The Macao Museum of Art (MAM), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, holds the exhibition “The Shanghai School of Painting – Collections of the Palace Museum” with an opening ceremony on December 18, 2018, at MAM. The exhibition comprehensively and systematically presents the artistic characteristics and epochal features of Shanghai School paintings from the aspects of work attribute, inheritance of traditional art and new artistic approaches through three chapters including “Commodity Painting”, “Literati Style” and “New Style of New Time”.
This exhibition will feature a total of 90 paintings of the Palace Museum’s collection created by 20 representative artists of Shanghai School(Haipai), such as “The Four Rens”, “The Three Xiongs”, Wu Changshuo, Zhao Zhiqian and Xu Gu. The exhibition comprehensively and systematically presents the artistic characteristics and epochal features of Shanghai School paintings from the aspects of work attribute, inheritance of traditional art and new artistic approaches through three chapters including “Commodity Painting”, “Literati Style” and “New Style of New Time”. Some of the paintings are exhibited for the first time in recent years, the public can appreciate the diverse artistic features of “Shanghai School” from a multi-dimensional perspective.
Some of the paintings are exhibited for the first time in recent years, the public can appreciate the diverse artistic features of “Shanghai School” from a multi-dimensional perspective. In order to enhance the public’s knowledge of the Shanghai School of Painting, Xu Tong, from the Department of Paintings and Calligraphy of the Palace Museum, was specially invited to present a seminar prior to the exhibition on December 16, 2018.
There are many famous artists in the Shanghai School of Painting, and their works have distinctive characteristics, which make the exhibition more appealing to the public. The MAM will hold two thematic seminars, namely “The Brilliance – Centering on Shanghai School of Painting in the Collections of the Palace Museum” conducted by curator Xu Tong from the Department of Paintings and Calligraphy of the Palace Museum, on December 2018, at the auditorium of MAM; and “The world of flowers depicted by a slow brush – Appreciation of Wu Changshuo’s paintings” conducted by Deputy Researcher of the Palace Museum, Nie Hui, on March 2019, also at the auditorium. The seminars are conducted in Mandarin.
When: Exhibition – Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00am–7:00pm, December 19, 2018–March 10, 2019
Seminars: Xu Tong explains Shanghai School of Painting – Sunday, 3:00pm–5:00pm, December 16, 2018
The Brilliance – Centering on Shanghai School of Painting in the Collections of the Palace Museum – Sunday, 3:00pm–5:00pm, December 16, 2018
The world of flowers depicted by a slow brush – Appreciation of Wu Changshuo’s paintings – Sunday, 3:00pm–5:00pm, March 10, 2019
Where: 4/F, Macao Museum of Art, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, NAPE, Macau
How much: Exhibition – Free admission
Seminars: Free admission and all are welcome to register through MAM’s webpage
For more information, check the event’s page or MAM’s website
