This interview was conducted in Kong Chang'an's studio in Los Angeles on 5 April 2011.


Biography:

Kong Chang’an (b.1953, Xi’an) is an artist, critic and curator.

In 1978-1982, he studied in the English department at the Xi'an International Studies University. During this period, he organized and participated in ‘Xi’an Modern Art Exhibition.’ In 1988, he graduated with a M.A. degree from the art history department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, with a thesis on Duchamp. After graduation, he worked at the Beijing International Art Company and the Art Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts. He was in the organizing committee of the ‘China/Avant-Garde Exhibition’ in 1989.

In 1991-1993, Kong got a scholarship and went to the University of Bologna in Italy, studying in the visual art department. In early 1992, using the penname ‘Chan, Lauk'ung’, he published the influential early article ’Ten Years of the Chinese Avant-garde: Waiting for the Curtain to Fall’ in Flash Art. In 1993, he was one of the curators of ‘Aperto’ at the Venice Biennial. In late 1990s he moved to USA. He currently lives and works in California.


簡歷︰

孔長安，1953年出生於西安。藝術家、評論家及策展人。

1978-1982年就讀於西安外語學院英語系。1981發起組織及參與《西安現代藝術展》。1985-1988年就讀於北京中央美術學院美術史系，獲碩士學位，畢業論文為《杜尚淺析》。畢業後到九十年代初曾任職於北京國際藝苑及中央美術學院畫廊。1989年《中國現代藝術展》組織人之一。

1991-1993年於意大利博洛尼亞大學視覺藝術系進修西方當代藝術史。1992年年初，以Chan, Lauk'ung為筆名，在《FLASH ART》雜誌發表「Ten Years of the Chinese Avant-garde: Waiting for the Curtain to Fall」一文，為最早在歐美主流藝術雜誌專題介紹中國前衛藝術的文章之一。1993年任威尼斯雙年展「開放展」的策展人之一。九十年代後期旅居美國加州，居當地至今，從事個人創作及廣告設計。