Fan Chang Tien and the 20th Century Artists of Eastern Guangdong | 范昌乾与二十世纪粤东艺术家群体
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Fan Chang Tien and the 20th Century Artists of Eastern Guangdong | 范昌乾与二十世纪粤东艺术家群体
Sat 17 Oct | 2pm - 3.30pm | National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium | Free, registration required: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/sg/en/talks/Fan-Chang-Tien-and-the-20th-Century-Artists-of-Eastern-Guangdong.html
Chinese art historian Dr Wang Ai traces how modern Chinese art developed across regions through artists from the Chaoshan area. Following their movements from Guangdong to Shanghai and onward to Southeast Asia, he explores how migration shaped artistic practice, identity, and the formation of cross-border modern art networks in the twentieth century. He also considers how shifting cultural environments influenced the evolution of ink traditions beyond China.
Within this context, artist Fan Chang Tien can be understood as part of a vibrant diasporic ink tradition shaped by mobility, exchange, and evolving cultural landscapes across Asia. Responding to Wang’s research, exhibition curator Lim Shujuan will discuss Fan Chang Tien and ink artists in Singapore, situating their work within local art history while highlighting wider regional connections.
*The programme will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese, with translation into English provided by an AI tool.
中国艺术史学者王艾将以潮汕艺术家为本次讲座的研究主题，探讨中国现代艺术如何跨区域发展。他关注艺术家从广东出发，辗转上海至东南亚的迁移过程中是如何影响其艺术实践、身份认同，以及二十世纪跨地域现代艺术网络的形成。同时，他也思考不同文化语境的变化，如何推动中国以外水墨传统的演变与转化。
传统水墨在流动、交流与多重文化交汇中不断生成，并随着亚洲区域文化景观的变化而持续演进。艺术家范昌乾则是离散水墨传统中的重要人物之一。讲座之后，策展人林淑娟将从新加坡的视角出发，讨论范昌乾及本地水墨艺术实践，并思考其在新加坡艺术史及广泛亚洲艺术网络中的位置。
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About the Speakers
Dr Wang Ai is a native of Jieyang, Guangdong. He holds a PhD in Art Theory from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is currently the Deputy Director of the Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Associate Professor at the School of Chinese Painting, Director of the Research Centre for Chinese Painting, and Master's Supervisor. He also serves as Secretary-General of the Theory Committee of the Guangdong Artists Association. His research focuses on modern and contemporary Chinese art history and transregional cultural and art history. In recent years, he has concentrated on the geopolitical and cultural connections between Guangdong, Shanghai, and Southeast Asia, examining the dynamic interplay between the migration routes of Chaoshan artists, diasporic consciousness, ethnic identity, and the modern transformation of Asian art.
王艾博士，广东揭阳人，中央美术学院艺术学理论博士，现为广州美术学院美术馆副馆长、中国画学院副教授、中国绘画研究中心主任，硕士研究生导师。同时兼任广东美术家协会理论委员会秘书长。主要研究中国近现代美术史、跨区域文化艺术史，近年来主要关注广东与上海、东南亚之间的地缘文化关系，潮籍艺术家迁徙路线、离散情结、族群性格与亚洲美术现代化转型之间的有机互动。
Lim Shujuan is Curator at National Gallery Singapore. Her research interests include early 20th-century visual culture and art. Exhibitions that she has (co)curated include "He Xiangning: Ink & Intent" (2026), "Tchang Ju Chi: Tireless Camel" (2026); "Georgette Chen: At Home in the World" (2020; 2025) and "Chua Mia Tee: Directing the Real" (2022).
