Archive for the ‘June 2024’ Category
6月 24, 2024
CHARACTER
Last year in April
when I first came
and walked through the campus
of Shangyuan Art Museum
from the front to the back
along the big exhibition hall
to the small bridge
on the left
there was a wall
a tall grey wall
crowned with barbed wire.
Looked like a prison.
What is this
I asked.
It is the house
of the poet Xi Chuan.
But he never comes
he’s never been here.
I didn’t ask more.
Now there is no exhibition hall.
From the library
from the back door
you can see over the ruins
all the way
to that grey wall.
There is enough space
to write on the wall.
Maybe just one character
maybe “shame”.
That “shame” of “no shame”.
Yes I do know
that I don’t know
very much at all.
There must be reasons
why it went this way.
But now there is room
there is very much space
now the effect
could be not bad.
MW June 22, 2024
写字
去年四月
第一次来
上苑艺术馆
从前面走后面
沿着通道
经过展厅
到后面小桥
通道左边
灰色高墙
上面铁丝网
像监狱
那时候问
旁边是什么
是诗人西川
建设的房子
可是他不来
从来都不来
我觉得奇怪
但也不多问
现在展厅没了
从图书馆
后面的门
经过废墟
看到后面
灰色的墙
觉得墙上
可以写字
就一个字
也许可以写
恥
无耻的恥
当然有很多
我都不知道
应该有很多
为什么有今天
不过一直觉得
这墙很难看
而现在有空
有很大的空间
现在写
效果好
2024.6.22
标签：art, barbed wire, beauty, character, contrast, demolition, effect, memory, people, poetry, regret, ruins, shame, Shangyuan Art Museum, ugly, wall, walls, writing, Xi Chuan
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6月 24, 2024
HEALTH
I heard the pandemic
and being demolished
produce the same feeling.
The class of the people
who manage the buildings,
the class of the people
who guard all the gates,
the class of the people
who sell drinking water,
the class of the leaders
they all would be feeling
very healthy.
MW June 22nd, 2024
健康
听说疫情
感觉
和
被拆感觉
有一点像
物业阶级
看门阶级
卖水阶级
领导阶级
威风十足
统统感觉
非常健康
2024.6.22
标签：class, control, daily life, health, life, people, politics, power, society
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6月 23, 2024
ALL THERE
The people up on the mountain
are almost all there.
The buildings down below the mountain
are almost all there.
The color on people’s faces
is almost all there.
The mountains up on the mountain
they should all be there.
Every one can
be in the picture.
MW June 21, 2024
都在
山上的人大部分都在
山下的楼大部分都在
脸上颜色大部分都在
山上的山还应该都在
都可以入照
2024.6.21
标签：buildings, demolishing, demolition, mountain, mountains, people, picture
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6月 23, 2024
WHAT
What person
what kind of person
what kind of person
am I in the end
What person
what kind of person
what kind of person
is pot in the end
What person
what kind of person
what kind of person
is snail in the end
What person
what kind of person
what kind of person
is moth in the end
What person
what kind of person
what kind of person
is ant in the end
What person
what kind of person
what kind of person
lies down in the end
What person
what kind of person
what kind of person
stands up in the end
What person
what kind of person
what kind of person
crawls in the end
Can I please
take a rest first
Can I please
wait until tomorrow
Can I please
wait till next week
Can I please
just wait a little
Please can I
wait
MW June 23rd, 2024
刘以林作品
我
我到底是什么人
怎么样的人
锅到底是什么人
怎么样的人
蜗牛到底
是什么人
怎么样的人
蝴蝶到底
是什么人
怎么样的人
蚂蚁到底
是什么人
怎么样的人
躺着到底
是什么人
怎么样的人
站着到底
是什么人
怎么样的人
爬着到底
是什么人
怎么样的人
我能不能
休息再说
明天再说
下周再说
等等再说
就稍微
等等
2024.6.22
标签：animals, ant, body, crawl, end, heart, language, mind, people, question, questions, rest, sound, standing, waiting
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6月 21, 2024
MEETING
The worker in front of my building asks,
what was there before?
He points at the ruins.
I don’t understand.
He came in after the big demolition,
he says.
A museum,
a very big gallery.
I’m not sure he understands.
But he knows
we couldn’t rent anything better
than the buildings still standing
in this faraway village.
I wish we could have met
under different circumstances.
