2004 Shanghai shuang nian zhan
Subtitle: ying xiang sheng cun
By: Fang Zengxian, Xu Jiang zhu bian = 2004 Shanghai biennale: techniques of the visible techniques of the visible / Chief editor: Fang Zengxian, Xu Jiang
Contributors: Fang, Zengxian; Xu, Jiang
Publisher: Shanghai shu hua chu ban she
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Shanghai
Language: chi; eng
Number of pages: 495
Subjects: Chinese Art; Exhibitions; Modern Art
Other titles: Ying xiang sheng cun; 2004 Shanghai biennale; Shanghai biennale; Techniques of the visible
Notes: The exhibitions held from [29 Sep. 2004 to 27 Nov. 2004] in Shanghai mei shu guan.

The fifth edition of Shanghai Biennale will take place Fall 2004. The academic theme of this Biennale, "Techniques of the visible", is focusing on the close relationship between art, science, and technology, in particular how art has revealed the interdependent social and political forces that produce and subject technology and humanity. Taken from the Ancient Chinese philosophy of 'ying xiang', the concept emerges from an interest in the visual products of modern technology that retain critical historical and emotive references. 'Ying Xiang Sheng Cun' ('Techniques of the Visible') suggests that artistic practice engaging with 'technology' is inherently placing itself within a historical continuum, where cultural metaphor becomes critical to its understanding. This fifth edition of Shanghai Biennale's main venue is Shanghai Art Museum, the museum will organize exhibitions in cooperation with other places in the city; this various geographical type of sites will facilitate contacts between art and population.

Text in Chinese and English.