The 13th National Exhibition of Fine Arts is presented in the National Art Museum of China, which features a lineup of carefully selected and award-winning works that depict the new epoch in China. The exhibition showcases a total of 573 artworks, which were selected from among over 4,000 works from 13 exhibitions across the country, including 37 award-winning works and 62 nominated works from the Third Chinese Fine Art Awards. According to Tie Ning, the Chairwoman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the 13th National Exhibition of Fine Arts covers a wide range of media inclu ..read more

Para Site presents the exhibition Koloa: Women, Art, and Technology, an unprecedented international presentation based on the life-long research of Tunakaimanu Fielakepa, the Dowager Lady Fielakepa, the Kingdom of Tonga’s foremost knowledge-holder of ‘koloa’ or customary women’s arts in Tonga. The exhibition in Hong Kong marks the second presentation of the exhibition, which was launched in August this year as a partnership between Para Site and the Langafonua ‘a Fafine Tonga, a historic centre for women’s customary arts, established by Queen Sālote Tupou III in 1953 in Nuku’alofa. The Dowage ..read more

In order to build high-quality urban facilities, improve the quality of urban space and foster Xiong’an’s reputation as a livable city, the 2019 Xiong’an Urban Facilities Design Competition, sponsored by the Xiong’an New Area Management Committee and organized by the Central Academy of Fine Arts and a list of organizations from Xiong’an New Area including the Bureau of Planning & Construction of, the Leading Group Office on the Digital City Initiative, the Planning Research Center and the Urban Planning and Design Institute, is set to officially launch and open to registration at midnight ..read more

As the Central Academy of Fine Arts entered a new century in 2019, a senior artist of CAFA told us his story of going to Tibet fifteen times to paint, and this artist is Mr. Pan Shixun. Pan Shixun is an important oil painter and art educator in the history of Chinese modern art. He was once the Director of Department of Oil Painting of CAFA. The exhibition“Seeking Truth through Toughness, Taking the Truth as a Teacher—Pan Shixun’s Sketches and Oil Paintings” was recently held at the CAFA Art Museum. The exhibition was sponsored by the Central Academy of Fine Arts and was organized by the CAFA ..read more

“Peer to Peer” showcases 14 artists that have been selected by 14 influential figures in the field of photography in China and the UK. What makes “Peer to Peer” an important new platform is how, by involving experienced professional curators and institutional directors from leading arts organizations, the project makes a firm connection between one generation and the next, turning the spotlight of this moment on a diverse group of artists deserving of wider international recognition. Where the 14 participants in the exhibition are of different ages, experience and come from diverse background ..read more

Meeting theology in the secular world, Showing the truth hidden in pores and cracks… Search for truth in uninhabited cellars and attics. 1 —Sigfried Kracauer Everything around us seems to be digitized. In an era with rapid developments, “0” and “1” are two extremely simple numbers. They not only constitute the images we see today, but they also weave all related words into this large invisible network. During globalization, communication, beliefs, disputes, consumption, enjoyment… people are involved in the vortex of relations, complex and multidirectional structures frame the basic appearanc ..read more

Abstract thinking is one of humanity’s most characteristic defining features. It is the ability to understand the surrounding world and express conceptual ideas brought about by the continuous evolution of the mind. The formation and uses of spoken and written language are the results of such evolutionary development. In the visual arts, abstract art is a foundational terminology. Along with figurative art and expressionism, it constitutes an important form of artistic creation. Abstract art is a milestone in global art history since the 20th century; it is the epitome of l’art pour l’art – a ..read more

Nowadays, fiber art still requires some interpretation. This is not only because of the confusion caused by the interpretation of fiber art using foreign vocabulary, but also because the concept and boundary of fiber are constantly expanding, which has caused some misunderstandings for the audience. After nearly two years of intensive preparations, “Boundless Encounters”, 2019 Third Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art recently opened at the Zhejiang Art Museum. The exhibition showcases artworks covering a wide range of media, including installation, audible art, light art, computer art, and works ..read more

With the end of the exhibition “Kindness Expresses Truth and Love” in Washington D.C. featuring sculptor Liu Shiming’s more than 60 works which represent his artistic pursuit, CAFA ART INFO specially interviewed with Jiete Li, an art history researcher and curator based in Washington D.C. Jiete Li worked as a curatorial researcher at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. for two years. As one of few Asian employees at this national-level museum, she participated in the curation of international, large-scale exhibitions such as “Female Photographers of the 20th Century” and “The Life ..read more

Zhuzhong Art Museum announces Geng Xue’s latest solo exhibition entitled “The Lightness of Being” will be unveiled on December 29th, 2019. Geng Xue, born in 1983 in Jilin, graduated from the Sculpture Department of Central Academy of Fines Arts in 2007 and the Printmaking Department in 2014, supervised by Professor Xu Bing. She currently teaches at the Sculpture Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts. Geng Xue has worked with multiple media, such as ceramics, sculpture, painting, and video art, etc. She was invited to participate at exhibitions worldwide, including the 58th Venice Biennal ..read more