The 7th Beijing Int l Art Biennale China 2017 Opens on September 24

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By APD Writer Zhou Xinyi

From September 24 to October 15, 2017, the 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, jointly sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Beijing Municipal Government and China Artists Association will be held at the National Art Museum of China.

The opening ceremony kicks of on September 24. Distinguished guests from departments, representatives from foreign embassies to China with works of art selected for the Biennale attend the opening ceremony.

Hosted by Xu Li, standing vice chairman of the China Artists Association, the opening ceremony gathers nearly 200 artists from more than 80 countries, some 80% of all the countries with selected works, which marks the highest number of foreign guests to an exhibition opening in the history of the National Art Museum of China.

Ever since its opening in 2003, the Beijing Biennale has long adhered to the principle of displaying contemporary painting and sculpture, establishing regulations and working mechanisms that are like no other art biennales in the world. This has won the recognition and praise of artists around the world, building the Biennale into a signature event of Beijing and Chinese art circles as well as the world’s biggest platform for painting and sculpture exhibitions.

The exhibition also opened an “online gallery” that can be viewed via an app, allowing those unable

to attend to “visit the exhibition” on their phones.

The New Chapter of Maritime Silk Road

Zheng Baichong(China)/ 2017 / Chinese Painting/ 300cm×600cm

The New Chapter of Silk Road

Feng Lumin、Yang Xiaomao、Zhang Zhaoyan、Yan Yaya(China)/ 2017 / oil on canvas/ 260cm×800cm

The Golden Past

Nguyen Minh Tan(Vietnam)/ 2016 / oil on canvas / 216cm×212cm

Silk Road–Riders from the East and from the West

Peinter Elmar Anton (Australia) / 2016 / oil on canvas / 170cm×208cm

1001 nights

Mukhtarkhan

Isanov (Uzbekistan)/ 2015 / oil on canvas / 77cm×130cm

Untitled George Gagoshidze (Georgia)/ 2015 / oil on canvas / 100 cm×140cm

(Special Exhibition of the Contemporary Art of Georgia)

Sphere, 2002 Richard Whitlock/ 2017 / sculpture:polystyrene、PVC / Diameter:250cm

(Special Exhibition of the Contemporary Art of Greece)

Legenda Borobudur III Nyoman Nuarta(Indonesia)/ 2016 / sculpture:brozen / 205cm×155cm×130cm

(Special Exhibition of the Contemporary Art of Indonesia)

The Secret of Blue Oilan Janatkhan(Mongolia )/

oil on canvas / 155cm×125cm

(Special Exhibition of the Contemporary Art of Mongolia)

Man in Armour

Tintoretto (Italy)/ 1545 / oil on canvas / 220cm×120cm

(Special Exhibition of The Tour of Art from Tintoretto to Lilanga)

Franco-Frank-Franz-Francisco-Francois Peter Bevan(UK)/ 2005 / ceramics / 43cm×34cm×34cm

(Special Exhibition of Donated Artworks from Previous Beijing Biennales.)

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)