细胞的渴望
——TCG诺地卡画廊进驻艺术家加里森（美国）个人油画作品展
策展人：罗菲
翻译：马睿奇（Orion Martin美国）
展览开幕酒会：2012年2月25日，晚上8点
展览日期：2012年2月25日——3月31日
展出地点：昆明市西坝路101号，创库艺术主题社区，TCG诺地卡画廊
电话：0871-4114692
网址：www.tcgnordica.com
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新闻稿
美国艺术家加里森2011年9月来到昆明进驻TCG诺地卡画廊，为期6个月，展出作品全部是他在昆明期间完成的，与城市构造以及人内心的渴望紧密相关，也从中不难看出昆明这些年不断拆迁建设的状况。
展览名为“细胞的渴望”，加里森认为一个细胞的复杂程度堪比一座昆明城，它有自己的规律、中心、交通枢纽和生命。一个人的指尖上包含着十万个细胞，就是十万座城。照此推算，我们发现你我的身体简直就是一个生物奇迹！加里森特别惊叹并着迷于生命的华丽，造物的奇妙。这开启了一种思考，一种眼界。
本次展览作品将总共展出三十余件不同尺寸和材料的绘画作品，以一个美国人的眼睛看昆明城，透过画中的城市反思我们的生存状况与内心深处的渴望。
展览将于2月25日晚上8点在创库TCG诺地卡画廊开幕，展览将持续到3月31日。
相关阅读：
加里森的简历
对话加里森：艺术家的工作就应该给社会充电！
《看哪这城！》
文/罗菲
美国艺术家加里森2011年9月来到昆明进驻TCG诺地卡画廊，为期6个月，展出作品全部是他在昆明期间完成的，与城市紧密相关。在加里森来昆之前，他读过一篇科普文章，里面说一个细胞的复杂程度堪比一座纽约城，它有自己的规律、中心、交通枢纽和生命。简言之，你自己的指尖上包含着十万个细胞，就是十万座城。照此推算，我们发现你我的身体简直就是一个生物奇迹！加里森特别惊叹并着迷于生命的华丽，创造的奇妙。这样精密复杂奢华的构造岂能说没有一位设计师？这开启了一种思考，一种眼界，更源自一种信仰。
加里森对城市兴趣浓厚，他拿着一块电脑主板说：这难道不是一座城吗？你看，这儿有高楼、那儿有小区、超市……在新近的这批油画里，全是昆明城的景致，如果留心看，大多是城中村或老式小区的房子。加里森是一个怀旧的人，这可能跟他8岁时在北京生活十年的中国记忆有关。
画中的那些房子——俯瞰、远眺、凝视，城市或拥挤或倒置或倾斜，或全景或片段。这座陌生的城市给他带来许多灵感，一方面是关于城市的复杂结构与细胞的关系，另一方面关注人的渴望。因此他的画也大致分作这两类，一类基于前者，其中一组作品画在较大尺寸的布面上，房子挨着房子，密密麻麻，熙熙攘攘的太阳能热水器，在灰蒙蒙的天空下，仿佛暴雨将至。还有从楼房窗户上零星反射斑斑点点的光芒，仿佛正预言着某件即将发生的大事。这组作品的画面整体都罩在方框格子底下，加里森认为，如此复杂的城市如果没有一种力量来托住它，早就爆炸了，正如原子失去凝聚力就会像原子弹爆炸一样，而格子象征着某种带着秩序意识的能量将一切纷繁复杂拿捏在一起。这类画面也同样绘制在一些小板材上，以及192个方木块上，它们像是从魔方里一个个抽离出来。这几组作品都代表着加里森所理解的城市与细胞之间的关联。城市不只是一个方便的、物质的、消费的社区，更是一个生命群体的集合，那里有秩序、有灵魂、有情绪、有思索、有故事，它们居住在那一栋栋房子里，一个时刻上演幸福生活，时刻可能爆炸的地方，倘若没有一种力量在保守维系。
加里森对城市的忧患意识来自犹太先知以赛亚，《旧约•以赛亚书》记载道，“地上悲哀衰残， 世界败落衰残； 地上居高位的人也败落了。地被其上的居民污秽； 因为他们犯了律法， 废了律例，背了永约。所以，地被咒诅吞灭； 住在其上的显为有罪。 地上的居民被火焚烧， 剩下的人稀少。”（赛24：4-6）这一段预言世界不再遵守上帝律法，不再拥有公平和正义之后，世界将为此付出代价，成为一个混乱不堪颓败的世界，也是悲剧的根本原因，再也没有任何一个所谓的成功人士能独善其身。这种对现世的忧患意识与中国古代士大夫的“先天下之忧而忧”的胸怀十分接近。但以赛亚和其他犹太先知并非热衷于毁灭的虚无主义者，他们在看到人类因罪恶被上帝公义审判之后总有救赎，因此随后写到，“那时，聋子必听见这书上的话；盲人的眼必从迷蒙黑暗中看见。困苦的人必因耶和华增添欢喜，人间贫穷的必因以色列的圣者快乐。因为残暴的人归于无有，傲慢的人已经灭绝，一切存心作恶的都被剪除。”（赛29：18-20）这是犹太启示文学末世论的特点，先知对未来公义国度的渴望与对现实罪恶施以刑罚的主题交替出现。
我想这样一种双重视野也影响到加里森的绘画，除了一部分关于城市灰暗颓败的局面，也有关于人心渴望的画面。那组以渴望为主题的画面没有了之前框框条条的分割，远远的望着这座我们身处的城市，头上的天空、云层、微光。看上去非常平静、日常、没有特别、没有脾气。在房子里面，我们在那儿住着。在天空下，我们在那儿活着。一切秩序井然，只是略显心事重重。
作家史铁生先生在他的书中写到：艺术或文学，不要做成生活的侍从或帮腔，要像侦探，从任何流畅的秩序里听见磕磕绊绊的声音，在任何熟悉的地方看出陌生。
我相信这是艺术或文学在任何时代的价值所在，我们不需要从艺术中再次肯定人类的进步、成就和骄傲，再次颂扬这座宜居的城市，却无视贫乏、破碎、罪恶与渴望。加里森说，艺术要让人看见真相，并给人希望。
在这些作品中有这样一张画，棕褐色调子，在一堵墙后面抬头望见一栋楼，恰成一个角度，露出一片锋锐的天空，和稀薄的云，像是另一个国度正顺时针方向缓缓展开。当这一刻发生的时候，我们的心留意到了吗？
完稿于2012年2月15日
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