墨境 Ink Worlds: Gallery Talk Series

Michael Knight, consulting curator of the Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Collection, discusses the history of the collection.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang, which considers ink painting from the 1960s through the present, examining salient visual features and international connections, as well as the ongoing impact of historical techniques, materials, and themes. In so doing, the exhibition addresses not only the capacity of ink painting to evolve but also the contemporary nature of ink painting as a distinct genre whose achievements can already be documented.

MORE TALKS IN THIS SERIES

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 12:30PM
Richard Vinograd, Christensen Fund Professor in Asian Art in the Department of Art and Art History, will explore the visionary qualities of several paintings in Ink Worlds, involving celestial imagery, invented words and worlds, mental landscapes, and the potentials of the ink medium.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 12:30PM
Ellen Huang, Curatorial Fellow for Asian Art, gives an overview of the exhibition.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 12:30PM
Ellen Huang, Curatorial Fellow for Asian Art, gives an overview of the exhibition.

Caption: Irene Zhou (China, 1924–2011), Untitled, 1995. Ink on paper. Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang