This
exhibition showcases the album, one of the most intimate of Chinese
painting formats. The special structure of the album, in which each turn
of the page is an opportunity to remake the world anew, presents unique
possibilities and challenges for artists. For Dai Benxiao (1621–1693),
the album was a chance to plumb the depths of a single style, like a
jazz improviser testing the limits of a single musical mode. For Shitao
(1642–1707), the album provided the opportunity to shock and surprise
the viewer with radical shifts in perspective and subject from page to
page. For Dong Qichang (1555–1636) and his followers, the album was a
stage on which to display their art historical knowledge by devoting
each leaf to the style of a different old master. This exhibition
explores these and other ways that artists have used this format from
the twelfth century to the present.
Unidentified Artist. Album of 100 Portraits of Personages from Chinese Opera (detail), 19th century.
Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Album of 50 double leaves; ink and color on silk.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1930 (30.76.299a–xx)
The exhibition is made possible by the Joseph Hotung Fund.
Unidentified Artist. Album of 100 Portraits of Personages from Chinese Opera (detail), 19th century.
Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Album of 50 double leaves; ink and color on silk.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1930 (30.76.299a–xx)
The exhibition is made possible by the Joseph Hotung Fund.
fonte: @edisonmariotti #edisonmariotti http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/art-of-the-chinese-album
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