"Woodcuts in Modern China, 1937 - 2008: Towards A Universal Pictorial Language" Exhibition
China Institute
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Chronologically, the first section of the exhibition Woodcuts In Modern China, 1937-2008: Towards A Universal Pictorial Language incorporates 34 works drawn from an important collection of over 200 woodcuts dating from 1937 to 1948. Donated to the Picker Art Gallery at Colgate University by Theodore Herman, professor of geography emeritus, who acquired them from the artists in 1948, this collection is considered to be unparalleled in the United States. “As historical documents, they offer a unique perspective on World War II…and especially on the civil war between the Nationalists and the Communists (1946-1949). At the same time, the prints present the mastery of a new medium at a point when western techniques had been absorbed and transformed by Chinese artists…,” notes Leslie Eliet, who contributed an essay to the catalogue and has collaborated with Dr. Herman over the past 30 years. The remaining 34 works are from 11 important contemporary artists who, after reviewing the Herman collection, selected works that “they felt expressed their reverence for the older masters, engaging them in a dialogue across time,” as Renee Covalucci, co-curator of the exhibition, writes in the catalogue.
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Schedule
from September 16, 2010 to December 05, 2010
Artist(s)
Li Hua, Song Guangxun, Xu Bing, Xu Bing, Zhang Minjie et al.