On April 25, 2024, Miguel Falomir Faus, Director of the Prado Museum in Spain, and Isabel Cervera Fernández, Director of the Cervantes Institute, visited the Central Academy of Fine Arts in China. Lin Mao, the President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, engaged in in-depth discussions with them regarding cultural and artistic exchanges between China and the West, as well as future cooperation.

In celebration of the 2024 International Chinese Language Day, the "The Spirits on Turtle Shells and Cattle Bones: Oracle Bone Script Art Exhibition" was held in Cape Town, South Africa, and Nuremberg, Germany. The exhibitions featured 92 and 88 pieces/groups of works respectively, with the aim of fostering a heart-to-heart connection between China and the local nations through the overarching theme of interconnectivity.

2024 Graduation Season is coming

On April 8th, a signing ceremony was held at The High School Affiliated to the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) between the school and the EU-China Youth Culture and Arts Development Committee. The ceremony was attended by several officials from both sides, including the Party Secretary and President of the school, Tingting Diao, the Deputy Party Secretary and Vice President, Junjuan Zhang, Vice President Xiaowei Wang, the Secretary-General of the EU-China Youth Culture and Arts Development Committee, Zimu Chen, the President of Arts² Ecole Supérieure des Arts de Mons, Michel Stockhem, and heads of various functional departments. The ceremony was presided over by Fantao Kong, Director of the Youth Arts Education Center.

Is there a link between Ming-style furniture and the sedan car? The idea is improbable, or so it may seem at first. After all, Ming-style furniture dates back to the dynasty that ruled between 1368 and 1644, appearing centuries before the automobile, and is known for its minimalist design, the result of collaboration between intellectuals and master craftsmen, use of precious hardwoods and mortise-and-tenon joinery.

On March 25, 2024, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France,  Sino-French Institute of Arts and Design Management of the Central Academy of Fine Arts held a celebration ceremony for its fifth anniversary.

The popularity of online travel blogs, vlogs and tourism guides has given new life to the use of a word previously associated with the very opposite of travel — workplace punctuality. Daka originally meant the act of punching the card when arriving and leaving the workplace, but has been appropriated to refer to the trend of visiting must-see attractions, such as scenic spots, restaurants famous for specific local delicacies and unique gift shops, and sharing them via text and photos on social media.

Seated by the Tonghui River that runs across southern Beijing, Banbidian village takes on a quite different look of quietness and is visited by few people. But actually it is not far — about 15 minutes' drive — from the capital city's bustling central business district where high-rises occupy.

On March 20, 2024, Ms. Marta Betanzos, the Spanish Ambassador to China, and her delegation visited the Central Academy of Fine Arts, where they held discussions with the President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Lin Mao, regarding cultural and artistic exchanges between China and the West, as well as future cooperation opportunities.

Tang Contemporary Art is delighted to announce the launch of Liu Qinghe's eponymous exhibition, the most comprehensive and detailed large-scale academic exhibition of Liu Qinghe's work to date, to be held on March 9 at the Beijing 1st and 2nd Space. Curated by Cui Cancan, the exhibition adopts a multi-linear narrative structure and is divided into seven parts, comprehensively organizing the artist's artistic development from 1979 to the present. The exhibition spans 45 years, with over 200 works on display.

The exhibition "The Question of Painting: A Worldwide Topic (Questionings of Painting: A Worldwide Task)” will be held at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum (CAFAM) from March 20th to April 20th, 2024. This exhibition invites five artists： Chen Lei, Chen Xi, Dai Zengjun, Wu Xiaohai, and Wang Xiyao, thus forming a timeline that represents three generations of contemporary Chinese painting: the post-60s, 70s, and 90s. The works of the five artists each have their distinctive features, with painting qualities that are open to discussion and topics that can be extended. Those insights are the essence of the research of contemporary Chinese painting.

On February 16, 2024, Zhu Pei’s architectural solo exhibition “Poetic Imaginations: Interweaving Architecture With Traditional Values” successfully opened at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin, Germany. This is Zhu Pei's second solo exhibition at this prestigious international architecture gallery, following his 2017 solo exhibition "Mind Landscapes".

Beijing Daxing International Airport has been open to air traffic after five years of preparation. This currently largest single-terminal airport in the world showcases a unique oriental charm in its architectural appearance, while the internal public art interprets the beauty of Chinese culture with contemporary artistic techniques. This airport will welcome and see off billions of guests every year. It is not only a humanistic airport, but also a palace of art, and it will become the “busiest art gallery” in the world. After two years of efforts, the “Flower Whisper” shading art installation jointly created by the Public Art and Experience Design Studio of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Ten by Ten Digital Art Studio was selected as the “landmark wonder” and finally blossomed here in glory.

The Year of the Dragon is named for the fifth animal and the only mythical creature of the Chinese zodiac. A host of creatives have seized the opportunity to ring in the year with their interpretations of the mythical creature through the language of art. At an art exhibition centered on the dragon and the other 11 Chinese zodiac signs opened in Beijing in December 2023, two large pieces, in particular, respectively created by Chinese and Mexican masters, have caught visitors' eyes.

Cui Donghui, the Vice Dean of the School of Architecture at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, served as the artistic consultant for the 2024 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Leading a team, they incorporated distinctive patterns and motifs from traditional Chinese culture into the creative program "Nian Jin" and the backdrop design "Long Teng Jiu Zhou" for the Loong Year Gala. These artistic designs aim to present patterns infused with good wishes and folk wisdom to the nationwide audience.

On January 30, 2024, President Lin Mao, along with a delegation from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, embarked on a visit to KEDGE Business School in France, spanning both its Bordeaux and Marseille campuses, for discussions with Alexandre de Navailles, Dean of KEDGE Business School.

The taikonauts of the Chinese space station extend Lunar New Year blessings to the global Chinese community through video, holding the 'Jixiang Dragon' from the 'Tiangong' space station.

On February 3, 2024, at 11:06 a.m., the first Chinese art satellite, "SCA-1" (The first satellite of the Star Chain of Arts Project), was successfully launched into orbit near the sea area of Yangjiang, Guangdong, using the Long March 3B carrier rocket. The satellite's solar panels deployed normally, and the initial telemetry is normal. Among the thousands of satellites now orbiting above us, including scientific, meteorological, communication, and military satellites, there was a missing category - the "art satellite."

Recently, IDA 2023 winners have been announced. Prof. Lu Zhengyuan’s public art installation Empty·Theater won the Gold Prize in Cultural Architecture Design/Installation.

A new exhibition at Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum (CAFAM), Emerging Within the Wild, is a new experimental project, which explores not only physical space, but also mental space.