Tradition and Transition
dal 2/4/2010 al 31/7/2010
Segnalato da
Nie Ou
Xiao Ping
Xu Lele
Chen Zizhuang
Ding Yanyong
Hu Yongkai
Wei Dong
Qiu Deshu
Zhu Wei
Zeng Shanqing
Qiu Xiaofei
2/4/2010
Tradition and Transition
Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown
Recent Chinese Art from the Collection. The exhibition includes twenty-five works of art including paintings and sculptures, most of which were created during the last two decades. The eleven featured artists created artworks during a time of extraordinary cultural transformation in China. They made a new visual language that embodies aspects of traditional Chinese art while responding to a time of great transition.
The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is pleased to present Tradition and Transition: Recent Chinese Art from the Collection, an exhibition celebrating a recent gift to the museum of Chinese art dating from the later twentieth century to the present day. This exhibition was organized by Elizabeth Gallerani, Coordinator of Mellon Academic Programs, with Rong Zhao, Graduate Student in the History of Art, Class of 2010, and Patrick Rhine, Class of 2010. On view through August 1, 2010, the exhibition includes twenty-five works of art including paintings and sculptures, most of which were created during the last two decades.
The eleven featured artists created artworks during a time of extraordinary cultural transformation in China. They made a new visual language that embodies aspects of traditional Chinese art while responding to a time of great transition. While not comprehensive, the works on view represent a range of styles, from Socialist Realism, an art style adopted from the Soviet Union that supported a revolutionary agenda by depicting peasants, soldiers, and workers; to more traditional Chinese art and styles utilizing Western practices, which was permitted after the collapse of the Cultural Revolution and the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.
The selected artists include: Nie Ou, Xiao Ping, Xu Lele, Chen Zizhuang, Ding Yanyong, Hu Yongkai, Wei Dong, Qiu Deshu, Zhu Wei, Zeng Shanqing, and Qiu Xiaofei.
Press Contact: Suzanne Silitch, Director of Communications and Strategy
413-597-3178; suzanne.silitch@williams.edu
Opening April 3, 2010
The Williams College Museum of Art
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Admission is free