Zhang Xiaogang, A Big Family, 1995
oil on canvas, 179 x 229 cm
At this year's Scope art fair in London Saatchi Online will be hosting a panel discussion to coincide with the inaugural exhibition 'The Revolution Continues: New Art from China' at the new Saatchi Gallery. A distinguished panel of speakers will be discussing the current interest in Chinese contemporary art and what the future might look like for Chinese artists. Experts on the panel will also be offering their thoughts and advice on collecting Chinese contemporary art.
Taking part in the discussion are:
Joshua Jiang is Director of Centre for Chinese Visual Arts at UCE Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. He also works as a curator and goes back to China regularly to lecture at art institutions in Beijing, Hanzhou and Shanghai. He has written the catalogue essay for 'The Revolution Continues: New Chinese Art', published by Random House, which accompanies the Saatchi Gallery's inaugural exhibition.
Amelie von Wedel founded Wedel Fine art, a London-based gallery and art consultancy, in 2006. One of the gallery's primary focuses is Chinese contemporary art.
Hans Ulrich Obrist is the Co-director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery, London. He was, with Julia Peyton-Jones, co-curator of 'China Power Station', a two-part exhibition of Chinese contemporary art in London and Norway.
Karen Smith is an art historian and critic who has lived in Beijing since 1992. She co-curated 'The Real Thing: Contemporary Art from China' at Tate Liverpool in March 2008, and is the author of Nine Lives: The Birth of Avant-Garde in New China.
COLLECTOR Lecture Series: Friday 17 October, 3-5pm
Collecting Contemporary Chinese Art hosted by Saatchi Online
Speakers Joshua Jiang, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Karen Smith, Amelie von Wedel
At the Lord's Cricket Ground Indoor School
For more information, please visit scope-art.com |
