with longing for her mother, using art to trace the origins of life and allowing emotions to flow through the space. The second unit, "The Power rs," centers on flowers as a core visual symbol. The *I Love Colors* series of paintings celebrates nature with vibrant hues, while the installation *Every Door Has Flowers* uses floweconvey human warmth. Against the backdrop of war and suffering, it highlights the healing power of love and mutual aid. The third unit, "Walking Under the Scorching Sun," grounded in reflections on modernity and globalization. Works such as *Guns and Roses* and *Beautiful Barrier* focus on the plight of refugees and individual survival, questioning the vlife through art and allowing love to bloom with strength within the context of the times.

Ai Jing's artistic creation has always been rooted in the faith of "love" and the of "flowers," aligning perfectly with the spirit of Art Basel, which advocates for diversity, inclusivity, and a focus on humanity. In 2017, Ai Jde her debut at Art Basel Hong Kong, leaving a unique mark on the international art stage with a creative style that blends Eastern sentiment with Western expression. In this solo exhibition in Sn, her works not only continue her contemplation of life, nature, and peace but also integrate a response to the times. The sculpture *Ai's Prayer* conveys wishes through ture of clasped hands; the installation *Tree of Life* symbolizes unceasing hope; and the *The Strings* series resonates with the essence of music through the image instruments. The interplay of multiple media constructs an artistic realm that combines poetry with philosophical thought.

As a senior curator, He Guiyan traces Ai Jing's artistic lineage from a perspective, presenting her interdisciplinary practice and reflections on the times in their entirety. Ai Jing's works, with their profound humanistic depth, have been permanently collected by institutions uch as Dior, the National Museum of China, and the Municipality of Vinci, Italy, gaining widespread recognition for their artistic value across commercial and cultural landmarks.

This exhibition, "Walking r the Scorching Sun," is not only a panoramic retrospective of Ai Jing's artistic career but also a vivid interpretation of the "Power of Flowers and Love" in contemporary art. Wn Shenzhen's pioneering vitality meets Ai Jing's poetic creation, and when Eastern humanistic sentiment encounters Art Basel's international vision, this artistic journey will ultimately allow viewers to read the eternal ans to love and life amidst the scorching sun and the shadows of flowers.