Artistic communication between China and Mexico can be dated back to 116 years ago, when Feng Gangbai became the first Chinese to study art in Mexico. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
Now the National Art Museum of China has enhanced the cultural link by displaying dozens of artworks from its collection at the San Ildefonso College, a museum and cultural center in Mexico City.
Xieyi — Art from China shows paintings, sculptures and folk arts that open a window on the scope and depth of Chinese cultural tradition to the local audience, conducting a dialogue with the college's baroque architecture and marvelous murals it is famous for.
The exhibition is made possible under the program of the Sino-Latin Cultural Year. It runs through February.