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OverviewThe University Museum and Art Gallery collaborates with Chen Xi on the exhibition Chen Xi: So We Remember. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition. The paintings illustrate important events that have shaped our modern world. The artist created this series of contemporary images to commemorate, to document and to provoke thought. The show presents her preliminary pen and watercolor drawings along with the finished oil paintings. Meticulous in her research and true to both the documented incident and the domestic details, Chen Xi creates historical paintings for our present and future generations. Her method directly relates to contemporary life and to a society that is informed and influenced by modern-day media. Interestingly, the painter does not simply depict a historic event, but frames within a TV screen each episode of her sequential and international narrative. By presenting the paintings within the TV's glass, they become screenshots linked to a specific moment in time and space, as well as to the living room setting where the news would have been seen. Chen Xi's connection to her audience is as multifaceted as the international community viewing the paintings. Individuals are reminded of the broader implications and specific details of the political or social events being depicted. In concert with this, viewers are drawn in, sometimes uncomfortably close, to the domestic interior within the work. The artist's dialogue recalls and represents a moving tribute to the events. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Florian Knothe , Sarah Ng , Chen Xi , Shally ChowPublisher: The University of Hong Kong. University Museum and Art Gallery Imprint: The University of Hong Kong. University Museum and Art Gallery Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 30.10cm Weight: 0.428kg ISBN: 9789881902351ISBN 10: 9881902355 Pages: 72 Publication Date: 28 February 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationFlorian Knothe is director of the University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong, where he is also an honorary associate professor in the School of Humanities. Sarah NG is a curator at the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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