对安尼施·卡普尔的采访

朱莉亚·佩同-琼斯(下文中简称为朱莉亚):让我们先来谈谈很早期的事。当你在印度生活的时候,什么促使你选择艺术并决定来伦敦呢?

安尼施·卡普尔(下文中简称为卡普尔):我不确定是什么促使我做了这个决定,有些事情就是会在你身上发生。上个世纪70年代早期,我和我的哥哥在印度生活后,又在以色列短暂地居住了几年。我在那时便决定要成为一个艺术家。我并非从小就立志于此;在我那时的成长环境中,成为艺术家并不是一个选项。我是在18岁时做此决定,也很幸运当时做了这个选择。

朱莉亚:那是以色列的什么让你有此顿悟呢?

卡普尔:我当时生活在基布兹,也是慢慢地才做此决定。我可怜的父亲虽然对我的决定并不喜欢,但还是同意了。于是,我像那个年代的人一样,搭上便车从以色列去欧洲,并前往艺术学校学习。

汉斯- 乌尔里希·奥布里斯特(下文简称为汉斯):所以你将其称为顿悟?

卡普尔:从某种程度上,我认为是的。我当时非常非常地清楚我想做什么,尽管当时所处的环境并没有什么艺术家。

汉斯:那时的伦敦要封闭得多——它不像现在是一个国际都市;虽然它是一个非同寻常的思想实验室,但是却非常与世隔绝。其实你当时也能去其他城市,比如纽约。那么伦敦有什么吸引你的地方?

卡普尔:就像我刚才说的,我也不知道是否算是我主动选择的;只能说,这是诸多发生在我身上且似乎是正确的事情中的一件。在以色列时,我最开始是被一些公共理想所吸引。但是到了1973年,当我离开时,我觉得它真的没有什么意义,特别是身处在那里的时候。当然,这存在一些内部关系的冲突。我虽在印度长大,却是一个犹太教徒,所以我一直是个“该死的犹太人”,后来我去了以色列,本以为在这就能成为犹太群体中的普通一员,结果我竟转而被称为“黑人”。这让我不得不意识到,“我和其他犹太人不一样,因为我是深色皮肤,所以我是另一种犹太人”。在当时,以色列的有色人种犹太人的数量极少。而伦敦却感觉像是一个不在乎这些事情的地方——当然这里也是问题重重。伦敦有一种让我很感兴趣的政治氛围。我当时去了霍恩西艺术学院,当时它是一所左翼的激进的艺术学校。

朱莉亚:当时是静坐时期。

卡普尔:当时是接近于静坐时期的时候,但是那种“我们会颠覆,我们不会倾听,我们不会参与”的氛围正浓烈,我当时认为这很棒。当然,我不是一个政治艺术家,或者至少我的创作方向不是在艺术上进行政治宣传和鼓动,但我却强烈感觉到这是我需在此经营的大环境。但是,我觉得没有人能对此进行准确的表达。

汉斯:所以,这是一种直觉上的反应。我曾和吉尔伯特和乔治讨论过此话题,他们说那个时候的英国,雕塑大行其道。最初在圣马丁艺术学院学习时,他们就反对他们的老师安东尼•卡罗;这种反对主要是针对创作另一种不同类型的雕塑。菲莉达•巴洛也跟我说过相同的事:他在上世纪70年代初期曾反抗过这种环境。当你到这里时,这正经历到哪个阶段呢?

卡普尔:对我来说,从进入艺术学校的第一天起,我就知道我会成为雕塑家。这个想法非常清晰。我当时做了第一个雕塑后就明确了这个想法。虽然,在此之前,我从来没有做过雕塑。

朱莉亚:你能记得第一件雕塑做的是什么吗?

卡普尔:我最开始做了一系列实验性的作品,后来开始做越来越多和身体相关的作品。我的画册里收录了一部分:由各式脏污的部分组成,但却颇有仪式感的对象。

朱莉亚:你当时多大年纪?

