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The Shanghai exhibition, on view at the Asian Art Museum from February 12 - September 5, 2010, explores, through the mirror of its art, the tumultuous history that has resulted in one of Asia’s most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities of today.
An American poet once wrote that “The artist is the antenna of the race.” For more than a century and half Shanghai artists have not only been documenting the city's many changes but also leading its way into the future. It is impossible to understand one of the world’s most intriguing cities without an awareness of its artists, or to understand its art without an awareness of the city’s history.
The exhibition features more than 130 oil paintings, Shanghai Deco furniture and rugs, revolutionary posters, works of fashion, movie clips, and contemporary installations. These artworks, drawn mainly from the collections of the Shanghai Museum, the Shanghai Art Museum, the Shanghai City History Museum, and the Lu Xun Museum, include the most significant visual documents of the city’s rich and ever-changing culture.
Shanghai is divided into four sections: Beginnings (1850–1912), High Times (1912–1937), Revolution (1920–1976), and Shanghai Today (1980–present).
An American poet once wrote that “The artist is the antenna of the race.” For more than a century and half Shanghai artists have not only been documenting the city's many changes but also leading its way into the future. It is impossible to understand one of the world’s most intriguing cities without an awareness of its artists, or to understand its art without an awareness of the city’s history.
The exhibition features more than 130 oil paintings, Shanghai Deco furniture and rugs, revolutionary posters, works of fashion, movie clips, and contemporary installations. These artworks, drawn mainly from the collections of the Shanghai Museum, the Shanghai Art Museum, the Shanghai City History Museum, and the Lu Xun Museum, include the most significant visual documents of the city’s rich and ever-changing culture.
Shanghai is divided into four sections: Beginnings (1850–1912), High Times (1912–1937), Revolution (1920–1976), and Shanghai Today (1980–present).
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Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum
Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.
Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.
Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.
Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.
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