鈥楽taging Dunhuang:鈥 Ancient artifacts meet modern vision
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The Dunhuang Contemporary Art Museum opened to the public in Shanghai鈥檚 Yangpu District this week.
The opening exhibition, 鈥淪taging Dunhuang,鈥 features precious artifacts, including the Bayeux Sutra and the Beiliang Stone Pagoda, on loan from different institutions around the world.
The exhibition, which runs through May 31, consists of four parts: History, Nature, Reproduction and Mind.
Through the perspectives of geography, nature and technology, the exhibition aims to focus on the art of Mogao Caves as a model for the production of contemporary culture and visual experience.
It combines the work of Dunhuang鈥檚 nameless artisans with 20 contemporary artists such as Ding Yi and Ni Youyu.
鈥淲hen mentioning Dunhuang art, we immediately think of the Mogao Caves,鈥 said Wu Hong, chief consultant of the exhibition.
鈥淏ut Dunhuang art is more than that. Dunhuang is a larger socio-geographical space. The Mogao Caves, a Buddhist cluster located 25 kilometers south of Dunhuang, is only one part of this geographic space.鈥
With videos and interactive installations, the exhibition presents the profound and unique charm of Dunhuang culture.
For example, Chen Zhihao and Zhou Zhenru use light and shadow to rediscover the Mogao Caves鈥 鈥淟aba Lamp Burning Ceremony.鈥 Their work 鈥淎 River of Stars鈥 is based on a draft painted by the Russian Oldenburg expedition. The digital work revitalizes a moving scene from Dunhuang鈥檚 history.
The exhibition is like an experiment in the creation of new realms and images through the juxtaposition and dialog between the static and the dynamic. The organizers look to initiate a conversation on the relationship between historical archives and artistic creation.
The museum鈥檚 exterior is reminiscent of Dunhuang鈥檚 natural landscape such as its wind-blown sand dunes and arched grottoes, echoing the esthetic elements of Dunhuang鈥檚 frescoes.
Its interior design is also impressive as it borrows elements of the natural scenery in Dunhuang. A 鈥渕ini mountain鈥 made up of sand is placed in the center of the hall. By burning incense from Dunhuang, the whole exhibition hall is permeated with a special scent. Separate small rooms refer to Dunhuang caves, inviting visitors to 鈥渞eperceive鈥 Dunhuang across time and geography.
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