卡普尔:二十、二十一。

朱莉亚:作品的物质性似乎非常重要。

卡普尔:是的,当然还有后行为艺术的想法;它们是一种道具,一种身体的客体。你可以看到保罗•泰克、约瑟夫•博伊斯,他们都采用某种的仪式,通过拟人化来表演。这就是1977 年。

汉斯:一种对熵的早期探索。

卡普尔:是的,但总是人类的这些东西——椅子、身体,并且肯定与安东尼•卡罗完全相反。我极度讨厌他的作品。安东尼也挺可怜,所有人都讨厌他。

朱莉亚:这是儿子对父亲式的反抗。

卡普尔:这是一点,另外也是因为内容被排挤出艺术创作之外的观念。卡罗的雕塑全都是关于“这个和那个有关……”但这到底意味着什么呢?我真的不知道。对我来说最重要的是,抽象语言不仅有隐喻的可能性,而且也可随你意愿而指涉原型。抽象艺术家必须回到原点,回到万物起源之地,从头开始。为什么巴尼特•纽曼从一开始就将其作品起名为《合一》,因为“合一”就是抽象艺术家所能做的事情。我曾说过,我所受的影响来自于博伊斯,来自于泰克,而从另外一方面来说——虽然从作品本身来看,并不能很明显地看出美国艺术家们在做什么——来自唐纳德•贾德和索尔•莱维特。在我看来,他们在用一种完全不同的方式思考世界。对象的自主性非常重要。

朱莉亚:伊娃•黑塞呢?

卡普尔:是,你可以说这有些关联,但是这不是我特别在意的东西。

朱莉亚:那你是否觉得,我们在你现在的作品中看到的所有东西,其实也都已经出现在这些早期的作品里了?

卡普尔:毋庸置疑,它们的确在当时都已经出现了。但可悲的是,总有人在反复地重写它。我想举出的另一个影响我的艺术家则是马歇尔•杜尚。这存在着某种程度上对《大玻璃》的重写。另一代人——当然也有一些我这一代的人——已经把现成物作为一种创作范式。在我看来,《大玻璃》和《给予》 是更加玄妙的作品,它们没有揭露自己本身。

汉斯:那我们来谈谈,你从宜室体量的室内作品转而创作更大型的户外作品的时候吧,因为这些作品都在此次展览中。我们在八十年代末刚认识的时候,你的作品大部分都是室内的体量。但是到了九十年代,特别是2000 年后,你越来越从私密空间转至更公共的空间。是否有某件标志性作品,还是你印象中有某个时刻顿悟了呢?

卡普尔:这个问题很难。我的色粉作品或多或少是早期作品的进一步衍生,当我在创作它们的时候,持续体会到的事情之一是,它们是关于建筑的,并且它们的体量具有不确定性。我喜欢日式园林,而喜欢的原因也正是因为它们体量的不确定性。一个好的禅花园不仅仅只通过极简的语言来阐述自身,而且还通过可变换的体量;这种变换体现在于,你作为一个观者,在这个环境中是被缩小还是被放大呢,或者是同比大小呢?可变换的体量是一个很有意思的问题,它似乎具有各种诗意的可能性。创作了这么多色粉作品后,我在想,“诶!这件可以创作成一个奇妙的建筑。为什么建筑师不创作一种基于同一视觉的建筑呢?”在七十年代末、八十年代初,建筑仍然是构成式的:它们是一种静态、是一种观念,建筑由不同的琢面和块面所构成;当时也并不认为建筑可以是单一且统一的完全形态。虽然雕塑已经达到此阶段,但是我总是拒绝做户外的作品。我不想做。

朱莉亚:为什么不想?

