CRI听力:China's Water and Ink Works to Go to Venice Biennial Exhibition

The Venice Biennial is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years, usually in odd years, in Venice, Italy.

Ever since its foundation in 1895, it has been developed into one of the most prestigious cultural gala in the world, promoting new artistic trends and organizing international events themed on contemporary arts.

Yang Jie, an experienced curator, values this platform and also plans an exhibition that revolves around the development and future of China's water-ink.

"We install a total of seven libraries from time to time in history at the venue. Chinese traditional classic pieces by painters dating back to different historic era will be on display and they will be interpreted via modern approaches. This way the exhibition is expected to provoke deep thinking on what are the core values of modern as well as traditional water and ink works of art."

Integrating calligraphy, poetry and painting, the Chinese tradition of "ink art" stretches far beyond works in ink, to embrace a set of aesthetic principles centered on renewal and reinterpretation of the past.

Despite the large wave of enthusiastic collecting valuable Chinese water-ink works, Yang Jie thinks not all collectors are able to well interpret meaning behind those artworks.

"In recent years, China's water-ink works have evoked fanatic enthusiasm worldwide. There's lack of correct understandings about the core values of this unique expression of Chinese art, The Venice Biennale, a renowned world leading-edge platform of art, offers us a chance for an in-depth consultation on the Chinese water and ink works."

This Chinese orientated water-ink exhibition will be held in Venice, Italy in May.