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KATHARINE BURNETT ON
The Missing Catalogue and Diaries of Pang Yuanji
Pang and his Modern Art World
Pang Yuanji (1864-1949) is well known for the important catalogues of his ancient painting collection that he compiled between 1909 and 1925, especially the Xuzhai Minghua Lu. Less recognized is his patronage of over 20 artists who lived and worked in his home. Less known still are his undertakings in transforming China’s pubic sphere. Despite Pang’s passion for collecting the Six Orthodox Masters, his own paintings in the literati mode, and his memberships of seemingly conservative painting societies, his activities with political, social, and arts reformers indicate a modernist sensibility. By examining Pang’s activities and network of associations, this lecture will attempt to provide a better understanding of Pang’s contributions toward modernizing China and its art.
Dr. Katharine Burnett is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis, where she teaches Chinese art history and culture. Her research considers issues including theory, criticism, connoisseurship, collecting, and display, and spans the late Ming through to the contemporary. Her book, Dimensions of Originality: Essays on Seventeenth-Century Chinese Art Theory and Criticism, is forthcoming summer 2012 from the Chinese University Press, Hong Kong. Her recent article, “Inventing a New ‘Old Tradition’: Chinese Art at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition,”《美術史與觀念史》(2010), and this lecture are aspects of herbook in preparation, Pang Yuanji (1864-1949): Artist, Patron, Collector,
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FROM: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 19:00
ADDRESS: THE TAVERN
Radisson Plaza Xingguo Hotel
Lobby level, Xingguo Lu, near Huashan Lu
兴国路78号, 兴国宾馆大堂
COVER: RMB 30 (RAS members) / RMB 80 (non-members)
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