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Ji Yun-fei: Last Days of Village Wen
The Cleveland Museum of Art will host the exhibition, "Ji Yun-fei: Last Days of Village Wen" in the Chinese painting gallery.
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Village Wen depicts a fictional story addressing environmental issues and mass human migration in contemporary China. Other works in the show include traditional paintings from the collection articulating two recurring themes in Chinese art history—the relationships between past and present and between man and nature.
Ji Yun-fei explores the tensions and contradictions between past and present, emphasizing how the past can serve as a repository of memory and experience and can reflect the present. His work incorporates elements of both history and fantasy to highlight modern society’s increasing detachment from ancient notions of harmonious human/nature relationships. It alludes to the worldwide, contemporary experience of human migration. In creating a narrative that addresses real and palpable concerns, he contests the power of the authorities to tell official stories.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this exhibition with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
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