Exploring East Asian Art Exhibitions: Histories, Perceptions, and Controversies

Overview

The Center for the Art of East Asia at the University of Chicago is proud to host this free online symposium, which delves into the exhibition history and understanding of East Asian art in Western contexts.

From its inception in the early twentieth century, East Asian art has been showcased beyond its geographical origins, becoming a crucial means for both the creation and dissemination of knowledge about East Asian artistic traditions as academic disciplines. This symposium critically examine how these exhibitions have been staged within the West, considering their role in shaping perceptions of Eastern arts.

Program Detls

Friday, June 4th

• Welcome

  • 9:00 – 9:15am CDT: Opening remarks from Katherine Tsiang and Wu Hung.

• Panel I - Historical Perspectives on East Asian Art Exhibitions

  • Moderated by Tao Wang The Art Institute of Chicago.

    • 9:20 – 9:45am CDT: The Beginnings of Chinese Sculpture presented by Stanley Abe Duke University.

    • 9:45 – 10:10am CDT: Wunderkammer through World War II: Five Decades of Asian Art Exhibitions led by Jason Steuber Appleton Museum of Art.

    • 10:35 – 10:45am CDT: Brief interlude.

    • 10:45 – 11:10am CDT: Korea at the British Museum discussed by Eleanor Hyun The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    • 11:10 – 11:40am CDT: Panel discussion on historical contexts.

Saturday, June 5th

• Panel II - Chinese Pntings in Exhibition

  • Moderated by Martin Powers University of Michigan.

    • 12:30 – 12:35pm CDT: Introduction.

    • 12:35 – 1:00pm CDT: For Sale: Dealer Exhibitions of Chinese Pntings in North American Museums in the 1950s presented by Noelle Giuffrida Ball State University, David Owsley Museum of Art.

    • 1:25 – 1:55pm CDT: Discussion on Chinese pnting exhibition dynamics.

Sunday, June 6th

• Panel III - Controversial Exhibitions in Focus

  • Moderated by Clarissa von Spee Cleveland Museum of Art.

    • 2:10 – 4:00pm CDT:

      • 2:15 – 2:40pm CDT: Too Many Stories to Not Be Told: A Case Study of the Belitung Shipwreck Exhibitions by Hsueh-man Shen Institute of Fine Arts, NYU.

      • 2:40 – 3:05pm CDT: Chinese Art Under Mongol Rule: Narrating Stories of China’s Conquest Dynasties led by Fan J. Zhang Asian Art Museum.

      • 3:05 – 3:30pm CDT: Decorative Arts or Fashion? Exhibiting Late Qing and Modern Chinese Dress moderated by Mei Mei Rado Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

      • 3:30 – 4:00pm CDT: Panel discussion on exhibition controversies.

Establishment and Leadership

Founded in 2003, the Center for the Art of East Asia is an initiative under the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago. It was established to foster and support educational and research initiatives within the expansive field of East Asian art history.

Contact Information

• The Center for the Art of East Asia

  • The University of Chicago

  • Cochrane-Woods Art Center

  • 5540 South Greenwood Ave.

  • Chicago, IL 60637

• Eml: [email protected]:[email protected]

Accessibility

This event is fully accessible online, allowing for broad participation.

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