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Meet the Modernists of India and China
The Older You Are, The Better You Paint: Qi Baishi (1863–1957)
August 10, 2010
7–8:30 pm
Stimson Auditorium


In the four-lecture series "Four Individuals, Four Modernities in Chinese Painting," Ben Wang of the China Institute in New York City discusses the work of four scholar-painters who excelled at the Three Perfections—painting, poetry and calligraphy.

This lecture is about Qi Baishi (1863–1957). The three other lectures by Ben Wang are Poet, Prince, Painter and Monk: Ba Da Shan Ren (1626–1705) on August 3; Eccentric of Yangzhou: Jin Nong (1687–1764) on August 5; and Dispossessed Imperial Prince and Painter: Pu Ru (1896–1963) on August 12.

Interest in modern art of India and China just keeps growing! Here’s a rare opportunity to get to know the paintings of seven individual groundbreaking artists, from two exceptional speakers.

Other lectures in this series:

July 13: Impressions of Times Past: Chinese Jades of the 12th to 17th Centuries

July 22: The Village and the People of India—A Woman from Hungary? Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941)

July 27: Myth and Folk Traditions of India Meet Modern Painting: K.G. Subramanyam (1924–)

July 29: Painter of People, Narrative and Sexual Identity: Bhupen Khakar (1934–2003)

Members: $5.00
Adults: $10.00

Prices above are for individual lecture tickets.

Full series of eight summer lectures (includes July 13): nonmembers $56, SAM members $28.

Partial series of four lectures (your choice which four): nonmembers $32, SAM members $16.


 

Presented by the Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas.


 
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