Chinese Art - A Seattle Perspective
date:Saturday, August 30, 2008 time:10:00 AM to 5:00 PM venue:Seattle Asian Art Museum address:1400 East Prospect Street Seattle, WA 98112 View map from:Seattle Asian Art Museum
This new exhibit gives you an opportunity to see a fresh installation of
SAM’s renowned Chinese art at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Started by Dr.
Richard E. Fuller, the founding director of the Seattle Art Museum, and his
family from the early decades of the last century, the collection contains
representative works from each dynastic period and it is particularly strong in
jades, ceramics and sculpture. Subsequent directors and curators of Chinese art
have strengthened other areas of the collection, notably painting, calligraphy,
bronzes and most recently, contemporary Chinese art.
In addition to showing artwork from all periods of Chinese history, Chinese Art
explores three main areas. One is jades and celadons (a type of pottery with a
distinctive green glaze). Both mediums have long been admired for their
translucence and unctuous quality. Their juxtaposition shows that jade carvers
and potters have influenced each other. Another is painting and calligraphy. The
most revered art forms in China, until now they have not been given due
attention in Seattle. Finally, a display on the art of Chinese tiles
demonstrates a form that is well regarded in the West as a component of
architecture, in contrast to the preferences of traditional Chinese
connoisseurs. Thus, this exhibit is not only a survey of the arts from China,
but also a chronicle of Seattle’s shifting interest in Chinese art.
Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10 am. – 5 pm.
Thursday: 10 am. – 9 pm.
Monday: closed
Tickets: Suggested Fees
$5 adults
$3 students with ID, seniors 62 and over and youth 13-17
Free for children 12 and under
Free for SAM members
Date: On-Going
Location: Seattle Asian Art Museum Foster Galleries.
