Yang Fudong's work represents a turning point in contemporary artistic production in China. His first film, An Estranged Paradise, which premiered at Documenta in Kassel in 2002, showcased a new narrative and visual sensibility, imbued with a contemporary aesthetic formed by multiple registers. His monumental cycle Seven Intellectuals in Bamboo Forest which was completed over the next five years, poetically rendered the spirit of her generation, the kids born in the mid-1980s. Subsequent projects have broadened her cinematic vision in both directions of space and time: his films are installations that contain traces of their own making. For his most comprehensive institutional exhibition to date and its premiere in Beijing, Yang Fudong presents the first installment of his Library Film Project, a research process that aims to create a film that can contain a complex reality, both real and constructed. Inspired by his childhood in the rural Eastern suburbs of Beijing, this chapter weaves together elements of the past and present, public and personal.
An original production combining art, entertainment and music: drawing inspiration from the colorful paintings of calligrapher Dong Yang-Zi, a series of paintings are shown on stage in a combination of art and multimedia projection.
The Masters of the Xin'an School of Painting on display at the National Museum of Art
In continuity with the exploration of the theme linked to art and ink in Chinese calligraphy, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Chinese National Art Museum an exhibition is set up where it is possible to admire a selection of 100 masterpieces of the famous School of Xin'an.
As an artist and thinker, Liu Ding dives into the depths of conceptual art and works around the progress of contemporary art from a historical perspective. His artistic practice engages in meaningful dialogues with individuals and the broader society in which we live.
With the title Art that illuminates the Future, the 24th Edition of the Fair prepares to host more than 100 galleries and over 500 artists from all over the world to provide an overview of the state of contemporary art.