卡普尔:因为我认为户外似乎自有它的奇妙之处,而我根本无法与之媲美;我不知道如何创作,如何化繁为简。经过了很长一段时间之后,我才逐渐明白这可能存在某种方式。我犹记得八十年代的第一届明斯特雕塑展,卡斯帕•凯尼西当时邀请我做些东西。因为我想要做的作品实在是太怪异,且我自己也没有想清楚,所以最终没有实现。这件设想中的作品是一个生成在大地中的虚空形式,它是漏斗中的一个。我不知道我当时到底想做什么,而且其实卡斯帕也完全不了解我想做什么,所以我们没有实现它。尽管我没有完成创作,但就是在那个时候,我第一次意识到若要做一些户外的作品,那它们可能会是什么样子。户外作品的所有符号性表达——传统意义上是出入口、门、拱——所有这些表达都消失了,我们也不再想要它们。所以,我们是要做什么?是创作越来越多的作品,并将它们放到建筑前面的草坪上吗?为什么要这样做呢?在我看来,在户外唯一真正成功的作品,需完美契合户外的基本原则,即大地和天空。如果你想到布朗库西的《无尽之柱》、想到沃尔特•德•玛利亚、迈克尔•黑泽尔、罗伯特•史密森。极少数几件作品恰当地重新改造了户外的符号。这是一个极其困难的空间。只是单纯地把东西放到户外是毫无意义的。为什么要做这件事?户外已经很美好了。公园在某种程度上是一个更好的方式,因为它们懂得这些符号。如果你想在户外创作,那就必须具有符号性。《坠入地狱》就暗含着我曾尝试为明斯特而做的创作。我们总得来处理这些东西。

汉斯:所以为明斯特设想的方案引发了这次“顿悟”。

卡普尔:是的,但是户外真的是个很大的困难。虽然我在多数情况下已经创作了其他类型的东西,但我的户外作品常常是镜面的。镜子在户外所产生的种种转化让我很感兴趣。总的来说,镜子常常以一种非常特殊的方式被运用在艺术之中。史密森也创作了一些户外的平面镜作品,呈现得极其美妙。凸面镜能很好地将它们自己隐藏于空间之中,而凹面镜则有一些其他的功能。凹面镜一直到十八世纪才被使用,牛顿把它运用在望远镜中以此对焦镜头,而它有趣的一点是它并不仅仅只是镜子而已。我创作的第一件镜面的作品是1995年的《颠倒世界》,尺寸大约是60×60厘米,是一个空心球体,内部是镜面。这件作品来源于我在很长一段时间都在做的负形式,它们通常是深蓝色或者黑色或者暗红色,所以它们是一个个充斥着单一暗色的空间。我也尝试去创作一个充斥着镜子的空间,它不是一个镜面体,而是一个让人很意外地发现布满了镜子的空间。凹面镜有焦点,它其实是以一种不同的方式在占据空间。这是它的一种形而上学的特性,且我追寻的就是此。一个形而上学的漩涡被当作是一个暗空间或者暗物体,你在此之中去衡量它走向何方。镜面的空间还是无穷尽的,即是丹•格雷厄姆所称之的“现代崇高”。《天空之镜》(2006)这件作品使人们不得不问自己一个有关空间的问题:是什么在被观看。当一只鸟从中飞过,很奇怪的事情是:你忍不住会多看两眼。此物体的空间令人迷惑,而人也不能完全地理解它;这既是一个空间又是一个物体。

汉斯:并且他们永远都会不同。

卡普尔:是的。

汉斯:你另一件在作品体量上有巨大突破的则是芝加哥的《云门》(2004)。你能详述体量在这件作品中的意义吗?

