Residents from Shanghai appreciate an oil painting yesterday at the
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center. The painting is part of
the "Feel Russia" exhibition that wraps up on March 20.?
Chinese ink-wash paintings will compete for space in the
Shanghai Art Museum and Shanghai Museum this year with works by
American artists, Spanish masters, including Goya and Titian, and a
show of paintings by Rembrandt.
"We will promote some local ink-wash painters who are adding new
elements to the ancient art genre," said museum director Li Lei.
"It's time for us to give recognition and respect to those who have
been ignored for years by the public."
A series of solo shows of ink-wash paintings will include works
by Lu Fusheng, Chen Jialing, Yang Zhenxin and Fang Zengxian.
"We have reserved the best exhibition venue for them during the
whole year and even part of next year," said Xiao Xiaolan, who runs
the museum's academic department. "It will give the city's art
lovers a chance to appreciate a variety of their artworks."
A Spanish design show will be held in June as a part of Spanish
Year in China.
Another highlight of the year is a show featuring 130 pieces of
American art from the 17th century to the beginning of the 21st
century, which will kick off in May.
"It is organized by the Solomon Guggenheim Foundation in New
York," said museum official Chen Xiejun.
Other exhibitions will include a show of silverware from Sweden,
and the work of several Spanish masters, which will open in
September. A Rembrandt show featuring works on loan from
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam will open in November.
(Shanghai Daily February 28, 2007)
