Qi Mengguang 岂梦光

记忆分享人

2010年我同布朗王利峰去过一次乌兰巴托，看了一些艺术家作品。布朗先生不愧是资深的策展人和画廊主，很快就筹办了一个有内蒙古和外蒙古当代艺术家组成的名为《蒙古 蒙古》的展览！我内蒙古人有幸参加了，这个展览！恭贺您和您的红门画廊在北京辉煌的30年光景，对当代艺术和共同成长的艺术家而言，都是珍贵的记忆，心中的丰碑！祝愿您和红门画廊有更广阔的未来。

In 2010, Brian, Wang Lifeng and I went to Ulaanbaatar to check out the art scene. No wonder Mr. Wallace is an experienced curator and gallery owner. He soon organized Mongolia : Mongolia, which is composed of contemporary artists from Inner Mongolia and Republic of Mongolia. As a native of Inner Mongolia, I have the honor to participate in this exhibition!

Congratulations to you and your Red Gate Gallery on their brilliant 30 years in Beijing. They are precious memories and a monument for contemporary art and artists who grow up together!

Brian's Memory

布朗想当年

王利丰和他的朋友岂梦光、乌日金都出生在内蒙古，他们提议举行一场蒙古艺术家的展览。我觉得这是个好主意，于是对他们说最好找点真正的蒙古艺术家。于是我们启程去了蒙古国，在首都乌兰巴托落脚。一个偶然的机会，一位乌兰巴托的策展人带我们进入了那里的艺术圈，为我们做了充分的介绍。她带我们访问了非正规艺术家们的工作室，由于被蒙古国文化部控制的主流文化圈排除在外，这个地下艺术圈饱受折磨，两个阵营难以相互理解。

显然，这些艺术家们当时关注的话题——快速发展的影响、酒精依赖、传统价值观沦丧、以及对某种灵性的向往，想必俄罗斯会给出很多答案。我们拜访了大量的工作室，和黑车讨价还价、吃乏味的食物还喝了当地的伏特加。除了伏特加，我还发现2010年的乌兰巴托艺术界和80年代中期的北京非常相似——具有挑战性，略显粗糙但充满了无限可能。艺术家们紧扣着自己的时代脉搏。

我们邀请了Khurelbaatar Batbaatar, Batzorig Dugarsuren 和Tsulbaatar Edgerel 加入了《蒙古 蒙古》展览。我们自己的蒙古艺术家！

Wang Lifeng and his friends Qi Mengguang and Wu Rijin were born in Inner Mongolia and they proposed a show of Mongolian artists. I thought it was a good idea, but said to them that we had better find some real Mongolians! So off we went to Outer Mongolia and ended up in Ulaanbaatar, the capital. By chance I had a very good introduction to a UB curator who introduced us to the art scene. She took us around to the studios of non-establishment artists. This underground art scene was suffering by being kept out of the mainstream which was very much controlled by the Ministry of Culture. The two camps were hardly on talking terms.

However, these artists were talking about the issues of the day – the impact of fast development, alcohol abuse, loss of traditional values and a yearning for some kind of spirituality. The Russians had a lot to answer for. We went to many studios, negotiating the wild traffic, the rather bland food, and the local vodka! Except for the vodka, I found the UB art scene in 2010 to be very similar to Beijing’s of the mid-80s. It was challenging, a little bit rough and full of possibilities. These artists had their pulse on the times.

We invited Khurelbaatar Batbaatar, Batzorig Dugarsuren and Tsulbaatar Edgerel to join the exhibition Mongolia : Mongolia. We had our Mongolians!

Qi Mengguang Memory Wall

岂梦光的记忆墙

​岂梦光

艺术家

1963 出生于内蒙古

1986 毕业于内蒙古师大美术系

1991 结业于中央美术学院版画系

目前 工作生活于北京

1963 Born in Inner Mongolia

1986 Graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Inner Mongolia Normal University

1991 Graduated from the Printmaking Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts

Present: Work and life in Beijing

岂梦光在红门画廊的展览经历：

Qi Mengguang at Red Gate Gallery:

2001     End - Start 2001 Chinese Contemporary Artists' Posters 招贴展

2010    Mongolia : Mongolia  蒙古蒙古