卡普尔:我试着解释一下。当我最初完成《云门》时,有成千上万的人前来观看,我想的是:“噢,不!这件作品太受欢迎了吧!我竟然做了一件受欢迎的作品。”我很讨厌受欢迎;即使很多人说受欢迎是一件好事,但本质上的受欢迎则是粗野的。我当时去了芝加哥并且在那里停留了两周,每天都去看看这件作品并思考:“好吧,它的确很受欢迎,但是这件作品是否超越了受欢迎本身呢?”我在短暂的迷惘之后豁然明朗的是,它的体量甚是奇特。体量真是一个不可思议的东西,如同巴尼特•纽曼所说,这是尺寸以外的问题。这件作品内部没有接合点,完全是无接缝的,你很难去识别它到底有多大,也无法以参照点来衡定,所以当你被围合在其中,它看起来就很巨大,但是当你只要稍稍离它有些距离,就会忽然意识到:“或许它没有那么大。”我们在探询这件作品到底有多大,这多少有些不可思议,但也正是其根本之所在。

汉斯:就此来说,这就是一个你基于城市规模而创作时的作品体量的问题。

卡普尔:芝加哥是一个“垂直”的城市,至少芝加哥市中心的这片区域是“垂直”的。设计了杰•普利兹克露天音乐厅的弗兰克•盖里和我都以各自的方式来“水平式”地回应了这座城市。

朱莉亚:这太妙了。当然了,你迄今为止最有野心的作品可能就是为伦敦奥林匹克公园创作的《轨道塔》(2012)了,它直上云霄,也是一件垂直形态的作品。你是如何用关于体量的想法来实现《轨道塔》的呢?

卡普尔:对我来说,《轨道塔》最重要的一点是,所有高塔的建筑都具有对称性的特定传统。我并不认为有任何一座塔是不对称的,其中存在着合理且明确的结构上的原因,即对称性可以支撑它本身。塞西尔•巴尔蒙德和我共同合作《轨道塔》,则是创作了一件不仅不对称而且形式语言似乎极其不合常理的物体。所以,这是一件不易放置的物体。很多人讨厌它,从本质上来讲,它就令人很不舒服。《轨道塔》时刻都在叫嚣自己即将倒下。这是一种公开的不稳定。而你也真的只能以一个巨大的体量来呈现它。若缩小到一半大小或者四分之一大小,它便不再成立;它必须以115米的高度来体现其不稳定之感。

汉斯:《尖顶》被称为非物体。我对物体、准物体、非物体的概念很感兴趣。米歇尔•塞尔在提到物体时解释道,足球就是一种准物体,因为它只有在被人踢的时候才具备意义,而当它摆在桌子上时则是无意义的;足球只有在互动中才得以成立。物体的定义已经很明确了,但什么是非物体呢?

卡普尔:“非物体”是我在提到很多这样的作品时所用的措辞。当我在创作色粉作品时,这些物体存在两个奇特之处:一是它们可以自我塑造;二是它们是一种稍瞬即逝之物,尽管它们的色彩强烈到极具存在感。至于虚空之物则是一种字面上的尝试,其试图在空间中塑造一个孔洞。凹面镜有类似的特质。因为他们本身就能占据空间。我其实很期待《天空之镜》,甚至《尖顶》在特定的灯光下被解读为“大门”,如同空间中的孔洞。《天空之镜》在纽约呈现时当然达到了这样的效果。它在那时被认为是一种虚空、一种孔洞。

朱莉亚:所以这不仅是变幻为其他事物,而且是一种彻底的撤退。

卡普尔:非物体、非确定性物体和物体的概念提出了哲学上的问题,这已经变成了作品的核心内容。它似乎并不满足单单只是成为一个物体;它似乎在说:“我可能并不想成为一个物”。虽然我不喜欢讨论技术,但我不得不说几句。为了达成此效果,一个物体需要被精心制作,这是非常艰难的。我花了十年时间才学会把这些东西制作得足够令人满意。为现代望远镜制作的镜子就花费了数十亿美元,因为你期待它能达成光学上的完美。如今望远镜是一个非常好的仪器,它能很快地获取像差。制作凸面相对比较容易,因为他们不具备放大功能。但是在凹面上,所有东西都是放大的,所以如果这有一块隆起物,那么它看起来就有实际尺寸十倍那么大。真正困难的是,精细地制作这些东西让你只能看到超越于物体以外的空间,而这便是我所追求的东西;我追求一种形而上学的观看,这不是观看物体本身,而是穿越它和超越它。当物体以某种特定的方式被制作出来的时候,你只会这样观看,因此我们必须坚持、坚持、再坚持这些东西在技术上的那一面,而这都是为了磨炼观看。

