University of Virginia Art Museum exhibits Contemporary Chinese Art

Wednesday, 22 November 2006 08:55

Charlottesville, VA - Contemporary artists, both in China and the United States, are interpreting Chinese art traditions, culture and life.  The University of Virginia Art Museum presents a special exhibition on contemporary Chinese art — “Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the U.S.” — featuring the work of 26 artists who live in Beijing, Shanghai, Goungzhou, New York and Pennsylvania and represent three distinct periods of art making in China: those who came to prominence in the international scene in the late 1980s, those who have received international attention in the last decade and those currently emerging and being recognized internationally.

The works in the exhibition include a range of media — drawing, installation, painting, photography, prints, sculpture and mixed media.  Some of the artists are exploring appropriate traditional Chinese art forms in new ways.  Many are investigating the significant social and cultural transformations occurring in China today.  All represent the vital and rapid regeneration of contemporary Chinese life and culture.

The exhibition curators Dan Mills and Xiaoze Xie gave a Gallery Talk on Friday, Nov. 17, in the museum.  The exhibit and talk are sponsored in part by the Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation.  A catalogue produced by the Samek Art Gallery accompanies the exhibition.

University of Virginia Art Museum - The museum is open to the public free of charge Tuesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.  The Art Museum maintains a collection of more than 10,000 objects including American and European art from the 15th century to the present; ancient Mediterranean art; Asian art from ancient times to the 21st century; and collections of pre-Columbian, Native American, African, and Oceanic art.  For more information visit the museum web site at : www.virginia.edu/artmuseum