夏季展览|“仝天庆:玫瑰念珠” 将于6月6日开幕
Tong Tianqing Solo ExhibitionOpening：2026.6.6 4:00pm
2026.6.6 - 2026.8.29
西安市解放路77号裕朗国际大厦南，南山社二、三楼
念珠，又称数珠，是宗教信徒在祈祷、唱经时辅以计数的工具，在佛教、伊斯兰教、基督教中广为使用。玫瑰念珠专属于基督教分枝——天主教，诵念《玫瑰经》是天主教徒的日常功课。“玫瑰经”一词来源于拉丁语 "Rosarium"，意思是“玫瑰花冠”。天主教徒诵读连串的祷文，籍此把芬芳玫瑰敬献给天主与圣母。《玫瑰经》包含“欢喜”、“光明”、 “痛苦”、“荣福”四组奥迹，我借用其文本构架这个展览，观者可以把作品视为一条首尾相接的珠串。经过多年艺术实践，我发现自己偏向于将个人生活体验放置于历史时空中去观察与讨论。在这个背景下，作品最终表达的就是“人的话题”。生存与死亡焦虑大概只能通过无条件的信仰得到慰籍。在多年的田野考察中，我感受到本土信仰在民众中的气若游丝却绵延不绝，同时发现基督信仰——这个外来的宗教在中国有庞大且越来越多的受众人群。而相比城市的新教普及，天主教在偏远乡村有更加强大的号召力。这个展览的呈现，有我对于西安——这座基督教初始传入中国的标志地的因缘，也有我对 80 年代陕西摄影群体率先发起的“摆脱集体叙事、尊重个体尊严”的先锋精神的致敬。念珠，在日复一日的娑摩中晶莹剔透，生命的时光亦被我们精心雕刻与打磨。The rosary, also known as prayer beads, is a counting tool used by religious believers during prayer and recitation. It is widely practiced in Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. The Rosary, however, belongs specifically to Catholicism, a branch of Christianity, and the recitation of the Rosary forms part of the daily devotion of Catholic believers.The word “Rosary” derives from the Latin Rosarium, meaning “a crown of roses.”Through the repeated recitation of prayers, Catholics symbolically offer fragrant roses to God and the Virgin Mary. The Rosary is structured around four groups of Mysteries — the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries. I borrow this textual structure to frame the exhibition, allowing the viewer to experience the works as a continuous strand of interconnected beads. Through years of artistic practice, I have come to realize that I tend to place personal lived experience within broader historical and temporal contexts for observation and reflection. Within this framework, my work ultimately returns to the question of the human condition. Anxieties surrounding life and death can perhaps only find consolation through unconditional faith. During many years of field research, I have sensed that indigenous folk beliefs in China persist in a fragile yet enduring state among the people. At the same time, I have observed that Christianity — a religion introduced from abroad — has gained a vast and continuously growing body of believers in China. Compared with the widespread presence of Protestantism in urban areas, Catholicism exerts an even stronger appeal in remote rural regions.The realization of this exhibition is connected to my affinity with Xi’an, a symbolic site marking the earliest introduction of Christianity into China. It is also a tribute to the pioneering spirit of the Shanxi photography movement of the 1980s, which first advocated “breaking away from collective narratives and respecting the dignity of the individual.” Through the daily handling and caressing of rosary beads, they gradually become luminous and translucent. Likewise, the passage of life is shaped through our own careful carving and polishing.
仝天庆，1972年出生于河南安阳，毕业于中央美术学院，现工作生活于北京。作品表达形式涉及纸上绘画和文字书写。艺术实践立足于传统水墨与个人生活体验的交汇点上，把普通人的生存焦虑放置于更为广阔与深远的历史人文之中，籍此扩充传统介质的表达语汇以及文字书写的表达边界。主要个展包括：《玫瑰念珠》，南山社，西安（2026）；《大河》，星空间，北京（2025）；《hi，瓦尼亚！》九号当代艺术中心，莫斯科（2024）；《地火》，观宇当代艺术基金会，北京（2024）；《祝余窟》，C5CNM，798，北京（2023）；《良辰》，星空间，北京（2022）；《无有恐怖》，星空间，北京（2017）；《苦海——仝天庆的一本书》，星空间，北京（2015）Tong Tianqing was born in Anyang, Henan Province in 1972, graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and currently lives and works in Beijing. His works encompass painting on paper and written text. His artistic practice is rooted at the intersection of traditional ink and personal lived experience, situating the existential anxieties of ordinary people within a broader and more profound historical and humanistic context, thereby expanding the expressive vocabulary of traditional media and the boundaries of written language.Major solo exhibitions include:Rosary, Nan Shan Society, Xi'an (2026); The River, Star Gallery, Beijing (2025); Hi, Vanya!, Center of contemporary art No.9, Moscow (2024); Ground Fire, BCAF, Beijing (2024); Zhuyu Grotto, C5CNM, 798, Beijing (2023); Stargazing, Star Gallery, Beijing (2022); Rid of Horror, Star Gallery, Beijing (2017); Brine: An Artist Book By Tong Tianqing, Star Gallery, Beijing (2015).展览采用内部邀请制和预约制对外开放
开放时间：周一至周日 10:00~18:30
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南山社，由收藏家魏兴业、策展人戴卓群发起设立的当代艺术空间，旨在探索和践行当下及未来艺术的本土性价值与立场，发现与鼓励年轻艺术家的实验探索，持续展开在当代艺术领域的观察与研究，在尝试更为积极和自主的话语建构的同时，亦将不遗余力地和相关艺术机构及个人展开多元实践。
南山社位于中国西安，空间建筑由青年建筑师、后海大鲨鱼乐队曹璞设计。整体功能规划，三楼南山社艺术项目空间，二楼照夜白艺术影院，一楼M+咖啡。
开放时间：周一至周日10:00-18:30
地址：西安市解放路77号裕朗国际大厦南
Nanshan Society is a non-profit art organization founded by collector Wei Xingye and curator Dai Zhuoqun, aiming to explore and practice the local values and positions of current and future art, discover and encourage experimental exploration by young artists, and continue to observe and research in the field of contemporary art. While attempting more active and independent discourse construction, it will also spare no effort to engage in diverse practices with relevant art institutions and individuals.
Nanshan Society is located in Xi'an, China, and the spatial architecture is designed by young architect and Houhai Shark Band Cao Pu. Overall functional planning, Nanshan Society Art Project Space on the third floor, Zhaoyebai Art Cinema on the second floor, and M+Coffee on the first floor.
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday 10:00-18:30
Address: South of Yulang International Building, No. 77 Jiefang Road, Xi'an
