即興學院，2014年台北雙年展衛星計劃
Aesthetics Jam, Satellite Project, Taipei Biennial 2014
「即興學院－Aesthetic Jam」是由策展人漢克．史拉格及林宏璋策動討論所形成的動態合作計劃。
「即興學院」試圖探討當代美學向度及其擴延空間，如何在藝術場域中展現其議題的潛在能力以及辯證意義的生產。此計劃整體是一個具實驗性的藝術工作坊，企圖回歸美學經驗的原初概念，以重新討論藝術的生產與消費，並呼應如賈克．洪席耶（Jacques Rancière）及巴迪烏（Alain Badiou）等當代美學思想家重新定義美學轄域的志業。美學不再是服務任何目的的工具性概念，而是指向一個「之外」的自主框架。因此，當今的美學成了一種研究「不可能的研究」的藝術課題，同時也是自我反觀及批判能力的展現，一種在知會及意義化過程中的不斷運動。
在這個場域中，
「即興學院」開展了一種離散的多元性，或說是一種抵禦規訓意志的知識。透過「解放美學」的操作，是否可以開啓新的藝術思維及差異形式？而「實驗美學」作為去知識論及學院規範方法的途徑是否可行？「即興學院」是一個能動的實踐過程，一種站在當代藝術研究前線的姿態，同時也是探索未知領域的突進。
這些問題的答案端賴參與者試圖開發的實驗形式與能量的聚合。在台北市立美術館地下一樓的「畫廊D」中，「即興學院」開啟了一項項將由民眾、學生、評論人、與此次參展策展人和藝術家組成且不斷開放討論的論壇，使此計劃初始的展演零度狀態，得以整合所有參與者的美學經驗。換言之，「即興學院」提供了一個解放美學的情境。
「即興學院」在2014年台北雙年展期間的開放將切分出三個階段，每個階段都有五位藝術工作者參加。計劃率先拋出「零度展演」，再依序由每個階段的藝術工作者針對上階段的展演情境，分別在台北市立美術館及臺北藝術大學製作作品，並匯和討論的內容，在每個階段中生成一個新的展演情境，予以回應。每階段的展演為期兩週，伴隨一場公開座談，以及對於目前的展演情境的可能後續發展。三個階段將持續開展，而在最後階段回溯所有發生的過程，以文字圖像的出版形式呈現。
參與學校：臺北藝術大學、芬蘭藝術大學、愛爾蘭都柏林研究所、瑞典古騰堡大學、荷蘭烏特立大學、臺灣藝術大學、香港中文大學
計劃期間將同步在國立臺北藝術大學每週三下午四時進行簡報發表。本活動由國立臺北藝術大學、荷蘭烏特立大學以及蒙德理安基金會支持贊助。
The project Aesthetics Jam intends to explore topical potentialities of an alternative and more strategic manner of signification of the artistic domain. Since current thinkers such as Alain Badiou and Jacques Rancière have initiated to redefine the aesthetic regime, aesthetics seems to point again to extra-territorial frameworks able to avoid the production of instrumentalizing concepts. Thus, aesthetics appears to be extremely compatible with what was once advocated by artistic research, i.e. the self-reflexive and self-critical capacities of artists engaging in processes of understanding and signification. A multitude of perspectives could be opened up - all attempting to avoid a disciplining will to knowledge. Could a novel concept of aesthetics reveal different forms of interests in and processes of artistic thinking? Could “experimental aesthetics" as an undisciplinary methodology distinctive from a theoretical and academic philosophy again be in the forefront of fine art research?”
To answer the above questions the curators developed an experimental and dynamic format. On the ground floor of the Taipei Fine Art Museum (gallery D) they organise a project that will continually be redesigned and discussed by the participating artists. The starting point is a so-called zero degree situation in which a number of works will be exhibited that according to the curators, offer a clear contribution to the debate on the position and situation of the concept of aesthetics. After the opening five artists are invited to produce new work in the exhibition space for a period of three weeks. Production of these works will be facilitated by the TFAM museum and TNUA (Taipei National University of the Arts). During the work process the five artists will discuss how to realize a new exhibition based on their newly produced works plus a selection of works from the zero degree arrangement. Prior to the opening of the exhibition a public event will take place at which the participating artists will further discuss their works and the presentation. The presentation will then be displayed for two weeks. Afterwards a second and a third group of five artists will go through a similar process. At the opening of the third group’s exhibition (December 13, 2014) the entire process will be evaluated and a publication will be presented. There will also be weekly presentations/screenings (Wednesday afternoons, 4pm) during the entire period at the Taipei National University of the Arts. The project Aesthetics Jam is made possible by support of the Taipei National University of the Arts, HKU Utrecht University of the Arts and Mondriaan Fund.
