One is renewed, and everything is renewed. On the first day of the new year, there is still a period of time before the opening of the China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum), and many visitors have rushed to the audience entrance at No. 205 Shangnan Road despite the low temperature, waiting in line in an orderly manner to enter the museum, looking forward to spending the first day of the new year in an artistic way. A number of blockbuster new exhibitions with different styles, poetic and interesting intangible cultural heritage handicraft experiences, and art guided tours and ...... gathered by celebritiesDuring this New Year's Day holiday, the China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum) has carefully prepared a rich and diverse cultural feast, which has become an exciting holiday travel choice for the public audience.
See an exhibition and learn about a city.
The China Art Museum is hosting several exhibitions. Among them, the "Shanghai in Art Works" presented by the two-storey exhibition hall of 49 meters and 41 meters is particularly worthy of people to walk into on the occasion of the New Year. Walking through the exhibition hall, it is like opening a Shanghai city roaming guide, and the historical changes and precious city marks of the magic city in the past thousand years are presented in front of you one by one, making people realize that today's happy city life is not easy to come by.
More than 100 works on display in this exhibition are selected from the collection of the China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum), which artistically sort out and display the themes of important historical events, historical changes and changes in people's lives in Shanghai in the context of time, closely related to people, events, customs, architecture, etc., and present the urban character of "openness, innovation and inclusiveness". Among them, there are many outstanding achievements of major art creation projects such as "Shanghai Historical Context Art Creation Project", "Style of the Times-Shanghai Realistic Theme Art Creation Project", "Sunrise in the East - Shanghai Youth Art Creation Project to Celebrate the Centenary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China", "Ten Years of Maritime Elegance - Shanghai Realistic Theme Art Creation Project" and other major art creation projects.
From the important Liangzhu cultural site "Fuquan Mountain" in the Taihu Lake area to the establishment of the "Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau", from the first congress of the Communist Party of China symbolizing the "dawn" to the enthusiastic "May Day Movement", from the first workers' new village "Caoyang New Village" in New China to the world's largest deep-water container port "Yangshan Deep-water Port" The works on display vividly tell the major historical events that took place in Shanghai, engrave the unfading historical imprint with art, and present the changes of the times and the vigorous road of this great city.
The China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum) has also made great efforts in the selection of works for this exhibition, and after careful excavation, the exhibited works present three major highlights.
1. With exquisite skills and profound insights, the works excavate the rich historical heritage of Shanghai, and present the unique relics of revolutionary culture and national industrial culture, such as the themes that rarely appeared in the past, such as "The Library of the Communist Party of China" and "The Former Site of the League".That.
2. The exhibition focuses on Shanghai's historical districts and modern buildings well-known to the public, such as "Suzhou Creek in the Early 20th Century" and "International Hotel", through a series of works and precious old ** to show the social and cultural historical status of these buildings in Shanghai, and strive to present a warm journey to the exhibition, leading the audience to look back at the graceful style of old ShanghaiThat.
3. The exhibition not only focuses on grand historical events, but also shows Shanghai's achievements in innovation, science and technology, culture and art, such as "Shanghai Baosteel General Factory" and "The Leap of Maglev".It also focuses on the ordinary life in Shanghai, and the audience can follow the lens of Xue Baoqi, a famous civilian photographer in Shanghai, to reveal the secrets of Shanghai's civilian life in the turbulent and changing era. Mr. Chen, an audience member, said: "My parents are Baosteel employees, and I feel very kind to be able to see the Baosteel factory in such an important exhibition. ”
This exhibition can be described as a useful exploration of the China Art Museum, which is rooted in the local area, focusing on exploring Shanghai's high-quality historical, cultural and artistic resources, further deepening the implementation of Shanghai's "Grand Art Museum Plan", and promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture. Wang Yichuan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Executive Director of the China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum), said: "Looking back at the history of Shanghai, especially the changes in the past 100 years since the opening of the port, it shows that China's various explorations on the road to modernization have formed a Shanghai sample of modern Chinese civilization. Today, we look back at the past and have a deeper understanding and perception of Shanghai's spiritual characteristics and urban character. It is expected that the audience will see an exhibition and learn about a city through 'Shanghai in Fine Arts'. ”
As the third project in the "What is the Shanghai School" series of the China Art Museum, the 33-meter-level "Starlight of History: Beijing-Tianjin School of Painting and Shanghai School Painting Research Exhibition" brings together nearly 90 pieces of fine works by Zhao Zhiqian, Ren Bonian, Wu Changshuo, Chen Shizeng, Qi Baishi, Chen Banding, Huang Binhong, Lin Fengmian, Zhang Daqian, Pu Ru, Xu Beihong, Pan Tianshou and other masters, showing the development of Chinese painting in Shanghai and the Beijing-Tianjin region in the 20th century. The 12th Shanghai Art Exhibition is a new exhibition of 0 meters and 5 meters, including 553 works of selected works, invited artists and chief judges, which is the largest exhibition in the past.