汉斯:几乎就是詹姆斯•李•拜尔斯称之为的“完美之物”。

卡普尔:是的。

朱莉亚:的确,你正在以一种最具野心的可能的方式在参与体量,然而从另一方面来说,你仍然以人类体量为标准来制作物体。你怎么看待你之后的作品发展?

卡普尔:我非常有野心,但是野心不足以支撑任何事情到最后。我认为这些答案一直都在我的工作室。它们生发于“我不知道我现在在做什么。但我会一直做,直到在某物在某地以某种方式希望般地发生”。只有在你不知道能成为艺术家的时候,你才能成为艺术家;这虽然是老生常谈了,但是确实是对的。一个人必须以某种方式承认:不知道是可以的。这虽然很可怕,但是的确是好的!

 

*此文首次收录于《安尼施·卡普尔:颠倒世界》(皇家公园、蛇形画廊和科尼格书店出版,2010年)

采访人/茱莉亚·佩彤-琼斯(英国策展人,2016年前曾长期担任伦敦蛇形画廊联合总监)、

汉斯-乌尔里希·奥布里斯特(伦敦蛇形画廊策展人和艺术总监,“安尼施·卡普尔”展览荣誉顾问)

译/易玥


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Event participants must abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, as well as moral and ethical norms. All participants must demonstrate good character, respect for others, friendship, and a willingness to help others.

Article III

Event participants should be adults (people 18 years or older with full civil legal capacity). Underage persons must be accompanied by an adult.

Article IV

Event participants undertake all liability for their personal safety during the event, and event participants are encouraged to purchase personal safety insurance. Should an accident occur during an event, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for the accident, but both have the obligation to provide assistance. Event participants should actively organize and implement rescue efforts, but do not undertake any legal or economic liability for the accident itself. The museum does not undertake civil or joint liability for the personal safety of event participants.

Article V

During the event, event participants should respect the order of the museum event and ensure the safety of the museum site, the artworks in displays, exhibitions, and collections, and the derived products. If an event causes any degree of loss or damage to the museum site, space, artworks, or derived products due to an individual, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for losses. The event participant must negotiate and provide compensation according to the relevant legal statutes and museum rules. The museum may sue for legal and financial liability.

Article VI

Event participants will participate in the event under the guidance of museum staff and event leaders or instructors and must correctly use the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities provided for the event. If a participant causes injury or harm to him/herself or others while using the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, or causes the damage or destruction of the tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, the event participant must undertake all related liability and provide compensation for the financial losses. Persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for personal accidents.

CAFA Art Museum Portraiture Rights Licensing Agreement

According to The Advertising Law of the People’s Republic of China, The General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and The Provisional Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Some Issues Related to the Full Implementation of the General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and upon friendly negotiation, Party A and Party B have arrived at the following agreement regarding the use of works bearing Party A’s image in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the portrait licenser (Party A) and the user (Party B):

I. General Provisions

(1) Party A is the portraiture rights holder in this agreement. Party A voluntarily licenses its portraiture rights to Party B for the purposes stipulated in this agreement and permitted by law.

(2) Party B (CAFA Art Museum) is a specialized, international modern art museum. CAFA Art Museum keeps pace with the times, and works to create an open, free, and academic space and atmosphere for positive interaction with groups, corporations, institutions, artists, and visitors. With CAFA’s academic research as a foundation, the museum plans multi-disciplinary exhibitions, conferences, and public education events with participants from around the world, providing a platform for exchange, learning, and exhibition for CAFA’s students and instructors, artists from around the world, and the general public. As a public institution, the primary purposes of CAFA Art Museum’s public education events are academic and beneficial to society.

