Old is new again at Beijing art museum

By Yang Xiaoyu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-10-28 10:25
Share
Share - WeChat
A Ru rock, part of Gu Wenda’s installation Tian Xiang, on show at the Song Art Museum in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Along with the "old traditions", newer traditions – the cultural traditions formed during the century after the First Opium War (1840-1939), are also highlighted in the exhibition.

"The impact of Western arts and thinking, together with Chinese artists' endeavors in modernizing the country's culture, has formed a new artistic tradition," explained He, the show's curator.

In He's view, Sanyu (1901-1966) and Lin Fengmian (1900-1991), two eminent pioneers of modern Chinese painting in the early 20th century, belong to this tradition. Both Sanyu and Lin received solid training in traditional Chinese art before heading to Paris.

After World War I, China's intellectual leader Chen Duxiu (1879-1942) proposed "the Revolution of Art", part of the New Culture Movement to modernize the nation. Under the auspices of Chen's proposal, a generation of Chinese artists emigrated to Paris, then a world hub of intellectuals and artists, where they learned from Western visual arts to improve their own.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next   >>|
Photo

Related Stories

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US