CHINA 8 – Düsseldorf, the capital of the state of the North Rhine-Westphalia, is joining forces with the NRW-Forum to participate in a large-scale exhibition project, incorporating eight museums across the Rhine and Ruhr region
From May 15, 2015, eight museums situated along the Rhine
and Ruhr are simultaneously showcasing art from China in
what is a globally unique exhibition. Boasting an
unparalleled museum landscape, the cultural metropolis of
the Ruhr region and the state capital Düsseldorf have
become a veritable forum for Chinese art in Europe. The
exhibition will be hosted by the Museum Folkwang Essen,
the Osthaus Museum Hagen, the Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten
Marl, the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, the Kunstmuseum
Gelsenkirchen, the Lehmbruck Museum and the MKM Museum
Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst in Duisburg, together with
the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf. With the participation of
Düsseldorf, the show – provisionally titled ChinaArt.Ruhr
- has now been officially named CHINA 8 – Contemporary Art
from China on the Rhine and Ruhr. The organizer of the
exhibition is the Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur e.V.
Bonn.
Hans-Georg Lohe, Head of the Culture Department of
the State Capital Düsseldorf:
“By taking part in this large-scale exhibition project
Düsseldorf is seeking to build on the public success of
the 2014 Quadrennial, which attracted over 300,000
visitors, and is now offering art lovers from across the
country another opportunity to visit our city and the
region in 2015.”
Walter Smerling, Chairman of the Board of Trustees:
“CHINA 8 will illustrate how Chinese artists are
formulating their own language. At the same time, we
wish to highlight the conflicts and situations which
these artists are able to reflect with greater insight
and impact than outsiders. CHINA 8 is expressly aimed
not only at experts, but also at the broader art-loving
public – particularly young people. We are keen to
initiate a discussion process, which will continue to
resonate beyond the confines of the exhibition itself.
Consequently, we are delighted that the state capital
Düsseldorf is taking part in this process, together with
the NRW-Forum.”
In close collaboration with the respective museum directors and artistic directors, a joint German-Chinese team of curators is now implementing this concept – staging an exhibition in eight museums. Their task entails bringing together the diverse range of artist genres, media and styles – sculpture, painting, applied art, ink painting, calligraphy, Chinese Surrealism, Expressionism, abstract art as well as installation, photography, video and film.
CHINA 8 − now on the Internet
Having just gone online, the new internet site china8.de/en,grants an initial impression of this large-scale exhibition project. Clearly structured and user-friendly, the new homepage provides an introduction to the exhibition project and to the participating museums and featured art genres, and quickly guides visitors to the desired subject areas. Over the coming months the flow of information will be steadily increased and supplemented by helpful advice and tips. The exhibition is sponsored by the Brost-Stiftung and Evonik Industries AG.
Press contact:
Pressebüro China 8
c/o Medienbüro Thomas Hüser
GmbH
Gärtnerstraße 44
45128 Essen
phone: +49 201-316 28 48
fax: +49 201-316 28 68
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