Arts Monday 13 February 2012
Miao people, Dragon necklace, 20th C, silver. Collection Art Gallery of New South Wales.
ArtiFacts Eastside.
Join me, Jane Raffan, for a program about the significance of the dragon in Chinese art and culture.
I’ll be joined by Cao Yin, Curator of Chinese Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and we’ll be talking about the Asian gallery’s new exhibition called Dragon, which runs 1 through 6 May.
Celebrating 2012 as the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, this exhibition showcases works of art with dragon motifs.
Encompassing bronzes, porcelains, textiles, paintings and calligraphy, the exhibition examines the creature’s diverse meanings and manifestations in Chinese art, ritual and politics. Works of art from Japan and Chinese export ware demonstrate how the dragon has been adopted by cultures outside China.
More on the fourty-four works in the exhibition can be found here: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/search/?exhibition_id=6012
And taking cues from the interviews, the program’s music will be a mix of instrumental jazz pieces influenced by the East, as well as a few classics referencing China, including tracks by Bill Frisell, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Bunny Berigan, John Zorn, Jon Jang and Yusef Lateef.
As always, I look forward to your company.
Jane
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