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Opening up the future of art, shining the light of ideology2024-2025 Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year” officially launched
• The jury committee for 2024-2025 Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year” has been announced. Multiple parties will work together to ensure the most professional artist selection, reflecting the characteristics of the current times.
• Selection criteria have been updated to encourage more diversified artistic expressions and interpretations by young artists.
• Porsche is deeply committed to the cultivation of young artists and the fulfillment of corporate social responsibility.
• The launch forum with the theme of “Ensemble from the Future” will be held on 23 May, the opening day of JINGART festival.
Shanghai. The 2024-2025 Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year”, co-organised by Porsche China and the Cc Foundation, and supported by ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, was officially launched today. Since the programme was first held in 2017, the selection has been jointly made by leading art institutions, top art schools, renowned artists and curators, as well as media and communication organisations in China, aiming to discover and support young domestic artists, who possess an innovative and experimental spirit, through the study of current art trends of common concern. The current edition of the selection has attracted numerous influential professional judges, academic judges, and media judges to join forces, contributing their professional expertise and authoritative perspectives to support the innovative practices and avant-garde explorations of emerging domestic artists. As the new edition of Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year” programmesets sail, a launch forum themed “Ensemble from the Future” will also coincide with the opening of the 5th JINGART festival. The forum will invite representatives of past award-winning artists and judges to collectively review the development of the selection process, and to share and delve into the journey of growth and creative expression of young artists.
“Caring for and cultivating the talents of young artists has always been one of Porsche’s priorities. These young talents not only represent the future of China’s art industry, but also the future of Chinese society. Supporting them to pursue their dreams, develop and contribute to China’s future, is not only our responsibility, but also coincides with our commitment to our sustainability strategy. With the restart of the selection, I look forward to seeing a fresh batch of young artists stand out, as well as bring us more surprises with their unique expressions. ” Said Jojo Tang, Vice President Public Relations and Press of Porsche China.
Prominent jury committee upholds professional standards
The jury committee is composed of well-known artists, curators, art critics and other senior professionals in China. Jojo Tang, Vice President Public Relations and Press of Porsche China; Kylie Ying, Co-founder of the ART021 Contemporary Art Fair Group, and Dr.Shen Qilan, renowned Curator and Cultural Scholar, will continue to serve as members of the executive committee. The remaining professional judges are composed of renowned artist Ding Yi; Sunny Sun, Director of A4 Art Museum; Shao Shu, Executive Director of HEM; Wang Simin, Founder of Simian Foundation; and renowned artist Zhou Li. There are six institutional judges, including Wang Chaogang from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute; Wei Guangqing from Hubei Institute of Fine Arts; Hu Jieming from Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts; Guan Huaibin from China Academy of Art; Hu Bin from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts; and Yu Hong from Central Academy of Fine Arts,will bring fresh perspectives and constructive comments to the selection. There are six media judges, including Wang Xiao, Partner of LARRY’S LIST China and Senior Lifestyle Media; Lan Ruoqian, Head of Humanities and Arts Business at Xiaohongshu; Ru Guolie, Senior Art Executive in Hong Kong and Honorary Fellow of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts; Cao Dan, Senior Art Media and Curator; and Fan Xiaoyuan, Editor-in-chief of Artnet News China. Gathering a strong panel of authoritative industry experts, the programme aims to ensure professional selection from senior and diversified perspectives to select new forces with outstanding expertise that can represent the future development of Chinese contemporary art.
Selection criteria updated to the voice of the times
2024-2025 Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year”is open to Chinese young artists under the age of 40, with no restrictions on creative medium. Building upon the rigorous evaluation mechanism of previous editions, the new selection has introduced three new mechanisms aimed at further broadening the selection opportunities and development space for participants. In terms of nomination review criteria, a new dimension has been added—artists should continuously explore diverse artistic expressions and experiences, innovating artistic interpretations within new contexts. This criterion broadens the choices for the artists to present their works, and encourages more young artists to boldly express their forward-looking ideas from a new era perspective and no longer remain limited to fixed tones of creative forms and artistic development.
In the 2024-2025 Porsche "Young Chinese Artist of the Year" event, the number of nominees has been increased. Serving as the leading body of the selection, the Executive Committee has been granted nomination privileges. Jojo Tang, Kylie Ying, and Shen Qilan, three members of the Executive Committee, now hold the authority to nominate artists for consideration. Moreover, this year marks the first time media judges have been invited to participate in the nomination voting process. Representing a public perspective, these media professionals will provide valuable insights from their expertise to ensure a fair and objective selection of outstanding artistic works.
Focusing on the development of youth and the future of art
2024-2025 Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year” includes three stages: nomination, nominees’exhibition and winners' exhibition. During the initial phase of the selection process, 14 nomination committee members will individually recommend candidate artists for consideration based on the selection criteria. Subsequently, the jury committee will vote to select the shortlisted artists. In November of this year, a dedicated group exhibition featuring the nominated artists will be held. During this period, the jury committee will evaluate the nominated artworks based on conceptualisation, innovative forms, creative approaches, and other criteria, ultimately selecting 1 to 4 award-winning artists. It is anticipated that the winners’ exhibition will be held in the first half of 2025.
2024-2025 Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year” is honored to receive generous support from the Simian Foundation, established by Wang Simian. The foundation has decided to further increase the funding amount for the winners on top of the original prize, aiming to inspire young talents to continuously pursue excellence in their artistic endeavors and reach new heights. The support from the Simian Foundation underscores high recognition for the Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year” event and demonstrates a profound sense of responsibility and commitment to the contemporary art scene in China.
As one of the core practices of Porsche's “Empowering the Future” corporate social responsibility programme, the Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year” programme continuously improves its selection mechanism and provides opportunities for young talents to develop and exchange. Since its inaugural selection in 2017, more than 60 emerging artists have been nominated, and 13 artists have won awards due to their outstanding professional abilities, including Wu Junyong, Yao Qingmei, Zhang Ding, Chen Baoyang, Liu Wa, Liu Xinyi, Miao Ying, Guo Cheng, Liu Xin, Wang Yi, Li Hanwei, Li Ming, and Tong Wenmin (in chronological order of awards and last names). In the future, Porsche will continue to cultivate a system for the development of young artistic talents, providing a stage for more emerging artists to realise their potential and steadfastly fulfill their commitment to corporate social responsibility.
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