Art Broadcast | Hong Kong autumn auction second round of hammering, Warring States Bamboo Jane "deciphering" new achievements, 2022 Jimei Arles opening, Artron million young artists support...

Today is November 27, 2022, the opening of the week of top ten art events and good exhibition recommendations.

Among the cooling warnings issued by the meteorological station, there have been several social hot events this week. Life is struggling through the back-and-forth of the pandemic, and the art industry is no exception. Fortunately, the Hong Kong autumn auction has entered the second round, Jimei-Arles has arrived as scheduled, cultural relics and archaeology have ushered in new discoveries, Sichuan Expo is about to usher in the annual exhibition, and the Artron Young Artist Support Program is also progressing in an orderly manner.

Overseas, the release of the board of directors of Gagosian has attracted widespread attention in the industry, and the whereabouts of the world's largest gallery remain a mystery; It is confirmed that the new Giacometti Museum will be completed and opened in 2026.

【Top 10 Art Events】

Raise the gavel!

The second round of the Hong Kong Autumn Auction was launched

On November 27, Hong Kong Huayi International 2022 Autumn Auction ushered in the hammer after a two-day preview exhibition. This season's auction presents four sections: modern and contemporary art, Chinese calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, handicrafts, and famous wines and health care. Among them, the modern and contemporary art section will be unveiled on the list of important art masters in the global secondary market such as Bernard Buffy, George Condo, and Bai Fa Yixiong, and will also present the blockbuster works of artists such as Zhao Bandi and Luo Zhongzhong, the backbone of Chinese contemporary art.

Also holding the gavel was the Hong Kong Autumn Sale of "20th Century and Contemporary Art and Design" jointly presented by Fuyis and Yongle Auction, which this season featured German art giant Gerhard Richter's masterpiece Abstract Painting (774-1).

Christie's 2022 Hong Kong Autumn Sale "20th & 21st Century Art" will present five exciting auctions from 30 November to 1 December, including "20th & 21st Century Art Evening Sale", "20th Century Art Day Sale", "21st Century Art Day Sale", and for the first time, "Chagall Collection Special" and "Post-Millennium Evening Sale".

Warring States Bamboo Jane "deciphers" new achievements!

The results of "Tsinghua University Tibetan Warring States Bamboo Jane (Picking)" were released

On November 25th, the Center for the Research and Protection of Unearthed Documents of Tsinghua University, Zhongxi Book Co., Ltd. and "Xuetang Online" jointly released the research results of "Tsinghua University Tibetan Warring States Bamboo Jane (Picking)" online, introducing the research progress of the thirteenth series of "Tsinghua Jian". "Tsinghua University Tibetan Warring States Bamboo Jane (Picking)" has a total of 124 Janes, with a total word count of nearly 3,000 words, which is another long bamboo book of more than 100 Janes compiled and published after Tsinghua Jian's "Department Year" and "Five Periods", which is of great significance for the study of ideology and official system in the pre-Qin period.

In July 2008, about 2,500 pieces (including fragments) of Warring States Bamboo Jane were admitted to Tsinghua University in Tibet. Since the release of the first series of research results in early 2011, the Center for Research and Conservation of Unearthed Literature of Tsinghua University has published the collation report of Tsinghua Jian at the rate of one volume per year. Twelve volumes of the collation report have been successfully published.

Artron millions of young artists support

"How to Art" list of 10 monthly artists announced!

On November 26, Artron's list of 10 monthly artists "How to Art" was announced: Zhang Hanwen, Li Xiaozhijian, Pei Yanni, Lai Chongcheng, Liu Guangwang, Wang Yiquan, Ding Oasis, Xiang Xingming, Chen Hanqing, and Wang Ziyi. They are composed of core academic mentors from eight major art academies such as Central Beauty, first-class gallery managers in the industry, and art bigwigs who stand at the forefront of the market, and are selected from more than 70 shortlisted artists selected from tens of thousands of artists who have registered, and will receive Artron's million-level art promotion resources, major art fair through trains, original works and derivatives development and sales.

Artron launched the "Million Young Artists Support Program" to provide comprehensive support for the artistic growth and development of young artists. Monthly joint activities around artists will be launched to allow young artists to interact with top artists/directors of well-known art institutions, and Artron will select 10 young artists to nominate "Young Artist of the Year" candidates every month, and the list will be announced and medals will be awarded on an annual basis.

