Curating Contemporary Art (MA)
Si Shen
Quincunx is curated by Junyao Chen, Jinghua Fan, Hetian Guo, Chao Liu, Si Shen, Costanza Simonini, Irina Sinenkaya and Jianan Wang as part of the MA Curating Contemporary Art Programme Graduate Projects 2020, Royal College of Art, London, in partnership with Team London Bridge.
Si Shen has studied Interdisciplinary Visual Art in her undergraduate course, which motivates her to think across disciplines. Having studied contemporary art and curatorial thinking for years, Si is particularly interested in art that is oriented towards social interaction among the general public, especially outside of the art institution. Quincunx provides her a chance to explore the possibilities of curatorial practice in the public realm and to reflect on the relationship among the artists, artworks and audiences. Although the pandemic forced the shift of the project to the online platform, Si accumulated experience by early field study, reaserch with the artists and adaption to the changing circumstances.