Event: Courses from China Institute

Learn more about the beginnings of contemporary Chinese art at the China Institute from their course U-Turn: Contemporary Chinese Art, 1978-1992.

There will be three courses, each focusing on a five-year period in the development of contemporary Chinese art.

Stirrings, 1978-1982
A look at the artist groups which populate the earliest phase of contemporary art in post-Cultural Revolution China, including the No Name Painting Society, the April Photographic Society, the trend toward "Scar Art" and the Stars Group.
This course will be on February 26, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Ferment, 1983-1987
The mid-80s were a major moment for the development of artistic thought in China, as artists entered into serious dialogues with Chinese tradition and foreign ideas. This session focuses on art movements around the country that exemplify these trends: Wang Guangyi’s "Northern Art Group," Huang Yong Ping’s "Xiamen Dada," the Pool Society of Hangzhou, and the New Image painters of the Southwest.
This course will be on February 28, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Clash, 1988-1992
The 1989 China/Avant-Garde exhibition (from whose logo U-TURN takes its name) was a watershed moment for art and culture in China as the tensions which built up throughout the 1980s came to a head. The years that followed set the stage for the rebirth of the avant-garde in a newly consumerist society and marked the entry of art from China into the international art world. This session explores the major exhibitions that marked this transformation.
This course will be held on March 2, 2008 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

To register for one or all three of the courses please call (212) 744-8181 or email ralaimo@chinainstitute.org

China Institute is located at 125 East 65th Street.