How to connect a museum with the reality of a village in the middle of the countryside in China?
The artist Li Mu during his residency at the Museum in 2011 wanted to share the direct experience of modern and contemporary art with his family and friends in his remote village in Hunan province as a way to connect the villagers with an important part of his life and art.
Carpenters, workers, his family will be part of this year long encounter: they will re-create part of the vanabbemuseum collection in China, displaying it in this village.
Arthub Asia is proud of this initiative and is working with Li Mu to make it happen.
A library project
In order to make the project living after this exhibition, Li Mu will set up a library in the village to explore a possible interactive relationship between the “art” and the villagers.
The library will be made by an abandoned bus, placed in Li Mu’s home on the space just outside the gate of his house. All books will be art books and this is how Li Mu describes what he would like this library to look like:
“A library as a life, that continues to grow and change. It may be small, as small as only hundreds books but maybe it will grow bigger
“A library” free for all, open on every Saturday and Sunday. Retired elementary school teacher Wei Yiming will be employed as librarian, responsible for the library opening and maintenance.
“A library” will held on a regular basis workshops with kids and adults alike.
“A library” as a place for artistic and cultural talks for the villagers.
“A library” regular for films and documentaries.
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