In addition, there are also wonderful exhibitions such as "The Journey of Beauty - Education Exhibition of China Art Palace" and "City and People - 2023 National Exhibition of Teachers and Students of Figure Painting Teaching and Creation in National Higher Art Colleges" in the China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum), each with its own beauty, attracting countless audiences to stop and appreciate.
From intangible cultural heritage experience to expert guided tours, it brings a variety of art experiences.
On New Year's Day, from the 9-meter platform to the 33-meter exhibition hall, the China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum) has prepared a number of activities, including intangible cultural heritage experience, expert guided tours, expert lectures, etc.
On the 9-meter platform, the "Art Colorful New Year" series of intangible cultural heritage experience activities specially planned by the China Art Palace, such as intangible cultural heritage rubbing, ancient lanterns, and Pudong paper-cutting, led the audience to inherit the connotation and ingenuity of traditional culture on New Year's Day. With full blessings and expectations for the New Year, the audience made a "blessing bucket" that means peace and auspiciousness, and the fiery red New Year's Festival flowers reflected everyone's smiles, and the atmosphere was warm and peaceful. Ms. Zhang, an audience member, said: "This is the second time we have come to the Children's Art Palace for New Year's Day, and this year's intangible cultural heritage handicraft experience is very interesting. ”
All the teachers and students of the Shanghai Student Art Troupe Calligraphy and Painting Club also wrote the Spring Festival couplets with the word "Fu" on the spot, giving good luck to every audience.
In order to let the audience better understand the development history of Chinese painting in Shanghai and the Beijing-Tianjin area in the 20th century, on the afternoon of New Year's Day, the China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum) invited two celebrities to give lectures and guided tours around the "Starlight of History" exhibition. Mr. Tang Zheming, deputy director of the Theory and Curatorial Committee of the Shanghai Artists Association, led everyone to explore the unique charm of the Beijing School from several aspects, such as the historical background of the Beijing School of painting, the important representatives of the Beijing School of painting, the artistic characteristics of the Beijing School of painting, the influence of the Beijing School of painting, and the enlightenment of the Beijing School of painting. Chen Xiang, the chief curator of the exhibition, opened an in-depth guided tour to clearly show the influence of the Beijing School and the Shanghai School on the development of Chinese culture from the development of modern and modern Chinese art, two extremely important groups of painters.
As the only national key art museum in Shanghai, China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum) has always been committed to the artistic practice of the concept of "People's City", always adhering to the important task of social aesthetic education, practicing the concept of "People's Art Museum", and achieving high benchmarking, high coverage and high reach of social aesthetic education. The first season of the aesthetic education lecture hall of the China Art Museum's blockbuster aesthetic education project "Grand Art Museum Project" has been officially launched during the New Year's Day holiday, and the first season will invite Feng Yuan, Xu Jiang, Fan Di'an, Zeng Chenggang and other people to bring four art forums in the next four months, continue to build an influential Shanghai cultural brand, and become a city window to display Chinese culture.
In the new year 2024, the China Art Museum (Shanghai Art Museum) will bring more high-quality exhibitions to accompany more audiences on their artistic journey.
Author: Fan Xin.
Text: Fan Xin Editor: Xu Yang Responsible Editor: Xing Xiaofang.
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