At the beginning of 2026, we received a list of impressive artists, exhibitions and books selected by some committee members from their own perspectives over the past year. These observations and shares from the academic circle and the front line of collecting can bring everyone more diverse artistic insights and trend clues.
🔍Today, the one to share with us the annual favorite is Independent Curator, Writer-Shi Hantao
💎Artist of the Year: Zhou Yulong
He weaves fantasy through photography—dragons in Northeast skies, a 1936 balloon disappearance, Khitan gold foil rising as a full moon. His knowingly fabricated stories make us doubt official history.
💎Exhibition of the Year: Luo Yongjin ｜种完麦子往南走
Friends photograph their ”yesterday, today, tomorrow“ in old frames—from childhood to grave. Next year, he’ll gather more on Mang Mountain, where locals neighbor buried emperors. History is short; life is long.
💎Publication of the Year: Xu Jie‘s Shanghai Hongmei
Blurred photos shot on expired film in Shanghai. Mold spots and glitches can’t outweigh the absurdity—yet these hazy images struggle to digest a city‘s melancholy.
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2026年开局，我们收到了部分委员从其自身视野出发，选列出的过往一年中令人印象深刻的艺术家，展览与书籍。这些来自学界与收藏一线的观察与分享，能为大家带来更多元的艺术洞见与趋势线索。
🔍今日，与我们分享年度心选的是策展人-施瀚涛。
💎年度艺术家：周裕隆
他用摄影编织幻象——东北天空的龙、1936年外滩上空消失的热气球、化作满月的契丹文金箔。这些明知是虚构的故事，却让人开始怀疑既定的历史。
💎年度展览：罗永进｜种完麦子往南走
邀十余位友人用照片讲述自己的“昨天今天明天”。旧相框里，从童年到坟墓的面孔被一一锁住。明年，他计划在邙山召集更多人——当地人说“上邙山看麦子”，意味着与埋于此的数十位帝王将相为邻。历史太短，人生很长。
💎年度出版物：徐杰《上海红梅》
数十张模糊的老照片，配上平淡却耐人寻味的故事。用过期上海胶卷、二手红梅相机拍摄的十年上海影像，霉斑与快门故障，比不过画面里的荒诞与瞬间的空洞。像用原汤化原食，却终究消化不下一座城市十多年积攒的郁结。
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