MW June 20, 2024
photo by Duan Weiguo
见面
农民工朋友问
这儿原来有啥
我先不明白
他說拆后才来
我說有博物馆
有大艺术展厅
他不一定明白
不过他知道
这村子很偏僻
肯定不能租
更好地方
但愿我们能
在更好的情况
见面
2024.6.20
标签：art, country, demolishing, demolition, exhibition, exhibitions, history, life, memory, money, museum, people, question, questions, rent, Shangyuan Art Museum, talk, village
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6月 20, 2024
NATURAL
Walking at night
under the moon
away from the ruins
of Shangyuan Art Museum,
the artist from Serbia says,
eight years ago
he didn’t know any Chinese.
Walking all over
he felt China
especially here
was wonderful.
Much better than Europe,
he told anyone
back at home.
Now he thinks
people are
pretty much
the same anywhere.
Listening I thought,
sounds rather
natural.
MW June 19, 2024
自然
塞尔维亚
艺术家说
第一次来
八年前
不会中文
走来走去
觉得中国
尤其乡下
比欧洲好
回去以后
跟谁都讲
现在觉得
世界大家
都差不多
以前幻想
全部没了
听着觉得
也很自然
2024.6.19
标签：art, country, demolition, experience, nation, people, places, Shangyuan Art Museum, time
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6月 20, 2024
NATURAL
Walking at night
under the moon
away from the ruins
of Shangyuan Art Museum,
the artist from Serbia says,
eight years ago
he didn’t know any Chinese.
Walking all over
he felt China
especially here
was wonderful.
Much better than Europe,
he told anyone
back at home.
Now he thinks
people are
pretty much
the same anywhere.
Listening I thought,
sounds rather
natural.
MW June 19, 2024
自然
塞尔维亚
艺术家说
第一次来
八年前
不会中文
走来走去
觉得中国
尤其乡下
比欧洲好
回去以后
跟谁都讲
现在觉得
世界大家
都差不多
以前幻想
全部没了
听着觉得
也很自然
2024.6.19
标签：art, china, country, demolition, dialogue, Europe, experience, feeling, feelings, ideals, nations, people, places, Shangyuan Art Museum, thoughts, time
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6月 18, 2024
SOUND
From the platform
up on the mountain
you can see the ruins
of the art museum,
best bring field glasses.
Sounds of demolition
reverbrate through the valley.
What a big factory!
There is no bigger industry
than demolition
in Shayukou village
in Qiaozi town
in Huairou district,
north of Beijing.
MW June 18, 2024
声音
从山上平台
看艺术馆
用望远镜
能看废墟
强拆声音
远远响应
像大工厂
北京怀柔
桥梓镇
沙峪口村
拆艺术馆
目前没有
更大企业
2024.6.18
标签：art, beijing, country, countryside, demolishing, demolition, district, industry, money, museum, people, relations, ruins, Shangyuan Art Museum, small town, town, village, violation, violence, work
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6月 17, 2024
上苑艺术馆
BEAUTIFUL
From four am
to seven am,
before it gets hot,
before they go on
with demolishing,
it’s a magical place.
MW June 17, 2024
美
早上四点
到早上七点
热天之前
被拆之前
这儿还非常美
2024.6.17
标签：art, beauty, demolishing, demolition, magic, morning, museum, place, Shangyuan Art Museum, time, window, windows
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6月 16, 2024
HIDING
Outside they are destroying
the big exhibition hall.
Hiding behind
the buildings around it,
we can only hope to get out
when they stop for lunch.
At the same time
B2 building is also demolished.
First they are breaking
the remaining windows
to get money for parts.
I hide in the cellar,
indulging in coffee.
MW June 16, 2024
躲
外面拆
艺术馆大楼
周围楼
后面躲着
还不一定
都能过去
现在同时
拆B2
旁边的楼
打碎玻璃
收破烂的
躲着地下
能喝咖啡
多么奢侈
2024.6.16
NOVEL
Someone should
write a novel.
Why are they demolishing
our place
but not the others
around it?
What is the story?
Anyway
the museum is gone.
Dust clouds
like snow.
Late at night
the air finally clears.
All sorts of guards
skulking around.
People are leaving.
Maybe I’ll stay
a few more days.
MW June 16, 2024
小说
有一些事情
应该写小说
比如为什么
外面不拆
为什么偏偏
到我们头上
到底这一切
有什么故事
无论怎样
被强拆了
艺术馆没了
灰尘雾霾
像下雪
只有晚上
空气恢复
还被监控
整天躲着
还想呆吗
明天看看
2024.6.15
DREAMING OF FATHER
Dreamt of my father
living in the countryside
but not at an actual place
that I know.
It’s on a slope
with a fence at the top.
