China News Service, Zhuhai, March 16th - The spring breeze brings art - the Jinwan Art Center spring exhibition press conference and the opening ceremony of the "Flowers Bloom" cross-border art exhibition were held in Zhuhai on the 15th. A 28-meter intangible cultural heritage handmade by The giant auspicious dragon made a stunning appearance amid the festoon explosion.
Night view of the exterior of Jinwan Art Center. Photo courtesy of Jinwan Art Center
The Jinwan Art Center, which will open in November 2023, is a new cultural landmark in Zhuhai jointly created by China International Culture Group and the Jinwan District Government. It is also the group’s first joint performance and exhibition venue in the Greater Bay Area. A new cross-border and diverse art complex. Since its opening, it has presented a total of 22 wonderful performances on 15 channels to the audience, including the original Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" and the dance poetry drama "Only Green".
Chen Rui, general manager of Jinwan Art Center, introduced that in 2024, we will sincerely create three major performance seasons - Yiwan Spring Performance Season, Anniversary Performance Season, Celebrating Return and Welcome New Year Performance Season, and five major performance seasons. The performance series - Moon Opera Golden Bay Series, Bay Area New Drama Series, Cross-border Dialogue Series, World Chief Series, and Artist Growth Series will bring together century-old famous groups, world famous artists, entertainment stars, and hit dramas. The Verbier Music Festival Orchestra and the 118-year-old Paris Boys Chorus, who have come all the way from Switzerland, will bring world classics to the local audience; the nine-person drama series "Spring Dies" by intellectuals of the Republic of China, Happy Twist's latest The hilarious comedy "This Guy Is Not a Bad Guy", the musical "Rouge" starring Jam Hsiao and Zhang Ze, the original musical "The Young Lion" that integrates Lingnan's intangible cultural heritage lion dance, and the exclusive version of the drama "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" have good reputations. Dramas will also be staged one after another.
The art of spring breeze - Jinwan Art Center Spring Performance Exhibition Press Conference and the opening ceremony poster of the "Flowers Bloom" cross-border art exhibition. Photo courtesy of Jinwan Art Center
"Flowers Blooming - Cross-border Art Exhibition" opened at the Jinwan Art Center on the same day. The exhibition is academically hosted by art critics Yang Wei and Xia Kejun, and specially invited to participate in the exhibition are Wang Shaoqiang, director of Guangdong Museum of Art, architect Mi Qiu, Tang Zhiyi, a leader in new lacquer painting, famous contemporary artist Jiang Heng, conceptual artist Li You, and contemporary artist Wen Ya , there are a total of 53 groups of more than 100 exhibits, including easel paintings, sculptures, installations and many other art works.
Curator Liu Chang introduced that this exhibition is jointly held in the art museum and x space. The exhibition content and presentation method not only break the limitations of space, but also form a dialogue and echo with the architecture designed by Zaha Hadid. It is a cross-border integration of performance and exhibition. An important attempt; the exhibition makes full use of architectural features and uses festoon blasting devices to connect the entire exhibition space, creating a colorful carnival atmosphere of joy.
The exhibit "Flower Auspicious Dragon" is a 28-meter giant auspicious dragon that took three months to be made by the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage. Picture courtesy of Jinwan Art Center
The important exhibit "Flower Auspicious Dragon" is a 28-meter giant auspicious dragon designed by contemporary artist Gu Yuan and handmade by the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage in three months. The auspicious dragon has been upgraded based on the space conditions of the art museum. Its shape spirals up the stairs in the air, like a flying dragon in the sky. Combined with the performance of the festoon show, the flying confetti seems to give the auspicious dragon vitality. (End)
[Editor: Tang Weini]
