Zhang Peili (b. 1957) is currently associate professor and chair of the Specific Media Studio\, School of Inter Media Art at the C hina Academy of Art\, one of China's most important arts educators\, and a leading figure of the Chinese contemporary art scene since the mid-1980s. A pioneer of Chinese video art\, Zhang’s work originates from a position tha t “challenges social mores\, rampant development\, authoritative politics a nd cultural values\,” while considering themes of the individual\, time\, l oss of innocence\, and the meaninglessness of repetitive human activities. His video works are held in the permanent collections of foremost art insti tutions including the Museum of Modern Art (New York)\, The Pompidou Art Ce nter (Paris) and the Fukuoka Asian Fine Arts Museum (Japan). He lives and w orks in Hangzhou\, China.
This workshop explores standards of art pra xis in China and the international arena\, and further considers the questi on of how the new media works of Zhang Peili\, acclaimed in both China and the West\, fit into Chinese approaches to art. Have we in the West misunder stood the level of artistic freedom in China? As an artist who exhibits int ernationally and in China\, Zhang Peili will offer his understanding of the major differences between Chinese and Western art practices.
Refresh ments will be available.
Organized by the Department of Art Histo ry\, Visual Art and Theory and The Center for Chinese Research\, UBC. With thanks to the Belkin Art Gallery and Center A\, Vancouver Art Gallery.
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