Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography
In the Beitzel and Righter Galleries
March 25 - September 2, 2012
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In celebration of the Chinese astrological Year of the Dragon, the KMA presents images by Chinese artists working in their homeland over the past 12 years – a period of astounding social and economic transformation. “I see it as organized chaos,” says curator Miles Barth. “It’s like China itself – a mass of humanity going in every direction at the speed of light. The artists are responding to every aspect of society, everything they see and live.” Subjects addressed range from the rapid urbanization of the country to the opening of the information age through the Internet. Also included are photographic tableaus that reference religion, politics, cultural identity, and the radically changing attitudes towards these societal pillars. Among the photographers represented are Liyu +Liubo, Li Wei, Muge, O Zhang, Tian Taiquan, Yang Yi, Yu Haibo, Zhang Huan, and Zhang Xiao.
Click on the select artists above for information, photographs, and videos about their work.
Click below for programs relating to the exhibition:
Learning the Art of Chinese Calligraphy
ICP Talk and Tour
History in the Making with Nicholas Platt
Tai Chi in the Sculpture Garden
Image Credit
Liyu + Liubo, Chutian Golden Paper 2007-08-13, An Escapee Being
Chased Dropped through the Top Floor of a Building and Scared Everybody Inside,
from “The Victim” series, digital chromogenic print
16 x 20 in, courtesy of the artists, © Liyu + Liubo
The Art of Grace Lin
In the Learning Center
March 25 – September 2, 2012
Bold, bright, and bursting with color, Grace Lin’s picture books offer insight into Chinese culture and folklore. Her charming depictions of Chinese and Chinese-American family life captivate young viewers and spark conversations about cultural celebrations and enduring traditions. Original works from several of Lin’s popular children’s books are on display, including Dim Sum for Everyone!, Thanking the Moon, and Fortune Cookie Fortunes. Click here to meet Grace Lin.
Click below for programs relating to the exhibition:
School's Out/Art's In
Chinese Culture Family Day
Image Credit
Grace Lin, “…this night of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival,”
from Thanking the Moon [Alfred A. Knopf, 2010], gouache,© Grace Lin, 2010.
Support for this exhibition has been generously provided by
Xu Bing: Square Word CalligraphyIn the Project Gallery
March 25 - August 26, 2012
Long interested in written languages, artist Xu Bing has devised a unique method to write English words that resemble Chinese characters. Using his Square Word Calligraphy, Xu Bing transcribes poems by Robert Frost and the 8th-century Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei, as well as Bob Dylan lyrics and children’s nursery rhymes. Visitors may initially perceive the large, multi-paneled works as written in traditional Chinese, but will delight to discover their ability to “decode” the distinctive text. Xu Bing’s hybrid calligraphy marries art from two diverse cultures.
Image Credit
Xu Bing, Art for the People, 2011,
water-based ink on grass paper, mounted on thick archival paper,
13 ¾ x 43 ¼ inches. courtesy of the artist.
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Joseph Wheelwright: Tree Figures
In the Sculpture Garden and South Lawn
Through April 2013
Part lumberjack and part forester, artist Joseph Wheelwright creates giant figures from trees found on his Vermont property. Root balls are transformed into heads while bifurcated trunks become legs on the inverted trees. Situated among the KMA’s majestic spruces, Wheelwright’s uncanny figures look as though they, too, grow out of the earth. The five sculptures, ranging in height from 17 to 27 feet, are endowed with a peculiar human presence while firmly retaining their identity as trees. Click here to learn more about Joseph Wheelwright and his Tree Figures.
Image Credit
Joseph Wheelwright
Pine Man, 2006, 24 x 18 x 8 ft
Courtesy of the artist and Alan Stone Gallery.
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