ArtBabble: Chinese Art

Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Asian Art Museum — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:14:13 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

This video explores the classical gardens of Suzhou, which are considered to be some of the most beautiful gardens in China.

The Forbidden City

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:46:30 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

In 1420, in an effort to consolidate his control over the throne, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty moved China's capital to a site in the North, now known as Bejing. There, he built a vast complex of palaces and administrative buildings now covering 178 acres. Because access was restricted to the imperial family and to those who had business with them, it came to be known as the Forbidden City. Learn more in this short documentary.

Buddhist Temples at Wuthaishan

Asian Art Museum — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:57:55 +0000

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The Chinese Buddhist figures seen in the galleries at the Asian Art Museum were originally placed in temples and monastic buildings. This video explores Wutaishan, an area with one of the heaviest concentration of Buddhist temples in China.

Climbing Huangshan

Asian Art Museum — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:54:44 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

Dr. Sanford Tom explores Huangshan (or the Yellow Mountain), which is often considered the most beautiful as well as the strangest mountain in China.

A Lunar New Year Story: Nian, The Beast

Asian Art Museum — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:25:08 +0000

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Storytellers at the Asian Art Museum

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Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Leta Bushyhead, tells a lunar new year story with works of art from the museum's collection.

Cao Fei: Building "RMB City"

Art21 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:50:49 +0000

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Art21:Exclusive

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Art21

Exclusive Episode #146: In her Beijing studio, Cao Fei discusses the inspirations, process, and challenges behind developing and building a virtual urban environment within the digital realm of Second Life for her project, "RMB City" (2007). Comparing the virtual landscape of "RMB City" to the styles of traditional Chinese brush paintings, Cao draws connections between the past and the present, Eastern and Western cultures, and aesthetic sensibilities developed from her upbringing.

MATCHA: Contemporary Chinese Art

Asian Art Museum — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:50:42 +0000

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MATCHA (Art Happenings)

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Asian Art Museum

With Pure Views—a special installation by some of China's most world-renowned contemporary artists (on view April 19-21) as the focal point for the evening, four of the featured artists (Hong Lei, Wang Guangyi, Yue Minjun, Zhou Chunya), along with critic Liu Chun and curator Lu Peng—will gather in a lively panel discussion about art in China today.

David Harrington (Kronos Quartet) on Wu Man & A Chinese Home @ YBCA

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:46:04 +0000

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YBCA Now

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

David Harrington of Kronos Quartet talks about the inspiration and development of A Chinese Home, a new piece conceived with pipa virtuoso Wu Man and director Chen Shi Zheng A Chinese Home is structured in four parts, with transitional elements between the sections and a recorded soundscape that will be played in the hall during intermission as a prelude. Starting within the home, visually represented by footage from the historic Yin Yu Tang, the first section of the work evokes the China of the distant past through ceremonial and spiritual music.

Cao Fei: "PRD Anti-Heroes"

Art21 — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:35:50 +0000

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Art21:Exclusive

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Art21

Exclusive Episode #140: Artist Cao Fei discusses her multi-media theatrical work "PRD Anti-Heroes" (2005), a play performed by non-professional actors. Investigating the "anonymous and unsung heroes" of the Pearl River Delta or "the factory of the world," Cao's production incorporates elements of traditional Chinese legends, Hong Kong soap operas, and Cantonese farces.

The Magic Paintbrush

Asian Art Museum — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:27:07 +0000

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Storytellers at the Asian Art Museum

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Asian Art Museum

Leta Bushyhead, Asian Art Museum Storyteller, tells a Chinese folktale inspired by objects in the museum's collection. Note: The objects in this video are used to enhance this telling of The Magic Paintbrush and were not created by the artists specifically to illustrate this story.