陆扬 Lu Yang｜瑞银艺术藏品收藏&大中华研讨会 UBS Art Collection & UBS GCC 2024
瑞银大中华研讨会 2024
巴塞尔艺术展 主题研讨
UBS Greater China Conference 2024
Art Panel by Art Basel
In DOKU series, the artist Lu Yang is reincarnated as the avatar DOKU in a digital parallel universe built to unleash the creative potential of virtual technology. Without the constraints of time and space, being free from the shackles of physical needs and identity, DOKU explores the secrets of the human mind and the intention of the universe. DOKU-Heaven (2022) embodies the illusion of a completely carefree, bliss-filled existence in the realm of the gods or devas, a Garden of Eden, a conception of paradise. Clad in playful clothing, DOKU dances on the stream of a river adorned with fluorescent crystals, surrounded by a paradisiacal tropical forest full of spherical sounds and light phenomena. Influenced by various traditional Balinese and Indonesian dance styles, such as Legong, Lu recorded the movement of dancers in Bali using motion capture then digitally reproduced the dance patterns and facial expressions of his avatars. The halo of DOKU-Heaven seems like a deceptive aura. In the realm of Heaven there are also the temptations of luxury and idleness, the propensity for ignorance, which prevent the pursuit of simplicity and awakening.
The shape-shifting protagonist in this work is DOKU; the name is derived from the phrase “Dokusho Dokushi,” which translates to “We are born alone, and we die alone,” and references a canonical Buddhist scripture. While sharing Lu Yang’s facial expressions and features, the nonbinary character was generated from an amalgamation of various dancers and musicians, and created in collaboration with a team of scientists, 3D animators, and digital technicians using the latest in motion capture technology. Through this repeated incarnation, the artist is reborn as an ever-present avatar, endowed with talents surpassing physical limitations — uniting ancient concepts such as reincarnation with the latest technological innovations.
展览现场
Installation View
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Courtesy the UBS
《独生独死-天堂》
DOKU-Heaven
陆扬 Lu Yang
独生独死-天国 DOKU-Heaven
单通道高清数字影像 Single channel HD digital video
4’37”
2022
UBS Art Collection 瑞银艺术藏品
《独生独死-幕后纪录片》
DOKU-Behind Scenes Documentary
陆扬 Lu Yang
独生独死-幕后纪录片 DOKU-Behind Scenes Documentary
2’40”
2020
关于艺术家 About the Artist
陆扬 Lu Yang
陆扬（生于中国上海）是一位多媒体艺术家。死亡、雌雄同体、歇斯底里、存在主义和神经科学助长了他不和谐甚至病态的幻想。他还从动漫、游戏和科幻亚文化中汲取灵感和素材，通过 3D 动画、沉浸式视频游戏装置、全息、现场表演、虚拟现实和计算机编程等媒介探索他的幻想。陆扬在创作过程中与科学家、心理学家、表演者、设计师、实验作曲家、流行音乐制作人、机器人实验室和名人合作。
陆扬曾在多地举办展览，如巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心（2023年）；瑞士巴塞尔美术馆（2023 年）；阿姆斯特丹Nxt 博物馆（2023 年）；伦敦Zabludowicz Collection（2023 年）；第 59 届威尼斯双年展（2022 年）；柏林人民宫（2022 - 23）；丹麦ARoS 奥尔胡斯美术馆（2021-22）；纽约亚洲协会博物馆（2021）；旧金山艺术学院（2018）；北京尤伦斯当代艺术中心（2011）和日本福冈亚洲艺术博物馆（2011）等。2022年，陆扬被评选为德意志银行年度艺术家，并获得陆扬获得了 "宝马艺术之旅"（BMW Art Journey）奖项（2019）、亚洲文化理事会资助金（2013）、今日美术馆聚焦人才奖（2011）。
Lu Yang (b. Shanghai, China) is a multi-media artist. Mortality, androgyny, hysteria, existentialism and spiritual neurology feed Lu’s jarring and at times morbid fantasies. Also taking inspiration and resources from Anime, gaming and Sci-fi subcultures, Lu explores his fantasies through mediums including 3D animation, immersive video game installation, holographic, live performances, virtual reality, and computer programming. Lu has collaborated with scientists, psychologists, performers, designers, experimental composers, Pop Music producers, robotics labs, and celebrities throughout his practice.
Lu Yang has held exhibitions at Centre Pompidou-Metz, France (2023); Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland (2023); Nxt Museum, Amsterdam (2023); Zabludowicz Collection, London (2023); the 59th La Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2022); PalaisPopulaire, Berlin (2022 - 23); ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Denmark (2021– 22); Asia Society Museum, New York (2021); San Francisco Art Institute, California (2018); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2011), and Fukuoka Museum of Asian Art, Japan (2011) among others. In 2022, Lu Yang was selected as Deutsche Bank’s Artist of the Year, Lu also received the BMW Art Journey Prize (2019), Asian Cultural Council Grant (2013), and the Focus on Talents Award, Today Art Museum (2011).
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