Annual Exhibition!

Su Dongpo's exhibition will soon be unveiled in Sichuan Bo

The Sichuan Museum's annual grand finale exhibition "Looking Back at the Eastern Slope: Special Exhibition of Su Shi's Themed Cultural Relics" is scheduled to open on November 29. The exhibition will display 274 cultural relics related to Su Shi from 39 museums including the Palace Museum, National Art Museum of China, Shanghai Museum, Jilin Provincial Museum, Liaoning Provincial Museum, Heilongjiang Provincial Museum, Lushun Museum, China Jiangnan Water Town Museum, Suzhou Museum, Sichuan Museum, including 39 first-class cultural relics, including Su Shi's authentic works "Xiaoxiang Bamboo Stone Map", "Yang Envy Post" and "Dongting Spring Color Fu Zhongshan Song Mash Fu" volumes.

Each section of the exhibition will embellish the classic sentences and famous passages of Su Shi that have been recited from generation to generation, as well as the evaluation of Su Shi by later generations. The artistic conception of the Song Dynasty, which originated from the creative design of the upper river map of the Qingming Dynasty and the ancient map of the bamboo garden, is used to enhance Su Shi's themed cultural relics, so that Su Shi's people, events, and works can be vividly interpreted in the mutual contrast with his objects, times and scenes.

New exhibition!

Liu Wei's solo exhibition appeared on White Cube West Palm Beach

On November 23, Liu Wei's solo exhibition opened at White Cube West Palm Beach, presenting his newly created paintings and large-scale sculptures. Among them, a group of paintings created last year continues the famous "Purple Air" series created by the artist since 2006; The sculptures Microworld No. 7, 8 and 9, all created in 2022, are part of Liu Wei's "Microworld" series, which began in 2018, and continue his focus on the relationship between people, nature and machines.

Liu Wei's last solo exhibition at White Cube was a large-scale solo exhibition at White Cube's Bermondsea space in London from July to September last year. It was also Liu Wei's most comprehensive solo exhibition in the UK.

Official announcement!

The 3rd Guangzhou Contemporary Art Fair announces the list of galleries

The 3rd Guangzhou Contemporary Art Fair will be held from December 9 to 12, 2022 at Linle Road Future Society, Tianhe District, Guangzhou. With the concept of "Dreams", the exhibition invited nearly 30 first-tier international and domestic galleries from Asia, Europe and the Americas to participate, exhibiting works including modern and contemporary paintings, sculptures, videos, installations and multimedia art. In view of the current epidemic situation in Guangzhou, it remains to be seen whether it can be held as scheduled.

Guangzhou Contemporary Art Fair was founded in 2020. After two sessions, due to the epidemic, the organizers adjusted the layout, and in the future, the time of the expo will be changed to April every year, and December will be presented as a warm-up exhibition for the following year. After the pre-heating exhibition, the "Guangzhou Contemporary Tour Program" will be launched throughout the southern Bay Area - will take the gallery brand and exhibition to various cities in the Bay Area, and the first stop will be from Shenzhen and successively tour to Dongguan, Zhuhai, Shunde, Foshan, Jiangmen, Chaoshan and other places.

30 exhibitions focusing on Thailand

The 2022 Jimei Arles International Photography Season opens

On November 25, the 2022 Jimei Arles International Photography Season opened in Xiamen, featuring 30 exhibition projects featuring works by more than 100 artists from France, Thailand, Brazil, the United States and China, including the "Arles of the Year" exhibition selected from the 2022 Arles Photo Festival in France, the "Discovery Award Unit" exhibition focusing on outstanding young Chinese video artists, and the "Chinese Rhythm" exhibition presenting the exploration and development of photography in Chinese higher art academies. Every year, Jimei Arles focuses on the photographic situation in an Asian country, and this year the focus is on Thailand, bringing three "Thailand Film Collection" exhibitions.

The season will run until January 3, 2023, during which the winners of the 2022 Jimei Arles Discovery Award and the Image Curator Award will be announced. The winner of the Jimei Arles Discovery Prize will receive 100,000 RMB and will also be invited to exhibit on the international stage of the Arles Photo Festival in France the following year, as a new force in the Chinese photography industry.

