Qu Leilei
曲磊磊
Leading Chinese artist Qu Leilei will show new work in an autumn exhibition in the Ashmolean’s Chinese Paintings Gallery.
Chinese Painting
Qu Leilei
Unravelled Connections
如梳如理，所系為開
Text by Katie Hill … ‘as lowly as mere objects’ ……“如單純之物一般卑微” You might ask the question: ‘what is an artwork?’ Start with an everyday object, something you barely notice – a free newspaper left on the tube, a bench, a packet of cigarettes, nails or pieces of debris: wood, wire and string. Small insignificant …
Gems of Chinese Painting
中國畫瑰寶
TEXT BY文字提供：Baoping Li 李寶平 IMAGES COURTESY OF 圖片提供：BRITISH MUSEUM 大英博物館 . The Yangzi River runs through an area of south-east China known as Jiangnan (literally ‘south of the river’) that has been one of the country’s most prosperous and culturally productive regions. The paintings and ceramics in the exhibition Gems of Chinese Painting reflect the …
Gems of Chinese Painting: a Voyage Along the Yangzi River中國繪畫的瑰寶：揚子江畔
3 April – 31 August 2014 Free Discover the beauty and culture of south-east China in this selection of paintings dating from the 6th to the 19th centuries. The display includes the famous Admonitions Scroll (from 5 June) and examples of rare ceramics from the region. The Yangzi River runs through an area of …