(3) Party B will photograph all CAFA Public Education Department events for Party A.

II. Content, Forms of Use, and Geographical Scope of Use

(1) Content. The content of images taken by Party B bearing Party A’s likeness include: ① CAFA Art Museum ② CAFA campus ③ All events planned or executed by the CAFAM Public Education Department.

(2) Forms of Use. For use in CAFA’s publications, products with CDs, and promotional materials.

(3) Geographical Scope of Use

The applicable geographic scope is global.

The media in which the portraiture may be used encompasses any media that does not infringe upon Party A’s portraiture rights (e.g., magazines and the internet).

III. Term of Portraiture Rights Use

Use in perpetuity.

IV. Licensing Fees

The fees for images bearing Party A’s likeness will be undertaken by Party B.

After completion, Party B does not need to pay any fees to Party A for images bearing Party A’s likeness.

Additional Terms

(1) All matters not discussed in this agreement shall be resolved through friendly negotiation between both parties. Both parties may then sign a supplementary agreement, provided it does not violate any laws or regulations.

(2) This agreement comes into effect on the date that it is signed (sealed) and the relevant boxes are selected by Party A and Party B.

(3) This agreement exists in paper and electronic forms. The paper form is made in duplicate, with Party A and Party B each retaining one copy with the same legal efficacy.

Event participants implicitly accept and undertake all the obligations stated in this agreement. Those who do not consent will be seen as abandoning the right to participate in this event. Before participating in this event, please speak to your family members to obtain their consent and inform them of this disclaimer. After participants sign/check the required box, participants and their families will be seen as having read and agreed to these terms.

I have carefully read and agree to the above provisions.

Group Visit Agreement
and Statement

CAFA Art Museum Publication Authorization Agreement

I fully agree to CAFA Art Museum (CAFAM) submitting to CAFA for publication the images, pictures, texts, writings, and event products (such as works created during participation in workshops) related to me from my participation in public events (including museum member events) organized by the CAFA Art Museum Public Education Department. CAFA can publish these materials by electronic, web, or other digital means, and I hereby agree to be included in the China Knowledge Resource Bank, the CAFA Database, the CAFA Art Museum Database, and related data, documentation, and filing institutions and platforms. Regarding their use in CAFA and dissemination on the internet, I agree to make use of these rights according to the stated Rules.

CAFA Art Museum Event Safety Disclaimer

Article I

This event was organized on the principles of fairness, impartiality, and voluntary participation and withdrawal. Participants undertake all risk and liability for themselves. All events have risks, and participants must be aware of the risks related to their chosen event.

Article II

Event participants must abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, as well as moral and ethical norms. All participants must demonstrate good character, respect for others, friendship, and a willingness to help others.

Article III

Event participants should be adults (people 18 years or older with full civil legal capacity). Underage persons must be accompanied by an adult.

Article IV

Event participants undertake all liability for their personal safety during the event, and event participants are encouraged to purchase personal safety insurance. Should an accident occur during an event, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for the accident, but both have the obligation to provide assistance. Event participants should actively organize and implement rescue efforts, but do not undertake any legal or economic liability for the accident itself. The museum does not undertake civil or joint liability for the personal safety of event participants.

Article V

During the event, event participants should respect the order of the museum event and ensure the safety of the museum site, the artworks in displays, exhibitions, and collections, and the derived products. If an event causes any degree of loss or damage to the museum site, space, artworks, or derived products due to an individual, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for losses. The event participant must negotiate and provide compensation according to the relevant legal statutes and museum rules. The museum may sue for legal and financial liability.

Article VI

Event participants will participate in the event under the guidance of museum staff and event leaders or instructors and must correctly use the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities provided for the event. If a participant causes injury or harm to him/herself or others while using the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, or causes the damage or destruction of the tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, the event participant must undertake all related liability and provide compensation for the financial losses. Persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for personal accidents.

