Join us for a screening of The Second Interrogation by artist Wang Tuo, followed by a conversation with Hutch Wilco, curator of Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now.
The event will begin with a brief introduction to the film from Hutch, offering curatorial context and insight into the work. After the screening, you are warmly invited to stay for questions and a kōrero with Hutch.
The Second Interrogation (2023) explores systems of power, censorship and psychological control in contemporary China. Staged as an intense encounter between an artist and a cultural censor, the film unfolds through dialogue, repetition and role reversal, gradually blurring the boundaries between authority and resistance. Drawing on historical reference points and lived experience, the work examines how ideology operates through language, surveillance and self-regulation, while asking urgent questions about the role of art today.
This screening offers an opportunity to engage with key themes in Forever Tomorrow and to reflect collectively on the film’s social, political and artistic resonances.
Please note the film is in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. The kōrero with Hutch will be in English.
About Hutch:/
H E Wilco is a curator, writer and exhibition developer with nearly three decades of experience delivering major museum projects in New Zealand and China. Based in Shanghai for almost a decade, he worked in the city’s private art sector before founding an exhibition development practice specialising in curatorial research and exhibition strategy. He has curated exhibitions for leading museums and galleries across China, with a particular focus on post-1980s Chinese artists, and writes regularly for international arts publications.
我们诚邀你参加艺术家王拓执导的影像作品《第二次审讯》的放映活动。放映结束后，我们将与《永远的明天：中国艺术进行时》的策展人Hutch Wilco进行交流。
放映开始前，Hutch将对影片作简短介绍，分享他对作品的理解及其在《永远的明天》展览中的意义。我们也诚邀你参与放映结束后的问答环节，与Hutch交流对话。
创作于2023年的《第二次审问》探讨了当代中国的权力体系、审查制度与心理掌控。影片以一场发生于艺术家与文化审查员之间的紧张对峙为舞台，将对话、重复性与身份倒转作为叙事方式，使得权威与对抗之间的界限逐渐模糊。作品以历史节点为借鉴，以亲身经历为灵感，审视了意识形态如何通过语言、监控与自我规制运作；也对艺术在当今社会所扮演的角色发起了迫切的追问。
本次放映活动为观众提供了深入探究《永远的明天》之核心主题的机遇，并让我们对影片在社会、政治和艺术层面带来的共鸣进行集体思考。
影片为普通话语音、英文字幕。与Hutch的交流将使用英语进行。
关于Hutch
H·E·Wilco是一名策展人、作家及展厅设计师。从业近三十年间，他曾在新西兰和中国筹办了多场高规格博物馆和美术馆项目。他旅居上海近十年，起初就职于当地的私营艺术行业，之后创立了一家专门从事策展研究和展览规划的展览设计机构。他曾为中国各地最具影响力的博物馆和美术馆策划展览，对1980年代以后的中国艺术家尤其关注，并常常为国际艺术刊物撰稿。
图片来源：王拓，《第二次审问》（电影剧照），2023年，影像，普通话语音、英文字幕。图片由艺术家及刺点画廊提供