"Hipic" is an independent artistic project centered on pictures initiated by Yang Zhenzhong, Xu Zhen, Huang Kui and other artists, who established the "Hipic team." "Hipic" collects and displays flood of pictures from all over the world using internet as a platform. "Hipic" central system, www.hipic.org, diffuses pictures on various visual poles, including public screens, TV monitors, computer, mobile screens, and other mediums, which undoubtedly became part of everyone"s life.
You may or may not find these visual disseminators worthy of interest; Hipic just had a "soft" opening in ShanghART gallery in
But in order to join the Hipic site, here's what you have to read and click (spelling is corrected):
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Hipic User License Agreement |
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By signing up you have agreed to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Welcome to use this interactive public website, please read carefully and follow the terms hereinafter to guarantee law and order, as well as civil tranquility: |
I asked my partner if this could be a parody, because artists can be witty and satirical even (especially?) when at risk. And risk there is: a show in Shanghai by artist Zhang Huan was closed by local government officials just before it opened.
This welcome addition is from blogger Lily Tung:I covered art in Shanghai for several U.S. and Hong Kong publications from 1994-1999, and I know two of the three artists. I can say with near certainty that the user agreement is a parody. Yang Zhengzhong especially creates tongue-in-cheek work. I laughed when I read it,
thinking to myself, "That is so THEM."
In addition, most websites in China don't require users to sign an agreement. That fact also leads me to believe Hipic is making a joke.
The beautiful result is that the artists still look to be following government rules, and officials will buy it because they won't understand the subtle irony.
I covered art in Shanghai for several US and Hong Kong publications from 1994-1999, and I know two of the three artists. I can say with near certainty that the user agreement is a parody. Yang Zhengzhong especially creates tongue-in-cheek work. I laughed when I read it, thinking to myself, "That is so THEM."
In addition, most websites in China don't require users to sign an agreement. That fact also leads me to believe Hipic is making a joke.
The beautiful result is that the artists still look to be following government rules, and officials will buy it because they won't understand the subtle irony.