Brief Introduction
The UK-CHINA Photography Association (UCPA) is an
officially registered non-official association, which gathered together over a
hundred of UK-based Chinese photographers. The UCPA is aims to improve the
mutual understanding, friendship and cultural-art communication of artists and
photographers between the UK and China.
For the purpose of celebrating the 70th
anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, as well as the
65th anniversary of the establishment of China-UK diplomatic
relationship at the level of chargé d’affaires, UCPA organised the Beautiful
China, Beautiful Britain: the Golden Era of China-UK Relations Chinese Art
exhibition, together with the institute of Chinese Seal Engraving Art, China
Pictorial, Westminster City Council, the institute of British Culture, Central
Hall Westminster, and other 12 institutions.
The exhibition tends to tell the China story in the
context of the Golden Era of China-UK Relations through photography, Seal
Engraving art, calligraphy and painting, as well as British people’s
understanding and impression of China’s rapid development. This is an artistic
approach of promoting Chinese outstanding art and culture to the world. It also
expressed the deep love to both UK and China from UK-based Chinese.
The exhibition will celebrate its opening on the 25th
September in the Central Hall Westminster and will have the welcome dinner in
the House of Commons.
Curators:
XU Yichuan, LI Xiaoyi, Annie Xu, SHENG Lei
Programmes:
25/09/2019 - the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Central Hall Westminster, London
the welcome formal dinner, the House of Commons, Parliament, London
26/09/2019 - Art talks and lecture, Royal College of Art, London
26-29/09/2019 - exhibition continues in Charing Cross Library, London
27/09/2019 - Academic seminar, National Gallery, London
28/09/2019 - Art salon, Institute of British Culture, Dunsmore House, Warwickshire
29/09/2019 - Academic seminar, Jesus College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
30/09 - 10/10/2019 - Art and photography practice in the UK
For news reports, videos and photos of the exhibition, see links (partial):
新华社:http://www.xinhuanet.com/world/2019-09/26/c_1125043136.htm
PandaTV:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-EDX3XRmJU
人民网:http://world.people.com.cn/n1/2019/0927/c1002-31377861.html
中新网:https://www.chinanews.com/cul/2019/09-26/8965997.shtml
华商报:http://www.chinesebg.com/Article/9c270d56-e0dd-e911-80eb-00155d737821
国际在线:http://news.cri.cn/20190926/98301eaf-3cb4-4aaa-ddbe-e859e0e5c66b.html
华人头条:https://www.52hrtt.com/gb/n/w/info/G1569377031234
文汇报:http://news.wenweipo.com/2019/09/26/IN1909260013.htm
凤凰卫视:http://pcne.tv/index.php/v-26980-%E7%BE%8E%E4%B8%BD%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%BE%8E%E4%B8%BD%E8%8B%B1%E5%9B%BD%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E5%B1%95%E4%BC%A6%E6%95%A6%E6%8F%AD%E5%B9%95
英中网:http://ukchinese.com/2019/09/30/%E7%BE%8E%E4%B8%BD%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD-%E7%BE%8E%E4%B8%BD%E8%8B%B1%E5%9B%BD-%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E9%BB%84%E9%87%91%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E8%89%BA%E6%9C%AF%E5%B1%95/