CHINA 8 – Biggest-ever Chinese Contemporary Art Event in Germany with Works by more than 100 Artists in 8 Cities and Nine Museums in Germany’s Rhine Ruhr Region
Düsseldorf, Germany (PRWEB) February 25, 2015 -- Düsseldorf’s world-renowned NRW Forum will become the portal to the biggest contemporary art event in Germany, CHINA 8 (May 15 – August 30, 2015), when its exhibit of Chinese artists opens. Also opening will be exhibits by Chinese artists in major art institutions in 7 other big cities in Germany’s Rhine Ruhr Region (May 15 – September 13, 2015), creating a tapestry of Chinese contemporary art in one of Germany’s most fascinating areas.
CHINA 8 explores the many facets of today’s art scene in China, and the pieces by more than 100 established and emerging Chinese artists are grouped by genre in the various cities and venues, as follows: Sculptures at the Duisburg Lehmbruck Museum; art installations and latest artistic trends at the Kunstmuseum in Mülheim/Ruhr; ink paintings and calligraphy at the Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen; socially critical painting at the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen; established painting at the MKM Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg; video at the Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl; applied art at the Hagen Osthaus Museum; photography at the Essen Museum Folkwang; and last but not least many pieces representing several genres will be shown at the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf.
CHINA 8 is being organized by the Foundation for Art and Culture, Bonn. The exhibition is sponsored by the Brost-Stiftung and Evonik Industries AG. Finnair Plc and Düsseldorf Airport – DUS are exclusive partners of the exhibition.
The Rhine Ruhr Region hosted another major contemporary art event in 2010, when it was chosen as the “European City of Culture,” and the multi-city-spanning event was similar in structure and a huge success.
For further information on the exhibition, please visit: http://www.china8.de.
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