Christie's London Classical Art Week is underway

A new look at art history

From 25 November to 15 December, Christie's London Classical Art Week. There will be 4 live auctions and 3 online auctions. The series will look back at art history from a new perspective, celebrating the boundless creativity of mankind through ancient artefacts and masterpieces of 20th-century art. Classical Art Week is complemented by "Antiquities", "Rare Books and Manuscripts", "Masterpieces of Old Masters", "19th Century British and European Art" and several prestigious private collections, such as Marvin M. L. Corker Collection of books and manuscripts; Ancient carved gemstones from George Sangiogi's collection, etc.

The "Antiquities" auction, which will be the first to be held on December 7, will bring a selection of artifacts from ancient cultures spanning the Mediterranean basin, from the Neolithic period to the Great Migration after the fall of the Roman Empire; The Old Masters Evening Sale, which will be held on 8 December, presents collectors with works spanning six centuries of painting, sculpture and works on paper, with highlights such as the beautiful fashion painting Book Club by French Rococo painter Jean-François de Troix, and the Portrait of Desidious Erasmus by Hans Holbein the Younger and his studio.

New Building!

The Musée de la Nueva Giacometti in Paris will open in 2026

According to a statement released by the Giacometti Foundation, the new Giacometti Museum in Paris will open in 2026. The new museum will house 95 paintings by Giacometti, 260 bronze sculptures, 550 plaster casts and thousands of paintings and engravings. These works are currently in the collection of the Giacometti Institute; It will also house part of Giacometti's library and his large collection of documents. Replicas of the artist's studio currently on display at the Giacometti Institute will also be transferred here.

The new museum is housed in the railway station and its underground outbuildings built for the 1900 Paris World's Fair. After the completion of the new building, the Giacometti Institute, also located in Paris, will remain.

Larry Gagosian announces the names of the Board of Directors

The Executive Vice President of the LVMH Group is listed

Recently, Larry Gagosian announced the formation of a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, consisting of 12 external members and 8 internal members, including Mr. Gagosian, meets twice a year to develop strategic recommendations and guidelines for the Gallery. The Board was formed at the end of 2021 and held its first meeting in May this year. According to media analysis, the board members come from different industries such as real estate, technology, film and television, and also include Delphine Arnault, the eldest daughter of Bernard Arnault, chairman of the LVMH group, and executive vice president of LVMH Group.

Rumors were still circulating earlier this month that LVMH was preparing to acquire the world's largest gallery, but Gagosian himself vehemently denied the rumors. Larry Gagosian has high hopes for the new Board of Directors: "The insights of the Board of Directors from a wide range of industries, some of whom also have unique links to the arts sector, will help us set the focus of the gallery's business and position it for future growth." ”

【Exhibition Recommendation】

When the Stars Are Shining - A Special Exhibition of Calligraphy and Painting by Wu Yun and the Four Monks

Exhibition time: 2022-11-27 - 2023-02-28

Exhibition institution: Long Museum West Bund

Exhibition highlights: From the "Southern Zhang and Northern Qi" to the 10th anniversary of the Long Art Museum, to today's "When the Stars Are Bright - Four Kings Wu Yun and the Four Monks Calligraphy and Painting Special Exhibition", various traditional works exhibitions of Long Museum have been launched one after another. "Four Kings Wu Yun" and "Four Monks" are representative figures of traditional Chinese painting, which is a summary of Chinese painting since the Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, and a standard model for modern traditional Chinese painting.

The City Never Sleeps – A Narrative of Modern and Contemporary Art

Exhibition time: 2022-11-27 - 2022-12-20

Exhibition Institution: 1F, Zhongyi Building, No. 270 Beijing East Road, Shanghai

Exhibition highlights: The city was not only born but also attracted many avant-garde international visions and talents, as well as highly ambitious artistic creators. Rural and urban, nature and human, figurative and abstract, these creations on different timelines are intertwined and intertextualized in the same space; It shows an important historical transformation of Chinese art to modernism after entering the 20th century, and the dialogue between modern and contemporary art thought and Eastern philosophy.