林淑娟, 新加坡国家美术馆策展人，其研究致力于早期新加坡美术史。曾主策划展览《何香凝：画就丹青凭寄意》（2026年）,《张汝器：孜孜不倦的骆驼》（2026年）并共同策划《张荔英：此心安处》（新加坡及海外巡展）（2020；2025年）和《蔡名智：映真》（2022年）。
#NationalGallerySingapore #FanChangTien #WangAi
Sat 17 Oct | 2pm - 3.30pm | National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium | Free, registration required: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/sg/en/talks/Fan-Chang-Tien-and-the-20th-Century-Artists-of-Eastern-Guangdong.html
Chinese art historian Dr Wang Ai traces how modern Chinese art developed across regions through artists from the Chaoshan area. Following their movements from Guangdong to Shanghai and onward to Southeast Asia, he explores how migration shaped artistic practice, identity, and the formation of cross-border modern art networks in the twentieth century. He also considers how shifting cultural environments influenced the evolution of ink traditions beyond China.
Within this context, artist Fan Chang Tien can be understood as part of a vibrant diasporic ink tradition shaped by mobility, exchange, and evolving cultural landscapes across Asia. Responding to Wang’s research, exhibition curator Lim Shujuan will discuss Fan Chang Tien and ink artists in Singapore, situating their work within local art history while highlighting wider regional connections.
*The programme will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese, with translation into English provided by an AI tool.
中国艺术史学者王艾将以潮汕艺术家为本次讲座的研究主题，探讨中国现代艺术如何跨区域发展。他关注艺术家从广东出发，辗转上海至东南亚的迁移过程中是如何影响其艺术实践、身份认同，以及二十世纪跨地域现代艺术网络的形成。同时，他也思考不同文化语境的变化，如何推动中国以外水墨传统的演变与转化。
传统水墨在流动、交流与多重文化交汇中不断生成，并随着亚洲区域文化景观的变化而持续演进。艺术家范昌乾则是离散水墨传统中的重要人物之一。讲座之后，策展人林淑娟将从新加坡的视角出发，讨论范昌乾及本地水墨艺术实践，并思考其在新加坡艺术史及广泛亚洲艺术网络中的位置。
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About the Speakers
Dr Wang Ai is a native of Jieyang, Guangdong. He holds a PhD in Art Theory from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is currently the Deputy Director of the Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Associate Professor at the School of Chinese Painting, Director of the Research Centre for Chinese Painting, and Master's Supervisor. He also serves as Secretary-General of the Theory Committee of the Guangdong Artists Association. His research focuses on modern and contemporary Chinese art history and transregional cultural and art history. In recent years, he has concentrated on the geopolitical and cultural connections between Guangdong, Shanghai, and Southeast Asia, examining the dynamic interplay between the migration routes of Chaoshan artists, diasporic consciousness, ethnic identity, and the modern transformation of Asian art.
王艾博士，广东揭阳人，中央美术学院艺术学理论博士，现为广州美术学院美术馆副馆长、中国画学院副教授、中国绘画研究中心主任，硕士研究生导师。同时兼任广东美术家协会理论委员会秘书长。主要研究中国近现代美术史、跨区域文化艺术史，近年来主要关注广东与上海、东南亚之间的地缘文化关系，潮籍艺术家迁徙路线、离散情结、族群性格与亚洲美术现代化转型之间的有机互动。
Lim Shujuan is Curator at National Gallery Singapore. Her research interests include early 20th-century visual culture and art. Exhibitions that she has (co)curated include "He Xiangning: Ink & Intent" (2026), "Tchang Ju Chi: Tireless Camel" (2026); "Georgette Chen: At Home in the World" (2020; 2025) and "Chua Mia Tee: Directing the Real" (2022).
林淑娟, 新加坡国家美术馆策展人，其研究致力于早期新加坡美术史。曾主策划展览《何香凝：画就丹青凭寄意》（2026年）,《张汝器：孜孜不倦的骆驼》（2026年）并共同策划《张荔英：此心安处》（新加坡及海外巡展）（2020；2025年）和《蔡名智：映真》（2022年）。
#NationalGallerySingapore #FanChangTien #WangAi
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