| A Gift To Marco Polo: Contemporary Art from China |
| 05 June 2009 |
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VIU hosts a Collateral Event of the 53rd International Biennale Art Exhibition
On the occasion of the 53rd Biennale Art Exhibition, the event ''A Gift to Marco Polo: Contemporary Art from China'' is hosted at VIU till July 2, 2009. On June 2, a press conference and an opening ceremony inaugurated the exhibition in the presence of VIU President Umberto Vattani and the curators Lu Peng and Achille Bonito Oliva. Nine prominent Chinese contemporary artists - Zhang Xiaogang, Zhou Chunya, He Duoling, Wang Guangyi, Fang Lijun, Yue Minjun, Zhang Peili, Wu Shanzhuan and Ye Fang - participate in the exhibition. As a tribute to Marco Polo, the artists combine elements from the East and West in their interpretations of Italian art, European culture and western civilization. Their work reflects the contemporary elements that can be found in Chinese art. Co-organisers of the exhibition are Institutions of Chinart, the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai and Venice International University. For further information:" |
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