We have a car,
it needs repairs.
At the gate there is a guy,
he says he’ll repair
the cooling fan
of the engine.
My father says,
don’t give it to him,
you know where he’ll take it?
I guess he will sell it.
It seems like we are
the only two people
who live in this place.
MW June 16, 2024
梦见父亲
梦见父亲
住在乡下
不是现实
过去地方
住在下坡
进去时候
要过篱笆
有一辆车
我们的车
应该修理
大门有人
让我给他
制冷马达
那一配件
父亲不让
他会拿走
走到远处
卖给他人
父亲说
好像只有
我们俩人
2024.6.16
标签：demolition, family, father, novel, people, stories
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6月 14, 2024
上苑艺术馆
SHANGYUAN ART MUSEUM
Wie lange dauert eine Liebe?
Wie lange dauert ein Leben?
Wie lange steht ein Museum?
Wie viele Generationen?
Zwanzig Jahre sind lang.
Zwanzig Jahre sind ein paar Tage,
ein paar Sommer.
Es war schön mit Euch,
es waren Monate,
Tage im Licht.
So viele Vögel,
große Bäume,
grüne Berge.
Es war ein sehr schönes Museum.
MW Juni 2024
上苑艺术馆
– 谢谢瀟瀟
一份爱能多久
活一次多少年
你能站立多久
二十年就几天
几个夏天
跟你们一块儿
几个月
光里的日子
那么多鸟
大树
绿山
杏儿
非常美好的
艺术馆
2024.6.14
SHANGYUAN ART MUSEUM
How long does a love last?
How long does a life take?
How long can we have a museum?
How many generations?
Twenty years is a long time.
Twenty years are a few days,
a few summers.
It was nice with you,
it was months,
days in the light.
So many birds,
big trees,
green mountains.
It was a beautiful museum.
MW June 2024
累
这几天
一个多周
知道了后
一直焦虑
昨天还有
最后展览
黑白行为
晚上大家
一块吃
一块玩
今天累
强拆进行
主要感觉
就是累了
还刚开始
2024.6.13
标签：art, demolition, desecration, destruction, history, machine, machines, memory, people
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6月 13, 2024
IT HAS BEGUN
It has begun,
breaking the windows
to sell them for scraps.
Art is
making
windows.
When they demolish
the art museum,
these windows
won’t be recycled.
MW June 12, 2024
EXHIBITION
Yesterday we had a great
exhibition,
even with foreign reporters.
A wonderful show
outside the museum.
In the museum
we had performances,
all black and white,
like in Chinese tradition.
They say demolition
begins today.
MW June 13, 2024
DAY BY DAY
day by day opening your heart
day by day with all your heart
day by day staying careful
day by day careless hearts
MW June 11, 2024
WAITING
A little hike up the mountain
before it gets dark,
dinner together
and a small campfire.
A friend plays guitar.
I am getting drunk.
In the morning
the wonderful mountains.
It’s a clear day,
soon getting hot.
Will they demolish
the big one today?
We can only wait.
MW June 11, 2024
POETRY
poetry doesn’t make you a better person
music doesn’t make you a better person
art doesn’t make you a better person
nothing makes you a better person
you forget conditions for a few minutes
for a few hours
& it’s worth it
June 9, 2024
POESIE
poesie macht dich nicht zum besseren menschen.
musik macht dich nicht zum besseren menschen.
kunst macht dich nicht zum besseren menschen.
ein paar minuten vergisst du dein leben,
vielleicht ein paar stunden.
es ist es doch wert.
MW 9. Juni 2024
WEEKEND
Today is weekend
Monday is a holiday
Maybe they won’t demolish
MW June 9, 2024
RAIN
Rain is security,
in heavy rain
they won’t demolish.
After the rain
nobody knows
what happens tomorrow.
MW 2024-06-07
THAT BUILDING
That building
with the washing machine
and female artists
must be dangerous.
The other buildings
aren’t safe either.
The exhibition hall
has to go.
Nobody knows
what happens
tomorrow.
MW June 5, 2024
HERE
It’s beautiful here.
It’s wonderful.
There is terror.
This is Austria.
