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THE INTEGRATION PATH OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRACTICES AND RURAL REVITALIZATION IN THE TAIZI ISLAND LAND ART FESTIVAL
Yitong MENG
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Year:
2025
Editor:
Yong Se Kim; Yutaka Nomaguchi; Cees de Bont; Jianxi Luo; Xiaofang Yuan; Linna Hu; Meng Wang
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Other endorsed
Institution:
Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
Page(s):
001-010
Abstract:
The process of art entering rural areas is often accompanied by multiple collisions and tensions, which has become a common reality faced by contemporary art curators, artists, rural researchers, and cultural policymakers. The core issue lies in: when we aim for ‘rural revitalization’ and place art within the rural ecological environment, or generate works closely related to the locale through localized creation, how can we avoid having artistic practices devolve into ‘self-indulgence’ by urban elites that are disconnected from the real needs of the countryside? How can we ensure that artistic practices truly benefit the rural areas sustainably in the long term? This issue concerns not only the social value of art but also the development logic and cultural identity construction of the rural areas themselves.This article is a critical case study of a project that fell short of its goals, which takes the first Liaoyang Taizi Island Land Art Festival as an example to analyze the implementation plan and sustainable design of this art festival. Additionally, in conjunction with the current stage of development in Taizi Island village after the festival, it reflects on the advantages and disadvantages of the integration process between this land art festival and rural revitalization. It attempts to reveal the institutional and cultural dilemmas hidden in the practice of art intervention in rural areas and further explores feasible paths for achieving long-term win-win outcomes between artistic practices and rural revitalization.
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