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China Institute Gallery Presents Woodcuts in Modern China, 1937-2008

The China Institute Gallery presents Woodcuts in Modern China, 1937-2008: Towards a Universal Pictorial Language, open September 16 – December 12, 2010.

Though China has had a long history in woodcuts and printing, the western woodcut, printed with oil-based ink, was adapted in the early 20th century by Chinese artists searching for a simplified pictorial language that would resonate with the illiterate masses. They not only created the beginnings of communist art in China, but laid the foundation of modern Chinese art in the most general sense. While past scholarly publications and survey exhibitions have familiarized wider audiences with aspects of the modern Chinese woodcut movement, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to present a comprehensive overview of the beginnings and development of this important art form during the modern period of Chinese history from the 1930s to the present. Woodcuts in Modern China is organized by the Picker Art Gallery at Colgate University.

EXHIBITION RELATED PROGRAMS

Curator’s Lecture

The Rising Tide of Change: Modern Woodcuts of China
Renee Covalucci, co-curator of the exhibition, Woodcuts in Modern China, 1937–2008: Towards a Universal Pictorial Language, is a Boston-based printmaker and an adjunct professor of Fine Arts at Lesley University. Since 2002, she has curated three exhibitions of contemporary Chinese woodblock prints and visited schools and art centers, conducting workshops and talks on the subject. Professor Covalucci is Vice President of the Boston Printmakers, an organization that produces shows and opportunities for artists.

Thursday, September 16 ~ 6:30 – 8 PM
$10 member / $15 non-member

China Institute
125 65th Street
New York NY 10065 US

www.chinainstitute.org

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