Artist's immersive show a digital interpretation of traditional culture
Jin Jun hails from a cross-disciplinary background: Born to an oil painter father, he was introduced to fine arts at a young age. He studied nuclear electronics at Tsinghua University, and transferred to pursue a master's degree in art and design in the United States. Now the vice-dean and professor of School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Jin has invested much time in the advancement of digital art especially, in recent years, in regenerating classic Chinese art and cultural traditions.
The "Way of Type - Modernisation of Chinese Typography Exhibition" Stages in Cape Town, South Africa
To celebrate the 2023 International Chinese Language Day, "The Way of Type - Modernisation of Chinese Typography" was opened at the Welgemeend Function and Conference Venue in Cape Town, South Africa on April 19, in the afternoon, the local time.
2023 Chen Qi · Giant River
Asia Art Center (Beijing) is honored to announce that the exhibition “2023Chen Qi · Giant River” will be held from April 8th to June 4th, 2023.
XU BING’s Lecture Series at New York University(III)
In early spring 2023, Xu Bing’s Lecture Series took place at New York University in NYC, the United States. Presented by Xu Bing Studio, International Center for Critical Theory, Department of Comparative Literature, Poetics & Theory, and NYU Center for the Humanities, the Lecture Series was hosted by Professor Xudong Zhang (Comparative Literature and East Asian Studies at NYU), and interpreted by Shiqi Liao (Senior Language Lecturer for the Chinese language). The Lecture Series was conducted in three installments, each providing a deep dive into Xu Bing’s recent works, methodologies, and creative process. Taking place in different classrooms and lecture halls on the NYU campus, every lecture was swarmed with students, scholars, researchers, and keen fans of Xu’s work from inside and outside of NYU. The lectures were also live-streamed, and hundreds attended from around the world.
Art chairperson donations boost hometown's cultural scene
Fan Di'an, the chairman of China Artists Association and head of Central Academy of Fine Arts, made donations to enrich the collection of a museum in his hometown Pucheng, Fujian province. [Photo provided to China Daily] A county-level art museum will open to the public in September in Pucheng, a historic county in Fujian province and standing at its northern gateway.
