Title: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting: Histories, Borders, and Values
Format: Virtual
Date: Wednesdays, April 20 & 27, 2022
Time: 8:00-10:30 pm EST
Organized by: Department of Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland and The Mozhai Foundation and The Center for East Asian Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Ink painting is arguably the most vibrant of China’s many national arts. Modern ink painting, from the early 20th century onwards, embodies the heroic story of constant renewal and reinvigoration of Chinese civilization through rebellions, revolutions, and reforms in the political and cultural arenas. More recently, ink painting in its multiplicity of forms, has become the face – both literally and figuratively – of contemporary China.
Rather than conceiving of Chinese ink painting merely as a medium, the aim of the symposium is to reconsider its historical, theoretical, cultural, social, and political dimensions. What are the ways in which contemporary Chinese ink painting embodies Chinese culture and society? How have indigenous and foreign traditions impacted Chinese artists? What are the multiple contexts in which these artworks have been created and circulated? The purpose of this symposium is to ultimately help us take stock of the present state of Chinese ink painting, and to re-consider the multiplicities of contexts, histories, boundaries, and values that have combined to shape its current expression.
Join us for this two-day online international symposium and scholarly gathering organized by the Department of Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland in partnership with The Mozhai Foundation and The Center for East Asian Studies, University of Maryland.
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (all times in EST)
8 PM: Welcome and Introduction || Jason Kuo
8:10-30 PM: Landscape and Artistic Revolution: André Claudot (1892-1982) and the Modern Art Movement in China || Julia Andrews
8:30-50 PM: Forging Ink Modernities: The Rediscovery of Shitao in China and Japan || Yanfei Zhu
8:50-9:10 PM: Qi Baishi and Noguchi: Six Months in Beijing || Britta Erickson
9:10-20 PM: Break
9:20-40 PM: “The Only Way to Paint Real Pictures”: Contemporary Chinese Painting in 1940s New York City || Joseph Scheier-Dolberg
9:40-10:00 PM: Two Female Ink Modernizers in Colonial Hong Kong: Fang Zhaoling and Irene Chou || Aida Yuen Wong
10:00-10:30: Discussion and Q & A
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (all times in EST)
8 PM: Welcome and Introduction || Jason Kuo
8:10-30 PM: Luis Chan and His Hong Kong Kaleidoscope || Kuiyi Shen
8:30-50 PM: Huang Yao (1917-1987): A Sinophone Ink Painter in Malaysia || Nan Zhong
8:50-9:10 PM: Crossing the Pacific Twice: Zen in 1950s-60s Taiwan Abstract Painting || Kuo-Sheng Lai
9:10-20 PM: Break
9:20-40 PM: Communicating the Spirit of Ink: on the Curation and Reception of Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation INK Collection || Susanna Ferrell
9:40-10:00 PM: Disappearing Ink: Transmediality and the Imaginaries of Ink Painting || Richard Vinograd
10:00-10:30: Discussion and Q & A
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is essential. For more information, please visit the website.
