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Hyundai Blue Prize Art + Tech 2021: Coordinate System • Sky Box
Hyundai Blue Prize Art + Tech 2021: Coordinate System • Sky Box
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About the Exhibition
Chen Baoyang and Shao Xiaoming’s Hyundai Blue Prize Art + Tech 2021 exhibition, Coordinate System • Sky Box, which responded to the theme “Resonant Cities,” interpreted cities as interfaces between human beings and the world. The exhibition meditated on societies and urban spaces from the perspective of technological history, using games as metaphors for interactions in these domains. “Coordinate System” symbolized the reference system for all abstract concepts, while “Sky Box” referred to the six planes that constitute the sky and earth in the virtual space.
“In games, we imagined an ideal society. However, games served purposes beyond just delivering a sense of alacrity; they could create models of social organization, the meaning of the space between imagination and reality, the transition between center and edge, the differential values of civilization, and the realm of the senses in which distant places and cities were immersed in history,” said the duo.
The exhibition consisted of both an online interface and an offline exhibition space, with the rules established jointly by the curators and artists. Through the online interface, audiences could interact with the entire exhibition and experience their identities and perspectives switching between the virtual world and the real world.
Participating Artists
Tega BRAIN
CHEN Houwen
FENG Chen
LIANG Chen
LEI Jianhao
LU Fei
Jeffrey SHAW & Sarah KENDERDINE
TONG Wenmin
Liam YOUNG
About the Curator
Chen Baoyang is a curator and artist whose work seamlessly integrates art with science and technology, merging these disciplines into a cohesive artistic vision. His work, which explores the essence and ontology of science and technology, its impact on society, and its relationship with the art world, employs algorithms and technology as mediums of creative expression, fostering a harmonious coexistence with the digital age. Chen’s contributions have been recognized in journals and conferences such as the International Joint Conferences on AI Organization, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery. His curatorial and artistic work have been showcased in venues worldwide, including the Shanghai Cc Art Center, Quantum Gallery, and the New Art Museum in New York, among others.
Shao Xiaoming is a Beijing-based curator. Graduating from the Department of Sculpture of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, his work Trace (2012) won the Liming Sculpture Scholarship and Zeng Zhushao Scholarship respectively. While studying at Fudan University in Shanghai, he focused on research around color reduction in full spectrum and its application in exhibition lighting. He later founded Colors Illumini Technology in 2017, focusing on exploring exhibition forms and its wilder boundaries through the concept of space lighting and other multidimensional aspects. Xiaoming has collaborated with organizations including Long March Space, Vitamin Art Space and Meiding Gallery, and has collaborated with artists including Hao Liang, Liu Wei, Yu Hong, Xiang Xiang and Zhang Peili.
About the Program
Hyundai Blue Prize Art + Tech
Initiated in 2017 by Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Blue Prize has supported emerging curators through Hyundai Blue Prize Art + Tech in China and Hyundai Blue Prize Design in Korea. Since its launch, Hyundai Blue Prize Art + Tech has recognized and nurtured emerging curators in China, providing a platform to engage with the international art scene and develop innovative curatorial perspectives. The program has also served as a valuable training ground for curators across diverse fields. In 2025, the initiative evolved into Hyundai Blue Prize+, expanding its scope to transcend boundaries, cultivate interdisciplinary research, and foster transcultural conversations.
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