“Image and Phenomena,” an exhibition of video art organized by Wu Meichun and Qiu Zhijie in 1996 at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, has long been considered the first serious engagement with video art in China. The exhibition included the work of fifteen artists and presented the diverse applications of video in contemporary art practice.

Through associated publications and an academic symposium, “Image and Phenomena” also sought to establish a theoretical and historical foundation for the continued development of video art in China. For the fourth edition of UCCA’s Video Bureau series, Katherine Grube will discuss the importance of “Image and Phenomena” in the trajectory of moving image arts in China, situating the exhibition within a history of artist-initiated exhibition-making that activated public space and institutional sites for the promotion and legitimization of alternative artistic practices.

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