MW June 8, 2024
ANGEFANGEN
es hat angefangen
die fenster werden
als abfall verkauft
alle
kunst
ist fenster
machen
das museum
wird abgerissen
nach dem abriss
werden türen und fenster
nicht wiederverwertet
MW 2024-6-12
开始了
开始拆了
收窗户
破烂
一切
艺术
都是
窗户
拆艺术馆
拆了以后
门户窗户
不能收回
2024.6.12
AUSSTELLUNG
die ausstellung gestern
war wunderbar
sogar mit reportern
eine grosse feier
ausserhalb des museums
im museum
waren aktionen
alles schwarz-weiss
eine art von tradition
es heisst
das museum
wird heute
abgerissen
MW 2024-06-13
展览
昨天展览好
记着来了
一切都
非常壮观
展览在外面
艺术馆里
行为艺术
都是黑白
一种传统
艺术馆
说今天
拆
2024.6.13
TAG FÜR TAG
Tag für Tag ein frohes Herz
Tag für Tag mit ganzem Herzen
Tag für Tag ein Herz voller Vorsicht
Tag für Tag ein großes Herz
MW 2024-06-11
天天
天天开开心心
天天关关心心
天天小小心心
天天大大心心
2024.6.11
WARTEN
Am Abend ein Ausflug auf den Berg
noch vorm Zwielicht,
nachher Essen zusammen
und Lagerfeuer.
Ein Freund spielt Gitarre.
Ich will trinken.
In der Früh
die grünen Berge,
ein schöner Tag,
es wird heiß.
Wird abgerissen?
Wir können nur warten.
MW 11. Juni 2024
等待
昨晚上山
天黑之前
后来聚餐
篝火听歌
朋友弹琴
最后喝醉
早上醒来
晨光绿山
在大晴天
今天要热
今天拆吗
只能等待
2024.6.11
POETRY
poetry doesn’t make you a better person
music doesn’t make you a better person
art doesn’t make you a better person
nothing makes you a better person
you forget conditions for a few minutes
for a few hours
it is worth it
June 9, 2024
诗歌
诗歌不让你做更好的人
音乐不让你做更好的人
艺术不让你做更好的人
啥都不让你做更好的人
几分钟忘记生活条件
最多几个小时
还非常值得
2024.6.9
WOCHENENDE
Heute ist Wochenende
Montag ist Feiertag
Vielleicht wird
nicht abgerissen
MW 8. Juni 2024
周末
今天周末
马上过节
也许不拆
2024.6.8
REGEN
Regen ist Sicherheit.
Bei starkem Regen
wird nicht abgerissen.
Nach dem Regen
weiss keiner
was morgen wird.
2024-06-07
下雨
下雨安全
下雨够大
暂时不拆
雨停了
明天来
不好说
2024.6.7
DAS GEBÄUDE
Das Gebäude
mit der Waschmaschine
wo Künstlerinnen
wohnen und werken
Dieses Gebäude
ist gefährdet
Die anderen Gebäude
sind auch nicht sicher
Das Museum wird abgerissen
sagen sie
Niemand weiss
was morgen wird
2024-06-05
那栋楼
那栋楼
我们去洗衣服
艺术家住
和创作
这栋楼
好像最危险
其他的楼
也都不一定
展馆要拆
他们说
大家都不知道
明天会
怎么样
2024.6.5
HIER
Hier ist es wunderschön
Hier ist es herrlich
Hier gibt es Terror
So ist Österreich
2024-06-08
这里
这里非常漂亮
这里非常好
这里很恐怖
奥地利就这样
2024.6.8
标签：art, demolition, memory, music, people, poetry, time, translation, writing
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6月 4, 2024
拆
没心情写诗
反正要拆
拆艺术馆
拆工作室
拆画廊
拆图书馆
拆国际交流
二十年来
所建立的
统统都拆
没说理由
没说日期
没说计划
一直这样
今天通知
非常适合
2024.6.4
DEMOLISH
What is the opposite
of soft power?
Burning bridges?
Beijing Shangyuan Art Museum
has been a bridge
for international relations
in art and culture
for twenty years.
Yesterday and today
here at the museum
people came to measure buildings
slated for demolition.
Everything must go!
Everyone!
This hill is for goats
anyway.
No reason given,
no exact date.
Nothing new in this country.
Today’s date
fits rather well.
MW June 4th, 2024
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6月 4, 2024
Zhu Jian
NEWS
The city power grid
got hit by lightning.
Before TV screens
went black,
there was the white
of death
coming up.
Tr. MW 6/4/24
Zhu Jian
I SAW
A guy
with a brush like a broom
writing
on a concrete path in the park.
It dried right away.
Can you say
there is no writing
on the ground?
Do you dare
to say
there is none?
Tr. MW 6/4/24
标签：1989, black, brush, dark, death, deaths, history, lightning, memory, power, TV, white, writing, Zhu Jian, 朱剑, 朱劍
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