"Kaleidoscope" group exhibition

Exhibition time: 2022-11-28 - 2023-02-18

Exhibition institution: Ferris Gallery

Highlights of the exhibition: The kaleidoscopic flower world with the art of "flowers" as the material is the diversified expression of the original cognition of human emotions in this exhibition. Seven artists with different cultural backgrounds and different methodologies use flowers to convey affection, and use painting, printmaking, photography, installation and other creative forms to trace the artist's pursuit and ideal of true emotions, presenting a variety of flowers.

The 3rd New Freehand Artist - Invitation Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art Masters

Exhibition time: 2022-11-29 - 2023-02-08

Exhibition institution: Xi'an Cui Zhenkuan Art Museum

Exhibition highlights: "New Freehandism" invitation exhibition of Chinese contemporary art masters has been held for two sessions. This exhibition is sorted out and deeply cultivated under the academic framework of "New Freehandism", and Mr. Chen Xiaoxin, the academic host and curator, further puts forward the curatorial idea of "Longitudinal Brush Huazhang", presenting the works of 23 artists with the creative tendency of "New Freehandism" and "Longitudinal Writing and Capitalization", which is an expansion and extension of the theory and creation of "New Freehandism" Chinese contemporary art.

"Between Material and Non-Material" Exhibition of Wang Qian's Calligraphy Works

Exhibition time: 2022-11-30 - 2022-11-30

Exhibition institution: DU Art Space

Highlights of the exhibition: The works exhibited this time are based on the poetry tradition, pay attention to the interest of the literati, and the creative content includes ancient and modern poetry, slang collections, scripture collections, and short chapters of reading journals, etc., all of which have been precipitated and new, presenting unexpected interest. The works are written casually in chapter grass, affiliated books, etc., integrating writing and ink, and the penmanship is elegant, reflecting the heart. The overall work reflects the author's interest in reading and learning and his pursuit of calligraphy in recent years.

"Ink Consciousness" theme exhibition

Exhibition time: 2022-12-01 - 2022-12-04

Exhibition institution: Zhejiang Exhibition Hall

Highlights of the exhibition: From "ink is meaning" to "ink perspective", ink consciousness puts forward the basis for the "grasp" of artistic practice and the "metamorphosis" of concepts.

"Water Drop Stone Piercing" National Comprehensive Material Painting Exhibition

Exhibition time: 2022-12-01 - 2022-12-04

Exhibition institution: Zhejiang Exhibition Hall

Highlights of the exhibition: The exhibition invites twelve artists with distinctive styles, who use "materials" and "synthesis", and each of their works is a beating of spiritual factors and a self-seeking answer to puzzles. They and their works converge into a glittering wave of the flow of life, making this exhibition rich, diverse and diverse.

19 Codes — Manuscript and Creation

Exhibition time: 2022-12-03 - 2023-01-03

Exhibition institution: Hanjian Art Museum

Highlights of the exhibition: 19 artists, seemingly complex, but not creating a chorus on this road.

"Hometown Love" Liu Wanming Sketching and Calligraphy Works Exhibition

Exhibition time: 2022-12-03 - 2022-12-12

Exhibition institution: Rongbaozhai Museum of Contemporary Art

Exhibition highlights: Liu Wanming: "Homesickness" is the expression of my heart. The works included in the exhibition and this book are all related to rural customs, childhood memories, rural education, etc., and develop my own understanding of the countryside and rural religion. Confide in your heart, reminisce and send feelings! I hope that my colleagues and Fang will teach me!

"Han Bone Dan Xin" Li Jianzhai Chen Yuting Art Xuancheng Exhibition

Exhibition time: 2022-12-08 - 2022-12-18

Exhibition institution: Anhui Provincial Xuancheng CPPCC Calligraphy and Painting Institute

Exhibition highlights: This exhibition is the sixth stop after the national tour exhibition of Li Jianzhai and Chen Yuting's art was held in Hefei, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Suzhou, the cultural and economic center cities of the Yangtze River Delta. A total of 81 new and old calligraphy and painting seal carvings by the two artists in recent years are exhibited, focusing on the reproduction of the huge long scrolls of "Mao Gongding" and "Sanshi Pan" studied by Mr. Li Jianzhai in the Hefei exhibition.

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