Modern Chinese Art at the Palaexpo in Rome
This Rome information blog is written for the guests of the Chaplin Bed & Breakfast in Rome.
From the 19th of February until the 18th of May the exhibition “China in the 21st Century. Art between identity and transformation”, organized by Zhu Qi and Morgan Morris, will occupy one floor of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome.
The Chinese artists of the “post ‘89” generation exhibit a series of paintings, installations, videos and photographs, showing a wide variety of interpretations of Chinese society ranging from Pop Art to a new way of using the symbols of Communist China.
While the exhibition is going on, in one of the Palaexpo’s rooms, the painter Liu Xiaodong will realize a new work, to be named “Eat First”, a kind of “Last Supper” depicting 13 people eating Mediterranean food.
There is also space for cinema and literature. From February 21st until May 18th in the Sala Cinema and the Auditorium of the Palazzo delle Exposizioni there will be documentaries, shorts, full-length movies and discussions.
Various writers like Mian Mian (March 20th), Wang Shuo (April 22nd) and Su Tong (May 7th) will read from their works in the Auditorium of the Palaexpo.
For practical information about opening hours, admission costs and directions to the Palazzo delle Esposizioni as well as about the duration of the exhibition visit the Rome blog contemporary exhibition page.