EXHIBITION

April 2 - May 9, 2009

Curated by the Shenzhen Art Museum and an expert panel of Chinese critics and curators, including Fan Dian, Director of the National Art Museum of China, INK not INK will be the first survey-scale exhibition of contemporary Chinese art ever presented in the Greater Philadelphia region. More than 80 paintings, prints, sculptures, and videos by 40 Chinese artists, including renowned figures such as Wenda Gu, Wei Qingji, and Lin Tianmiao, will be presented. The central theme of the exhibition is the critical role that the ancient tradition of ink painting plays in the cultural memory and imagination of many contemporary Chinese artists even as they respond to China's explosive economic growth and rapid globalization. As outside cultural influences become increasingly potent inside China, artists are boldly experimenting with new mediums and technologies on an imposing scale, creating unprecedented admixtures of Western and Eastern imagery.

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LOCATIONS
Bossone Research Center, 3128 Market Street

Paul Peck Alumni Center,
3142 Market Street

Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market Steet