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Tian'anmen checks its collections to determine art loss
By Yang Jian |
August 25, 2011, Thursday
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TIAN'ANMEN Tower, or the Gate of Heavenly Peace, in the heart of Beijing has a strict management system for its art collections, an official said today in response to allegations that eight precious paintings kept in the tower were missing.
The tower's management committee press officer surnamed Shao told Shanghai Daily that their workers were checking all the paintings to determine if the claim was true.
Beijing's disciplinary authorities are also investigating the case.
An anonymous insider said the eight paintings were donated by seven Chinese artists in the early 1990s, including Chen Shifa, a famous painter in Shanghai. Some of the paintings became moldy due to poor management. The claim has brought the tower into media spotlight.
Another official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Tian'anmen Tower began receiving donations from artists in the 1980s and has used an electronic system to catalogue the paintings as their number grew.
The committee began rearranging its collections for a new storage system last year and the work is ongoing, the official added.
The collections are kept in a safe. Only one worker has the key. Anyone has to be accompanied by a manager from the committee to enter the safe, the official said.
The committee would not lend its paintings to others only on some very "special occasions" and has strict process to ensure the paintings are returned in good conditions, the official added.
Shao said some paintings are on display in the tower which is open to visitors.
The tower's management committee press officer surnamed Shao told Shanghai Daily that their workers were checking all the paintings to determine if the claim was true.
Beijing's disciplinary authorities are also investigating the case.
An anonymous insider said the eight paintings were donated by seven Chinese artists in the early 1990s, including Chen Shifa, a famous painter in Shanghai. Some of the paintings became moldy due to poor management. The claim has brought the tower into media spotlight.
Another official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Tian'anmen Tower began receiving donations from artists in the 1980s and has used an electronic system to catalogue the paintings as their number grew.
The committee began rearranging its collections for a new storage system last year and the work is ongoing, the official added.
The collections are kept in a safe. Only one worker has the key. Anyone has to be accompanied by a manager from the committee to enter the safe, the official said.
The committee would not lend its paintings to others only on some very "special occasions" and has strict process to ensure the paintings are returned in good conditions, the official added.
Shao said some paintings are on display in the tower which is open to visitors.
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