A Lecture about Liu Shiming: Sculpture as Truth
Schedule
Wed May 15 2024 at 05:30 am to 07:00 am
Location
15 East 40th Street, New York, NY, USA | New York, NY
About this Event
Liu Shiming had perhaps the most unusual career--and most singular vision--of all postwar Chinese sculptors. Trained at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing, he emerged in the mid-1950s, succeeding immediately in what was then the best (and virtually only) profession option available: the creation of heroic Socialist Realist statuary for Mao Zedong's newly established People's Republic of China. Yet within a decade, he made the startling decision to leave his enviable post in the capital in order to engage with everyday people in the provinces. Returning to Beijing after 15 years, he worked at restoring and copying historical works in the National Museum before settling into a workshop at CAFA, where he produced the touching folk-inflected sculptures for which he is most admired today.
"Liu Shiming: Sculpture as Truth," a richly illustrated talk, will trace this remarkable personal journey, placing the idiosyncratic artist in the context of postwar sculpture both in China and abroad. Its major emphasis will be on distinguishing verisimilitude, with its susceptibility to visual rhetoric, from direct and honest observation.
Event Details
Date:
May 15th
Schedule:
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Check-in
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Introduction and Talk
followed by Q&A
The gallery will remain open until 7:30 PM.
Location:
Liu Shiming Art Gallery, 15 E 40th St, 5th Floor, New York， NY 10016
Where is it happening?
15 East 40th Street, New York, NY, USA, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
