Reflections on Participating in Cang Xin’s Performance Art Altar of the God of Wine: Breaking into Reality, Returning Underground 参与苍鑫酒神祭坛行为艺术感想：闯进现实，重返地下

Artist

• Xin CANG 苍鑫

Author

Si-Xian CHU

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Date

2022

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This is a reflection after the author participated in the artist’s Performance Art, Altar of the God of Wine. In the post-pandemic era, the article examines the collective silence of Chinese contemporary artists and argues that art should confront reality directly. Drawing on “the shaman’s revelation,” it explores how artists use forms of primitive belief to heal the spiritual emptiness of contemporary people. Finally, suggesting that “breaking into reality and returning underground” may offer a path forward for Chinese contemporary art. (Angela Tan '28)