CAFA Art Museum Portraiture Rights Licensing Agreement

According to The Advertising Law of the People’s Republic of China, The General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and The Provisional Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Some Issues Related to the Full Implementation of the General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and upon friendly negotiation, Party A and Party B have arrived at the following agreement regarding the use of works bearing Party A’s image in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the portrait licenser (Party A) and the user (Party B):

I. General Provisions

(1) Party A is the portraiture rights holder in this agreement. Party A voluntarily licenses its portraiture rights to Party B for the purposes stipulated in this agreement and permitted by law.

(2) Party B (CAFA Art Museum) is a specialized, international modern art museum. CAFA Art Museum keeps pace with the times, and works to create an open, free, and academic space and atmosphere for positive interaction with groups, corporations, institutions, artists, and visitors. With CAFA’s academic research as a foundation, the museum plans multi-disciplinary exhibitions, conferences, and public education events with participants from around the world, providing a platform for exchange, learning, and exhibition for CAFA’s students and instructors, artists from around the world, and the general public. As a public institution, the primary purposes of CAFA Art Museum’s public education events are academic and beneficial to society.

(3) Party B will photograph all CAFA Public Education Department events for Party A.

II. Content, Forms of Use, and Geographical Scope of Use

(1) Content. The content of images taken by Party B bearing Party A’s likeness include: ① CAFA Art Museum ② CAFA campus ③ All events planned or executed by the CAFAM Public Education Department.

(2) Forms of Use. For use in CAFA’s publications, products with CDs, and promotional materials.

(3) Geographical Scope of Use

The applicable geographic scope is global.

The media in which the portraiture may be used encompasses any media that does not infringe upon Party A’s portraiture rights (e.g., magazines and the internet).

III. Term of Portraiture Rights Use

Use in perpetuity.

IV. Licensing Fees

The fees for images bearing Party A’s likeness will be undertaken by Party B.

After completion, Party B does not need to pay any fees to Party A for images bearing Party A’s likeness.

Additional Terms

(1) All matters not discussed in this agreement shall be resolved through friendly negotiation between both parties. Both parties may then sign a supplementary agreement, provided it does not violate any laws or regulations.

(2) This agreement comes into effect on the date that it is signed (sealed) and the relevant boxes are selected by Party A and Party B.

(3) This agreement exists in paper and electronic forms. The paper form is made in duplicate, with Party A and Party B each retaining one copy with the same legal efficacy.

Event participants implicitly accept and undertake all the obligations stated in this agreement. Those who do not consent will be seen as abandoning the right to participate in this event. Before participating in this event, please speak to your family members to obtain their consent and inform them of this disclaimer. After participants sign/check the required box, participants and their families will be seen as having read and agreed to these terms.

I have carefully read and agree to the above provisions.

Group Visit Agreement
and Statement

CAFA Art Museum Publication Authorization Agreement

I fully agree to CAFA Art Museum (CAFAM) submitting to CAFA for publication the images, pictures, texts, writings, and event products (such as works created during participation in workshops) related to me from my participation in public events (including museum member events) organized by the CAFA Art Museum Public Education Department. CAFA can publish these materials by electronic, web, or other digital means, and I hereby agree to be included in the China Knowledge Resource Bank, the CAFA Database, the CAFA Art Museum Database, and related data, documentation, and filing institutions and platforms. Regarding their use in CAFA and dissemination on the internet, I agree to make use of these rights according to the stated Rules.

CAFA Art Museum Event Safety Disclaimer

Article I

This event was organized on the principles of fairness, impartiality, and voluntary participation and withdrawal. Participants undertake all risk and liability for themselves. All events have risks, and participants must be aware of the risks related to their chosen event.

Article II

Event participants must abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, as well as moral and ethical norms. All participants must demonstrate good character, respect for others, friendship, and a willingness to help others.

