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798 ART FESTIVAL 0

Posted on September 05, 2010 by Tom Jansen

The 798 ART FESTIVAL is coming soon.

Starting from the 18th of September, there will be various events and exhibitions at the 798 District in Beijing.
If you are in the area, make sure to join in the festivities.

For more information on the Festival’s events, please have a look at our 798 Festival micro-site at http://www.798district.com/798festival.

30 years of Development of Chinese Contemporary Art Since the Reform in New Exhibition 0

Posted on August 21, 2010 by admin

People look at a series of paintings entitled ‘paint a little color, paint a little red, paint a little blue, sorrow’ by Chinese artist Ye Yongqing, hanging on a wall behind an installation by Qiu Zhijie entitled ‘The horse distant after the revolution,’ during a group exhibit entitled ‘The Constructed Dimension’ at the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China, 20 August 2010. The exhibit showcases the works of twenty Chinese artists, and will run until 02 September 2010.

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In this life and the next. 0

Posted on August 17, 2010 by admin

The largest solo mainland show of works by Ju Ming, arguably Taiwan’s most influential sculptor, is currently running at the National Art Museum of China. On view are 150 larger-than-life pieces of his Living World series, works Ju has produced over the past 30 years in a wide range of media, including wood, stone, ceramics, bronze, sponge, styrofoam and stainless steel.

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Beijing to Hold 18th World Aesthetics Congress Next Week. 0

Posted on August 05, 2010 by admin

The 18th International Congress for Aesthetics (ICA) will be held from Aug. 8 to 13 at Peking University.

Under the theme “Diversity in Aesthetics,” more than 800 scholars from over 60 countries will gather to share views about aesthetics philosophy, Gao Jianping, general secretary of the International Association of Aesthetics (IAA), told a press conference Monday.

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Chinese Contemporary Art Collectors to Show Their Collection in Chengdu 0

Posted on July 23, 2010 by admin

Chengdu is an important city in Chinese Contemporary Art, Which nurtured a lot of famous artists and critics, but the art collection is not so active comparing to Beijing and Shanghai. How to accelerate the development of the Chengdu art market and to increase the number of local collectors, is the question to be deal with.

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Living World Series, Ju Ming’s large-scale solo exhibition in Beijing. 0

Posted on July 21, 2010 by admin

World famous sculptor Ju Ming from Taiwan is holding a large-scale solo exhibition at the National Art Museum of China, showing a selection of his Living World Series sculptures that he has created over the past 30 years.

A total of 150 sculptures are on display in four exhibition halls at the museum, revealing the artist’s personal interpretations of the kaleidoscopic human world. The exhibition also provides an insight in part, to the great contemporary sculptor’s lifelong artistic achievements.

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Painting academy incubator boosts art growth. 0

Posted on July 20, 2010 by admin

The largest art training center for Chinese painting was set up on Sunday in Tianjin, thanks to the joint efforts of The Ministry of Culture, China National Academy of Painting, and the Tianjin Municipal Government. The facility will ultimately become a giant incubator for developing the talent of creative artists.

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Rare Opportunity to View Seminal Event in the History of Chinese Painting 0

Posted on July 08, 2010 by admin

Art lovers have a rare and limited opportunity to view a scroll considered a seminal work in the history of Chinese painting, Illustration to the Second Prose Poem on the Red cliff Red Cliff. After August 1, the scroll will be taken off view and not available for public viewing for at least five years to protect it from deterioration caused by exposure to even low light levels.

“This remarkable work is almost a thousand years old, and we feel a deep responsibility to preserve it for another millennium,” said Colin Mackenzie, senior curator of Chinese art at theĀ Nelson-Atkins.

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Chinese art enchants Chile 0

Posted on July 07, 2010 by admin

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhuanet) — As far as the distance is between China and Chile, it turns out that art is the perfect way to unite the two nations at opposite ends of the planet. Let’s take a look at an exhibition of contemporary Chinese art that has opened in the Chilean capital Santiago.

From the realistic depiction of Chinese coal miners, to the abstract handling of figures in traditional Chinese operas, the 83 works unveil a panorama of contemporary Chinese art in mediums including oil paintings, sculptures, and installations.

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Wu Guanzhong, Master of Chinese Painting, Dies Aged 91 0

Posted on July 07, 2010 by admin

Wu Guanzhong, the father of modern Chinese art, died late on Friday in Beijing Hospital, aged 91.

Born in 1919, Wu was a native of Yixing in east China’s Jiangsu Province.

In 1947, he went to France to study Western painting and returned to China in 1950. He taught at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts and Tsinghua University.

Wu integrated the Chinese ink and wash technique with Western painting methods. He is now widely regarded at home and abroad as the father of modern Chinese painting.

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