The curator of the China Gallery at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, Dr Shuxia Chen, will show us this exhibition which celebrates the dynamic spirit of paper and its place in Chinese history, thought and art.
View the Diasporic Dialogues Exhibition and meet two significant artists whose work has been impacted by their Asian heritage at a free event. New members welcome.
in the North Building Building, AGNS, with Senior Curator Melanie Eastburn
Date: 20 June 2023
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Location: Art Gallery of NSW
The new North Building of the Art Gallery of New South Wales contains a wealth of Asian art, much of it previously unseen contemporary art. Senior Curator Melanie Eastburn will lead a tour of this.
Location: Chau Chak Wing Museum, University Place, The University of Sydney
Chinese belt toggles, known as zhuizi, are small carved ornaments hung at the belt as a counterweight for pouches or cases used to carry items of everyday use such as medicine and money. Over 80 toogles are on display.
Elly will guide attendees through the exhibition at Delmar Gallery, discussing the artists' relationships with traditional practices and how the works are brought into the contemporary art world.
