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Beyond the Mountain: Contemporary Chinese Artists on the Classical Forms

Jul 22 2022 – Jul 2 2023

Seattle Asian Art Museum

South Gallery

China’s rich legacies in art, language, and culture are conceptualized by the artists in Beyond the Mountain: Contemporary Chinese Artists on the Classical Forms as visual, auditory, and kinetic experiences to tackle urgent and complex issues facing our globalized world. They allude to Chinese tradition—from the materials of ink, brush, and paper to the time-honored genre of landscape painting—to depict present-day events, such as street protests and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. New works by Yang Yongliang and Lam Tung Pang join those by Ai Weiwei and Zhang Huan from SAM’s collection in contemplating the societal tolls of modernity and globalization and the challenge that humans create for the natural world. Developed in collaboration with University of Washington students, Beyond the Mountain is the second special exhibition presented in the newly renovated Seattle Asian Art Museum.

Resources
Beyond the Mountain Bibliography
SAM Blog: Curating Chinese Art for the Here and Now

Support provided by
Galerie du Monde Ltd.

Ink Media #4, 2011-2013, Chen Shaoxiong, Ink on rice paper 18 1/8 × 27 9/16 in. (46 × 70cm), Asian Art Acquisition Fund, 2014.33.5 © Chen Shaoxiong

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