2017-12-09 . . . 2018-02-03

Shocking Asia

C. Spencer Yeh

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*Shocking Asia* Poster, 2017

*Shocking Asia,* 1987. Directed by Rolf Olsen (as Emerson Fox)

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*Shocking Asia* Postcards, 2017

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*Shocking Asia* Beanbags, 2017

Pig skin, Papaya Salad with Catfish Roe

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Installation view, C. Spencer Yeh

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*Shocking Asia*, 2017

*XI Journey to Mon State, XII Up the Mountain, XIII The Golden Rock, XIV Down the Mountain, XV The Road to Bago*

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*Scrub Study (for Empty)*, 2009/2017

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*Baby Birds HD*, 2009/2017

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Empty Gallery 隆重呈獻紐約藝術家C. Spencer Yeh首個亞洲個展《Shocking Asia》。在這次展覽中，Spencer將重新整合其一系列新舊錄像，把畫廊的兩樓層空間變成一個滲入式裝置作品。

畫廊的上樓層空間，Yeh會展出他長達七小時的全新作品SHOCKING ASIA。作品名稱取自1970年代德國剝削電影人Rolf Olsen 的殘酷紀錄片SHOCKING ASIA （一組歐洲的拍攝隊遠渡亞洲進行一次偽人類誌的探索，以記錄「遠東」的原始，野蠻與落後）；而Yeh的同名作品，則如在現今東南亞旅遊所展現的那樣，投機式地復甦東方獵奇的心態。

Yeh的作品就像一系列在泰國，緬甸，星加坡和馬來西亞拍攝的連續旅遊誌影片，帶領我們穿越不同的旅遊景點，由緬甸仰光的戒毒博物館到泰國清邁的大象自然公園。影片結合了電話自拍那種不具威脅性的直接以及一系列參照慢電影，真實電影，剝削電影的類型形式策略，對旅客的凝視進行一次不休止的探索。Yeh這部對旅客行為和熱門景點的偽人類誌記錄，在本質上反映了在全球化的大環境下旅遊業的荒謬，並揭示了這項消閒活動中合謀和特權錯綜複雜的問題。在Empty Gallery這次的展示中，Yeh在多個擺放了特製豆袋椅和軟墊長椅、像客廳休息室的相連房間裡，以多投映式裝置上演SHOCKING ASIA 。

在畫廊的下層空間，參觀者會看到Yeh一組以往的錄像作品，以其作為一個自學聲音即興者的練習過程為主題和材料，當中採用了延伸技巧，探索語言學具體實踐時的問題以及發音和身份間的關係。這作品以赤裸和私密的方法，把Yeh的容貌直接呈現，以多頻道的播放安排將其重新概念化，嘴巴，咽喉和面部在畫廊漆黑的環境中透現於觀者眼前。

Spencer Yeh (1975生, 現於紐約生活及工作)

作為一位藝術家，即興表演者與作曲家，C. Spencer Yeh 因其不同的跨界活動、協作計劃以及其音樂項目Burning Star Core而獲得肯定。他的錄像作品由Electronic Arts Intermix 發行，而他亦是Triple Canopy 和BOMB magazine的特約編輯。Yeh同時是紐約布魯克林微電影院Spectacle Theater的義務程式員和預告片編輯。

近期展覽包括在惠特尼美國藝術博物館舉行的《Two Workaround Works Around Calder》，現代藝術博物館舉行的《Modern Mondays》，沃克藝術中心的《Sound Horizo》，在星加坡舉行的《Closer to the Edge》和在吉隆坡舉行的《Crossing Over》; 並以作品《The Companion》參與利物浦雙年展2014和 Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival，以《Tony Conrad Tribute》參與挪威奧斯陸Atelier Nord/Ultima Festival; 還有埃及開羅 D-CAF的《Great Tricks From Your Future》，波蘭華沙現代美術館的《Kinomuzeu》和芝加哥Renaissance Society的《LAMPO》。

Yeh是紐約ISSUE Project Room2015的駐場藝術家，並出現在 MoMA/PS1「Greater New York」的表演名單中。其新近發佈的黑膠唱片《The RCA Mark II》由Primary Information出品。


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