The Greater Bay Area Art Center near the Bai'etan (White Goose Pool), integrating the Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Center, and Guangdong Literature Museum, will open to the public for free starting May 1st. To mark the opening, the Guangdong Museum of Art has planned a series of large-scale exhibitions, bringing together nearly a thousand masterpieces from home and abroad, making it the largest art exhibition in Guangdong's history.
As a significant part of the art center, the completion and opening of the Guangdong Museum of Art's Bai'etan Venue represent a milestone in the development of Guangdong's art. It will provide a better platform and broader space for high-quality art development in the region.
In a recent interview with the Yangcheng Evening News, Wang Shaoqiang, Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Artists Association and Director of the Guangdong Museum of Art, stated that since its establishment in 1997, the Guangdong Museum of Art has continuously enriched its collection, conducted historical research on Lingnan and national modern and contemporary art development, actively participated in the construction and development of Chinese contemporary art with an open attitude and a high level of academic expertise. It has also built influential contemporary art presentation and exchange platforms on an international scale.
Wang Shaoqiang believes that the opening of the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center will bring new development space and opportunities for the Guangdong Museum of Art.
In terms of its overall layout, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area boasts unique Lingnan cultural heritages, unparalleled geographical advantages, robust economic strength, and industrial foundations. Leveraging these advantages, the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center will integrate the three major venues into the urban cultural context, coexist harmoniously with the surrounding environment, and jointly create an "urban cultural and artistic salon." As one of them, the Guangdong Museum of Art is the largest diversified art center in the Greater Bay Area. Consequently, the Guangdong Museum of Art will undergo new upgrades in exhibition quality, public service concepts, and facilities to provide higher-quality services for citizens and visitors.
In terms of scale, the new venue's public service space has doubled compared to before, reaching nearly 150,000 square meters. The venue will provide a more comfortable exhibition environment for audiences. It is believed that this will better meet the growing cultural and artistic demands and the public's expectations for high-quality art exhibitions. With the expanded building area, the new venue not only gains more exhibition space but also adds more public education spaces, research spaces, and supporting facilities, making the museum's functions more comprehensive. In this way, the museum can better serve the general public and art enthusiasts.
In terms of academic positioning, today's contemporary art development presents characteristics of diversification, cross-media, digitization, and socialization. The Guangdong Museum of Art, located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, will broaden its academic perspective, connect with the world, and accelerate the process of synchronizing with the international community.
Source :Yangcheng Evening News
王紹強：廣東美術館白鵝潭館區，空前體量帶來更多挑戰與機遇
集廣東美術館、廣東省非物質文化遺産館、廣東文學館于一體的白鵝潭大灣區藝術中心，将于5月1日起免費向公衆開放。新館開放之際，廣東美術館策劃推出系列大展，彙聚海内外近千名家名作，堪稱廣東曆史上最大規模的美術展覽。
作為藝術中心的重要組成部分，廣東美術館白鵝潭館區的建成開館，是廣東美術發展史上具有裡程碑意義的一件大事，将為廣東美術事業高品質發展提供更好的平台和更廣闊的空間。
近日，羊城晚報記者專訪了廣東省美協副主席、廣東美術館館長王紹強。他表示，廣東美術館自1997年開館以來一路前行，不斷豐富館藏作品資源，以專業的史學研究态度梳理嶺南乃至全國近現代美術發展脈絡，以開放多元的學術态度積極參與中國當代藝術的建構和發展，打造品牌展覽項目，在國際視野下建構起具有影響力的當代藝術呈現與交流平台。
王紹強認為，本次白鵝潭大灣區藝術中心的落成開館，為廣東美術館帶來新的發展空間和機遇。
在格局上，粵港澳大灣區擁有獨特的嶺南文化底蘊、得天獨厚的地理優勢、雄厚的經濟實力和産業基礎。在這種區位優勢之下，白鵝潭大灣區藝術中心将三大場館融入城市文化脈絡，與周邊環境和諧共生，共同打造“城市文化藝術會客廳”。作為其中之一的廣東美術館，共同構成粵港澳大灣區體量最大的多元化藝術中心。為此廣東美術館将在展覽品質、公共服務理念和設施方面進行全新的提升，為市民和遊客提供更加高品質的服務。
在體量上，新館在公共服務空間面積上比以前增加一倍，達到近15萬平方米，為觀衆提供更加舒适的觀展環境，我相信這将更好地滿足日益增長的文化藝術需求和公衆對高品質藝術展覽的期待。通過擴大建築面積，新館不僅擁有了更多的展覽空間，還增設了更多的公共教育空間、研究空間以及配套設施，使得美術館的功能更加完善，能夠更好地服務于廣大市民和藝術愛好者。
在學術定位上，當今當代藝術發展新格局呈現出多元化、跨媒介、數字化和社交化的特點。廣東美術館立足于粵港澳大灣區，将學術定位從原有基礎上進一步擴寬視野，面向海外全球，連結世界，加速與國際同步接軌的程序。
策劃｜陳橋生 林潔
統籌｜鄧瓊 侯恕望 黃建隽
執行統籌｜朱紹傑 麥宇恒 尹鋒峰
文｜記者 朱紹傑 通訊員 曾睿潔
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