The Stuff of Chinese Art
Free Talk
Monday 19 October 2015 1 - 2pm
The Reynolds Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Free, booking required.
Ai Weiwei
In this talk, art historian Professor Craig Clunas looks at the cultural role of materials in the art of Ai Weiwei.
Ai Weiwei has used and reused a wide range of materials throughout his career; these include Han dynasty urns as well as modern porcelain sunflower seeds, and the columns of demolished Ming temples alongside pearls and plastics, marble and gilding.
This talk by Craig Clunas, Professor of Art History at the University of Oxford, explores this materiality in the context of Chinese art of the past and present.
Doors open at 12.30pm, no admittance will be granted for latecomers after 1pm. If you do not arrive before 1pm, your ticket will be released at that time to those waiting for returned tickets.