Memories of Zhang Daqian

Zhang Daqian （1899-1983）， one of the most renowned painting masters in Chinese history， popularized techniques of splash-ink and splash-color， which ushered in a new style of traditional Chinese painting. After World War II， Zhang held many overseas exhibitions. In 1958， his Wild Begonia won the gold award of the New York International Art Association， gaining him the title “Global Painting Master.”In 1974， the University of California Pacific granted him an honorable Ph.D. of Arts. Zhang left China and traveled the world after 1949， but settled in Taipei in 1976. Organized through cooperation between art museums in Taiwan and the mainland， the exhibition includes over 100 pieces by Zhang Daqian.

Vast Territory of the Motherland – Zhang Daqian Art Exhibition

National Art Museum of China

January 20—March 3， 2014

Picturesque Jian Qingfu

In the 1940s， Jian Qingfu was admitted to Shanghai Art College， where he was mentored by art masters such as Liu Haisu and Zhang Chongren. He returned to Hong Kong in 1948 and became a senior member of the Photographic Society of Hong Kong. He was granted star membership of the Photographic Society of America at the age of 30. Now 90 years old， Jian has never stopped taking pictures since he began in the 1930s， focusing on documentary images in his early career and landscapes later on. In August 2009， the Chinese Photographers Society honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jians latest exhibition displayed over a hundred of his pictures – evolving from black and white to color and finally to digital – capturing the essence of the photographers work across seven decades.

Life of Pictures – Jian Qingfu Solo Exhibition China Art Museum， Shanghai

Since December 18， 2013

Individual Tang Hui

Tang Huis work depicts a complicated and diverse world， and leaves critics struggling to find words to describe such a distinctive style. His art boasts odd logic flavored with surrealism and grand images of romanticism. Over the past two decades， he has constructed a visual maze with his imagination， in which many have discovered fresh perspectives by savoring his indulgences. Tang studied in China and now works at a Chinese art school. Unlike many Chinese artists， he never lived abroad. He has always believed that Chinese society can provide ample nourishment for his creation， in terms of both artistic concepts and visual experience. Living in such a dynamic world， Tang is seldom influenced by trends and holds fast to his individual style.

Choice – Six Cases from CAFA （Central Academy of Fine Arts）

CAFA Art Museum

January 10 – February 15， 2014

Cai Leis Reduction

Cai Leis sculpture has always shown fascination within the second dimension， which eclipses even his interest in volume and space. The most striking feature of his work is not the shape， but the textures of the surfaces. Cai has turned texture into a language and developed it to the extreme. He escapes the semiotics of the subject matter in order to focus on relationships between vision and space. Cai uses the light produced by color to enhance the visual illusion， forming abrasion between relief sculpture awareness and painting awareness. His recent exhibition displays 15 of his sculptures which resulted from his experimentation with sculptural flatness and various materials.

Dimensionality Reduction – Cai Lei Solo Exhibition Linda Gallery Singapore

January 18 – February 9， 2014

N12 Song Kun

Song Kun graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and now lives in Beijing. A member of N12， an art group， Song seldom touches on politics in her work but opts to focus on details of daily life， depicting her generations expectations for life as well as refusal and rebellion in the face of social contradictions and injury. N12 is composed of Song and her friends， who often hold exhibitions together without defined themes or curators. They prefer to create separately and show work together.

N12 – No.5

Beijing Commune

January 16 – March 15， 2014