China News Service, Beijing, July 22 (Reporter Ying Ni) "Chongwei Yaode - The Palace Museum Collection of Qing Dynasty Weapons Exhibition", "The Architecture of the Five Senses - Kengo Kuma Architectural Design Exhibition", and "Eternal Mucha - Lines" The three exhibitions of "Magic" will be officially opened to the public at the Guardian Art Center on the 22nd.

The three art exhibitions combine eastern and western cultures, with both tradition and modernity, presenting an artistic feast for the audience.

  "Respecting Power and Virtue - Exhibition of Qing Dynasty Military Weapons in the Palace Museum" selects 153 military cultural relics from the Palace Museum's collection, with Qing Dynasty imperial collections as the main body. The three units of "Victory" and "Baoye Ningtao" are presented, and the viewing process is guided by multiple experience scenes such as "auspicious ceremony", "hunting", "big review", "marching" and "art", which comprehensively reflects the use of military relics in royal sacrificial, autumn It can be used in many aspects such as hunting, army parade, marching and fighting, collecting and tasting.

Photo courtesy of Ren Wanping Guardian Art Center, Deputy Director of the Palace Museum

  "Architecture with Five Senses - Kengo Kuma Architectural Design Exhibition" covers 5 exhibition units: models, installations, multimedia, music and documents.

Create a charming experience space of architectural art that integrates Kengo Kuma's important architectural design models and manuscripts, space installations, digital multimedia, materials, experimental music, and documentary narrative.

Taking "sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste" as clues, the series of multi-sensory imprints are used to initiate the connection, mutual feeling and dialogue with the architectural field, as well as the annotation of the relationship between man and nature, bringing people a new experience in the post-epidemic era. Spiritual Healing.

  "Eternal Mucha - The Magic of Lines" is presented in five exhibition areas, focusing on how Mucha's influence on the 1960s and 1970s, Eastern and Western art and design, as well as illustration and comic works, came into being and developed, and finally formed A kind of "Muxia style" that is popular all over the world.

The content of the exhibition originates from Mucha and the oriental patterns that influenced his creative style, to the Eastern and Western cartoons influenced by Mucha, which transcend the life cycle of the artist and cross the boundaries of regions.

This is a spiritual journey that traverses the East and the West, allowing people to travel to the splendid time and space where cultures collide and merge to experience a splendid art world.

"Architecture with Five Senses - Kengo Kuma Architectural Design Exhibition" Photo courtesy of Guardian Art Center

  At the opening ceremony on the 21st, the team leaders of the three major exhibitions came to the scene.

  Ren Wanping, deputy director of the Palace Museum, said that "Cultivating Power and Honoring Virtues - The Palace Museum Collection of Qing Dynasty Weapons Exhibition" is the fourth collaboration between the Palace Museum and Guardian. It has the characteristics of long span of time, complete system and diverse sources. It provides the most authentic material evidence for the study of the history and laws and regulations of the Qing Dynasty, and has important historical and academic value.

This exhibition has fully absorbed the experience and latest achievements of previous exhibitions. After careful planning by the curatorial teams of both parties, 153 military cultural relics have been strictly screened for display. They integrate etiquette, practicality and art. Great work, every piece has a history, every piece has a story.

It is hoped that through this exhibition, everyone can deeply experience the broad and profound excellent traditional culture, and see that the Chinese civilization has a glorious past, a solemn present, and is moving towards the future in harmony.

"Eternal Mucha - The Magic of Lines" Photo courtesy of Guardian Art Center

  Ge Wanna, Deputy Curator of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in China, said that Mucha is a world-class artist. The reason why we say he is Czech is because he was born in the Czech Republic and grew up in the Czech Republic, while France would say that he is an artist. French artist, because he has lived and worked in France for a long time, this also shows that he is an international artist and a world artist.

I don't think anyone is not impressed by his decorative and romantic memories.

I am delighted to be able to introduce him to foreign friends as a diplomat outside of the artist's home country.

In fact, this exhibition is like an appetizer, because there are still many works of Mucha in the Czech Republic, including his representative work "Slavic Epic", as well as more than 100 lamps, jewelry, clothing, etc. I hope these works can attract Tourists to China go to visit the Czech Republic.

  Kengo Asano, the representative of Kengo Kuma & Associates in China, although "Architecture of the Five Senses" is the exhibition of Mr. Kengo Kuma, this exhibition is actually co-created by different partners, including the Guardian Art Center team and the R International Video Creation Team. , and the team that helped us in this preparation.

Mr. Kengo Kuma could not be there in person for some reasons, but the final installation and space presented in this exhibition can reflect Mr. Kuma's creativity and ideas.

Kou Qin, General Manager of Guardian Art Center, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony Photo courtesy of Guardian Art Center

  This art exhibition has received strong support from the Propaganda Department of the Dongcheng District Committee, the Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Wangfujing Regional Administrative Committee and the Beijing Customs. Construction and development, as key project support, have formed a great impetus.

Kou Qin, general manager of Guardian Art Center, said in his speech that while maintaining the professionalism of exhibitions, Guardian Art Center has also continued to make innovative attempts with Guardian characteristics in terms of scene creation, exhibition design, and exhibition experience, especially focusing on exhibition details. such as the "Flying General" in the traditional hand-painted comic book style in the National Palace Museum's Armament Exhibition, the fragrance, fresh bamboo, and gravel used in the Kengo Kuma architectural design exhibition, and the "Musa Cafe" in the Mucha special exhibition that restores the studio scene. "It's all such exploration, and I hope it can be recognized and liked by the audience.

  It is reported that all three art exhibitions will last until October 30.

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