Article III

Event participants should be adults (people 18 years or older with full civil legal capacity). Underage persons must be accompanied by an adult.

Article IV

Event participants undertake all liability for their personal safety during the event, and event participants are encouraged to purchase personal safety insurance. Should an accident occur during an event, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for the accident, but both have the obligation to provide assistance. Event participants should actively organize and implement rescue efforts, but do not undertake any legal or economic liability for the accident itself. The museum does not undertake civil or joint liability for the personal safety of event participants.

Article V

During the event, event participants should respect the order of the museum event and ensure the safety of the museum site, the artworks in displays, exhibitions, and collections, and the derived products. If an event causes any degree of loss or damage to the museum site, space, artworks, or derived products due to an individual, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for losses. The event participant must negotiate and provide compensation according to the relevant legal statutes and museum rules. The museum may sue for legal and financial liability.

Article VI

Event participants will participate in the event under the guidance of museum staff and event leaders or instructors and must correctly use the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities provided for the event. If a participant causes injury or harm to him/herself or others while using the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, or causes the damage or destruction of the tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, the event participant must undertake all related liability and provide compensation for the financial losses. Persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for personal accidents.

CAFA Art Museum Portraiture Rights Licensing Agreement

According to The Advertising Law of the People’s Republic of China, The General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and The Provisional Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Some Issues Related to the Full Implementation of the General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and upon friendly negotiation, Party A and Party B have arrived at the following agreement regarding the use of works bearing Party A’s image in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the portrait licenser (Party A) and the user (Party B):

I. General Provisions

(1) Party A is the portraiture rights holder in this agreement. Party A voluntarily licenses its portraiture rights to Party B for the purposes stipulated in this agreement and permitted by law.

(2) Party B (CAFA Art Museum) is a specialized, international modern art museum. CAFA Art Museum keeps pace with the times, and works to create an open, free, and academic space and atmosphere for positive interaction with groups, corporations, institutions, artists, and visitors. With CAFA’s academic research as a foundation, the museum plans multi-disciplinary exhibitions, conferences, and public education events with participants from around the world, providing a platform for exchange, learning, and exhibition for CAFA’s students and instructors, artists from around the world, and the general public. As a public institution, the primary purposes of CAFA Art Museum’s public education events are academic and beneficial to society.

(3) Party B will photograph all CAFA Public Education Department events for Party A.

II. Content, Forms of Use, and Geographical Scope of Use

(1) Content. The content of images taken by Party B bearing Party A’s likeness include: ① CAFA Art Museum ② CAFA campus ③ All events planned or executed by the CAFAM Public Education Department.

(2) Forms of Use. For use in CAFA’s publications, products with CDs, and promotional materials.

(3) Geographical Scope of Use

The applicable geographic scope is global.

The media in which the portraiture may be used encompasses any media that does not infringe upon Party A’s portraiture rights (e.g., magazines and the internet).

III. Term of Portraiture Rights Use

Use in perpetuity.

IV. Licensing Fees

The fees for images bearing Party A’s likeness will be undertaken by Party B.

After completion, Party B does not need to pay any fees to Party A for images bearing Party A’s likeness.

Additional Terms

(1) All matters not discussed in this agreement shall be resolved through friendly negotiation between both parties. Both parties may then sign a supplementary agreement, provided it does not violate any laws or regulations.

(2) This agreement comes into effect on the date that it is signed (sealed) and the relevant boxes are selected by Party A and Party B.

(3) This agreement exists in paper and electronic forms. The paper form is made in duplicate, with Party A and Party B each retaining one copy with the same legal efficacy.

Event participants implicitly accept and undertake all the obligations stated in this agreement. Those who do not consent will be seen as abandoning the right to participate in this event. Before participating in this event, please speak to your family members to obtain their consent and inform them of this disclaimer. After participants sign/check the required box, participants and their families will be seen as having read and agreed to these terms.

I have carefully read and agree to the above provisions.

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