On the Saturday, September 24 broadcast of Marvels of China: Pathways to the Pacific Rim I will be welcoming Willow Weilan Hai, the director of the China Institute Gallery, to the Conversations segment.
She is also the chief curator of Art in a Time of Chaos: Masterworks from Six Dynasties China, 3rd-6th Centuries due to open to the public on Friday, September 30. This is the inaugural exhibition at the China Institute of America’s new headquarters in Lower Manhattan in New York City.
The exhibition is the first major survey to examine Chinese culture and its international influence during the Six Dynasties period, as well as the relationship between the two dominant political centers in the South and North.
I had the pleasure of previewing this remarkable, not-to-be-missed exhibition in August at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii. I found myself contemplating Chinese history and culture in a new way. Many layers of history and culture came alive for me -and I am certain you’ll feel the same way.
The Six Dynasties period, from the 3rd to 6th centuries, was one of the most dynamic periods in Chinese art history, akin to the European Renaissance in the impact it had on artistic creativity and the celebration of individual expression in China.
Over the past twenty years, archaeological excavations have unearthed extraordinary works of art, forever altering scholarly understanding of this chaotic, four-hundred-year period of political upheaval, geographical division and civil strife. Not only was the Six Dynasties period a pivotal link in the historical timeline between the Han and Tang dynasties, but it is increasingly recognized for having laid the foundation for Chinese artistic standards, genres, subjects, and important themes that continue to define Chinese art today.
Art in a Time of Chaos: Masterworks from Six Dynasties China, 3rd-6th Centuries will present the artistic innovations and achievements evidenced by recent archaeological findings from both the Southern and Northern Dynasties across four major disciplines: ceramics, sculpture, calligraphy and painting. Each of these disciplines provides a different glimpse into daily and ritual life during this time. Through instability came great artistic innovation, resulting in the emergence of enduring subjects, genres, and themes. This exhibition will highlight these lasting elements of Six Dynasties art, allowing visitors to see and better understand the trajectory of Chinese art that continues to today.
Willow Weilan Hai will discuss this amazing exhibition, the Six Dynasties period in China’s history, her background in archeology and what American, Chinese and international audiences can derive from the exhibit.
Established in 1966, China Institute Gallery was the first non-profit gallery in the United States to showcase Chinese art and culture exclusively and on a regular basis.
China Institute Gallery is renowned for its intimate, first-class thematic exhibitions, which are accompanied by in-depth scholarly catalogues. The Gallery has presented over 100 exhibitions in such areas as calligraphy, painting, ceramics, bronzes, decorative art, folk art, architecture, photography, textiles, and contemporary art covering 5,000 years of Chinese history from the Neolithic period to present day.
China Institute Gallery has earned an international reputation and continues to provide a unique opportunity for Americans and visitors from around the world to appreciate both traditional and contemporary Chinese art and culture.
Be sure to mark your calendars for the Saturday, September 24 broadcast of Marvels of China: Pathways to the Pacific Rim on AM1490 WGCH and anywhere on WGCH.com starting 10:30 a.m. Eastern USA Time/ 10:30 p.m. China Time.
Marvels of China: Pathways to the Pacific Rim's broadcasts are from AM1490 WGCH and everywhere on WGCH.com in Greenwich, Connecticut USA.
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