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“Her” Dharmakāya Appearance https://cafa.com.cn/en/opinions/reviews/details/8332603 As we all know, the “Dharmakāya appearance” is a transcendental realm beyond genders and can be reached by both men and women. At the exhibition, I vaguely sensed Zhang Yanzi’s wish: even if one wants to explore female artists or feminism, one should not focus on “gender” but should transcend it—because the secular world in which men and women live is not the entire “life world”: beyond the body, there is the spirit; beyond the spirit, there is “inward transcendence.”

Be it poetry, painting or photography: Observing ancient and modern figures from the Collection of CAFA Art Museum https://cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332588 The exhibition themed on “There has always been poetry in genre paintings: Ancient and Modern Figures in Collection of CAFA Art Museum” was recently unveiled at CAFA Art Museum. It was selected into the “2024 Exhibition Season of National Art Museum Collection Catalog” (a total of 30 projects) in the seasonal activity. This exhibition juxtaposes ancient genre paintings with modern photography (including moving image), aiming to guide visitors to have a more comprehensive understanding of the common nature and poetic feelings in ancient genre paintings through the perspective of modern works. The exhibition is divided into two sections: “Ode to Peaceful Scenery” and “Capturing Ordinary Moments”, which jointly showcase social etiquette and artistic expression in daily life.

Thereafter: Wang Tiande’s Latest Art Exhibition and Changes in the Discourse of Chinese Ink Painting Over the Past 30 Years https://cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332570 Wang Tiande has consistently innovated through dialogues with tradition and with this exhibition features numerous works that pay homage to Xu Wei (1521-1593), he further accentuates his distinctive approach to engaging with and reinterpreting classical art traditions.

Power Station of Art presents “Impermanence”featuring Estúdio Campana's first retrospective in Asia https://cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332566 The exhibition brings over fifty pioneering pieces that represent and trace the history of thoughts and actions that have prefigured well in advance artistic events, design solutions, and urgent reflections on the coexistence of human beings and nature.

Georges Mathieu's first retrospective in China is on view at Long Museum (West Bund) https://cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332565 On a scale never before seen in Asia, the exhibition showcases pieces from over four decades of creative activity, offering a unique opportunity to explore Mathieu’s prolific body of work and its vigorous and exhilarating celebration of gesture.

Is Small Still Beautiful? Tang Contemporary Art presents a duo exhibition featuring Huang Yongping & Shen Yuan https://cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332564 Spanning more than 40 years, from Huang Yong Ping's 1983 oil painting to Shen Yuan's latest large-scale installation Escape the Room (2024), the exhibition presents the two artists' pioneering practice in contemporary art history.

“Mona Lisa” from the Museo del Prado and A History of Spain https://cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332562 Structured around different accounts, the exhibition consists of one special section entitled “In Focus” and 10 complementary themed rooms. “In Focus” features one of the most significant works of Museo del Prado: the Prado’s Mona Lisa, which is believed to be the earliest known studio copy of Leonardo’s masterpiece.

Chengdu Art Museum launched Su Xinping’s first large-scale exhibition in Southwest China https://www.cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332556 Featuring over 60 artworks, the exhibition provides an in-depth review of Su Xinping’s achievements in art, displaying his thinking and artistic expression on modernity and tradition, nature and city, nomadism and travels from an all-round and multiple perspective. Curator Cui Cancan stated that Su has constructed a frozen order of time and a moment imbued with surreal significance through his unique artistic approach, navigating among reality, imagination, and dreams.

In “Dialogue” with Emperor Qianlong: 15 Domestic and Foreign Artists Interpreting the “Recursion” in Chinese Philosophy https://www.cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332547 Being an exhibition featuring few collection from Taikang Foundation, “Two Sides of One Coin” includes the works of fifteen artists, casting light on the contemporary art ecology from a global perspective. Focusing on problems such as alienation among people and lack of meaning brought about by the rapid development of modernity, it presents the departure and return of artists from different regions based on this origin. The metaphorical principle of recursion in Shi Yi Shi Er (One or Two) was followed by the curator when making and selecting exhibits. Some series of works were broken down, resembled, and repeatedly displayed in different galleries, which encourages visitors to look for connections from one origin to another, thereby visualizing the concept of recursion, guiding the audience to feel the activation of the cycle, and experience the recursion from the natural world to the spiritual world.

The Fullness and Emptiness of Words: A Discussion about Wu Shanzhuan’s “Word Squaring the World” https://www.cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332546 If “from paper to paper” is “a prelude to the research, exhibitions and publications that Inga Svala Thorsdottir + Wu Shanzhuan will continue to carry out going forward, “ as Liu Tian wrote in the preface for the exhibition, “Word Squaring the World” can be taken as a magnificent concerto and a dense display of writing history. Liu Tian, curator of this exhibition and researcher regarded it as another presentation of this long-term promise.

Seeking the Unfamiliar Area in Chinese Paintings: Kang Chunhui Solo Show at INKstudio https://cafa.com.cn/en/news/details/8332544 “I found myself in a landscape reminiscent of the Western Regions, particularly the ancient city Loulan that has long since vanished. I stood atop a hill, observing my distant self—undeniably me—I turned to the setting sun.” —Kang Chunhui With her premiere solo exhibition at INKstudio and her latest art project of Xinjiang, she hopes to offer an immersive journey into a crucial juncture in her artistic development, which includes both warm review and rational identification.