Tag: Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive
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A Glimpse of China in the 1990s
By Zhuocheng Jiang ’26 After a forty-year rapid development, China’s urban landscape has transformed dramatically, becoming completely alienated from its past. This urbanization has impacted not only the material but also the spiritual level of the country, leaving the minds of the previous generation alienated to the new generation. As someone born in the 2000s,…
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A Jewel in the Ocean of Art — Contemporary Chinese Art
By Yifan Shang ’25 In the summer of 2022, I encountered an intriguing work named “The Sinking Blue and White Scheme” by a Contemporary Chinese artist, Xu Lei, in the Nanchizi Art Museum in Beijing, China. Hanging on a gray brick wall, this painting portrays a white horse standing in profile in a flowing body…
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The Best Job in the World
By Zhuocheng Jiang ’26 This is a long-term project. Many students have already taken part in the file sorting, summarizing, and uploading data and images in the Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive (ZYCCAA). My job entails uploading materials collected and sorted by prior student employees, as well as writing an objective description for each…
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Beauty of the Solitary: My Time at the ZYCCAA
By Nicole Wang ’26 I have been working with the Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive (ZYCCAA) as a Visual Resources Assistant (VRA) since September 2023. When I started, I had little to no practical experience in cataloging and assessing artworks. All I knew was that I loved visiting art museums, especially those featuring contemporary…