NEWS- China Academy of Art, Part 2
China Academy of Art, Part 2: My month long teaching residency at China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China fell on the yearly Moon Festival, a week long national holiday in early October. During this time I kept myself occupied by going on mini excursions around Hangzhou, where I practiced my Chinese with anyone who would engage me and took photos with my new high resolution cell phone camera. I was also chaperoned by China Academy of Art administrator, Zhang Shunren on a weekend trip to Shanghai to experience the art scene there. This included a visit to the infamous Power Station, an exhibit venue which I would describe as “Large and in Charge” to say the least! We also frequented some galleries and a sculpture park in Shanghai’s art district…very interesting! Please see photo doc. below:
Shanghai Weekend Art Excursion:
Power Station- “Fifteen Rooms Exhibit” 3
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- Revolutionary Exhibit- Oil Painting
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- Power Station- “Fifteen Rooms Exhibit” 2
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- Revolutionary Exhibit Block Print
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- Min Sheng Art Museum 1
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- Moon Festival in Shanghai 1
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- Shanghai Art District Park- Cameras
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- Zhang Shunren in the “Weird Room 2”
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- Moon Festival in Shanghai 3
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- Revolutionary Exhibit 1
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- Traditional Chinese Retrospective 1
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- Min Sheng Art Museum 2
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- Moon Festival in Shanghai 2
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- Traditional Chinese Retrospective 2
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- Revolutionary Exhibit- Mao Oil Painting
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- Hang Zhou Train Station
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- Min Sheng Art Museum 3
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- Train Station- Zhang Shunren & Xia Yang
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- Shanghai High Rises
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- Resting in the “Weird Room”
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- Moon Festival in Shanghai- Zhang Shun Ren & Xia Yang
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- Power Station Conceptual Exhibit
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- Power Station- “Fifteen Rooms Exhibit” 1
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- Shanghai Art District Park- Brick Car
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- Traditional Chinese Retrospective 3
Hangzhou Environs Mini Excursions- Rainy Walks Around Xi Hu (West Lake) & “Pleasure Boat” Rides:
Hangzhou Environs Mini Excursion- Wu Shan Pavilion (where one can view West Lake from the top) and Surrounding Grounds:
Hangzhou Environs Mini Excursion with Grad Student Zi Hao’s family- Plant Pagoda, Downtown:
An encapsulation of my experience returning to China after 34 years…Love this old style / new style juxtaposition!