Dear all,
We invite you to an online Zoom lecture “Nationalist Internationalism: International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935” of Dr. Xing Zhao (Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Nanjing University). The lecture is part of the Lecture Series: Re-examining Modernity and Contemporaneity through Chinese Art (2022/23) at the University of Hong Kong, University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG).
Date/Time (Hong Kong Time): 18/05/2022 13:00-14:00
Venue: Online on Zoom
Language: English
Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&UEID=80864
Website: https://www.umag.hku.hk/event/nationalist-internationalism-international-exhibition-of-chinese-art-1935/
Abstract
This presentation focuses on the “International Exhibition of Chinese Art” (1935) in London, which deployed art for public diplomacy and spoke a modern international language that embodied the rising awareness of national culture as promoted by the League of Nations. While the Republican government lacked the fundamental economic and military infrastructure critical for navigating the modern world, the alternative system of soft power and brand nationalism rooted in culture, tradition, and morality assumed the responsibility of communicating a unified image of China as a modern nation-state to the domestic and global audiences.
Speaker
Dr. Xing Zhao is an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at Nanjing University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Art History, Theory and Criticism from the University of California, San Diego in 2021. She specializes in modern and contemporary Chinese art and visual cultures.
Discussant
Prof. Selina Chui Fun Ho, Assistant Professor and Acting Head at the Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University of Hong Kong
Registration Instruction
Registration is open from 08/04/2022 00:00(HKT) to 13/05/2022 00:00(HKT) on a first-come-first-served basis. The registration quota for this event is 200. Registrants will be placed on a waiting list if the registration quota is reached.
More registration instructions
A Zoom link will be sent to you three days before the event.
To prepare for the lecture, please use the Zoom desktop client or mobile app to join the event. You may download the software here: https://zoom.us/support/download. Please ensure your software is up-to-date with the latest version.
Posted by: Shuo Sue Hua huashuo@connect.hku.hk