Answering the Call:Exhibition of Shanghai’s Battle Against COVID-19

Answering the Call： Exhibition of Shanghais Battle Against COVID-19

China Art Museum， Shanghai

April 8 – May 8， 2020

More than 800 works featured in this exhibition were selected from more than 13，000 visual art pieces spontaneously created by Shanghais frontline antiepidemic heroes， literary and art workers and people from all walks of life.

The exhibition is divided into a main exhibition， a sub-exhibition of photographic works and a sub-exhibition of comic works. More than 250 paintings， 480 photographic works， and 70 pieces of folk art， sculpture and installations are on display， all being original.

Suzhou Embroidery： Exhibition of Yao Jianping

Suzhou Museum， Suzhou

December 25， 2019 – May 5， 2020

A traditional Chinese handicraft， Suzhou embroidery has always been closely tied to traditional Chinese culture and is now a national intangible cultural heritage.

“Illustrating the times with needle and thread” is a creative tenet of Yao Jianping， a Suzhou embroidery artist. Since she established Suzhou Zhenhu Embroidery Research Institute in the 1990s， she has designed and created a series of works to express the spirit of the times and promote national culture. Her works have been gifted to many foreign dignitaries and celebrities. This exhibition showcases more than 20 representative Suzhou embroidery works by Yao alongside a series of cultural life works that she led a team to develop in recent years. All works on display showcase Yaos innovation in developing Suzhou embroidery art.

Landscape and Books： Pearl Art Museums 2nd Anniversary Exhibition

Pearl Art Museum， Shanghai

January 18 – May 15， 2020

The exhibition features over 200 pieces of contemporary print， oil paintings， installations， art books， antique books， ancient calligraphy and painting， and manuscripts， including works of Chinese artist Chen Danqing， Japanese artist Asami Kiyokawa， and five other famous contemporary artists. The exhibition presents a diverse and vivid picture of contemporary exploration and creation under the overarching theme “Landscape and Books，” in the hope of creating a unique journey through books and art.

Amazing Chinoiserie： Chinese Export Porcelain Exhibition， 17th to 18th Century

Guangdong Museum， Guangzhou

March 13 – October 11， 2020

From the 17th to 18th century， the rise and development of maritime trade resulted in Chinas ceramic ware becoming a key commodity exported to the West. This exhibition displays a collection of 175 fine porcelain products manufactured for export from the 17th to 18th century. It demonstrates the high development of ancient Chinas porcelain industry while shining light on trade between East and West as well as dialogue and collision of different races， civilizations and cultures.