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Sunday, October 30, 1988 - 13:00

Tour: Beijing International Ink and Wash Painting Exhibition

Belle Yang, a Chinese-American artist will lead a tour through the Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Painting, the top institute of classical Chinese painting in China. She will take us through the gallery, various artists’ studios and the beautiful garden which was built upon the site of an old nunnery. We will also take part in an event at which China's finest artists will be demonstrating their painting styles and techniques.
Saturday, July 9, 1988 - 10:00

Blue and White Porcelain and Celadon

Geng Baochang, Assessor,

The Palace Museum

Because so many BIS members interested in porcelain and in the Forbidden City had to be turned away from the first talk on May 7, the BIS has approached Professor Geng Bao Chang about repeating the event. He has kindly consented to do so. As the only available date before September is Saturday, July 9, BIS has decided to schedule the event on that date even though activities are usually not planned for the months of July and August.
Tuesday, June 28, 1988 - 19:30

Made Simple: Appreciation of Chinese Paintings

Belle Yang

Research Institute, Traditional Chinese Painting,

Beijing

Belle Yang, Chinese-American artist, studying at the Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Painting in Beijing, will share her excitement for the creative potential of Chinese painting. She will talk about the materials, techniques, composition, history and philosophy behind the art, and make comparisons with western art. She will also give a personal overview of the current state of the Chinese art world, her many frustrations as well as joys in a world that is struggling to define itself. Slides of what young artists are doing with this beautiful spontaneous medium will be shown.
Saturday, June 11, 1988 - 10:00

Tour: Yunju Temple

Yunju Temple, in Fangshan district outside Beijing, was founded in the Tang Dynasty. Only last year was the temple re-opened to visitors. It is best known for stone carved Buddhist scriptures, and a 12th century Liao Dynasty pagoda. Several restored temple halls are now open. The scenery is wonderful – a perfect place for a summer outing. Bring a picnic lunch for this all day excursion. There will be a busfee.
Sunday, May 15, 1988 - 10:00

Tour: Xu Beihong Museum

Mme. Liao Jingwen, widow of the Chinese painter Xu Beihong, has agreed to lead a guided tour through the museum of which she is the curator. This museum, built in 1983, is the largest in China devoted to a single artist. Xu Beihong (1845-1953) has been described as China's "outstanding modern painter" whose daring blend of Chinese and Western painting motifs and techniques profoundly influenced a whole generation of artists. His paintings of horses are thought of as his trademark, but he is also well-known in China as the founder of the Socialist Realism school.
Saturday, May 7, 1988 - 10:00

Blue and White Longquan Porcelain

Geng Baochang, Assessor,

The Palace Museum

The BIS is delighted to have obtained what is felt to be a rare offering for our members. Not only have we been able to get an expert on Chinese porcelain to talk to us, we have been able to hire an especially exciting and attractive room for the talk. The Palace Museum (The Forbidden City) authorities have agreed to let Mr. Geng Bao Chang, a Porcelain Evaluer and Assessor of the Museum, talk to us in the Su Fang Zhai Room (Pure Fragrance Study). The room is a particularly beautiful one, and is in a part of the Forbidden City not yet available to the general public. We shall also be...
Monday, April 18, 1988 - 19:30

Liao Dynasty Sculpture and Architecture

Dr. Marilyn Gridley, Oriental Art History,

University of Missouri

Dr. Marilyn Gridley teaches Oriental Art History at the University of Missouri in the United States. She is currently in Peking on a research grant and has agreed to present an illustrated talk on the sculpture and architecture of the Liao Dynasty. This dynasty is traditionally classified as ‘barbarian’ but Dr. Gridley feels that the beauty and aesthetic of the art and architecture produced under Liao patronage easily supports a reappraisal of the Kingdom's place in China's cultural heritage. Her views and her slides should prove to be most interesting.
Monday, April 11, 1988 - 18:30

Peking Opera

Gilles de Villepoix, French Cultural Attaché

Mr. Gilles de Villepoix, the French Cultural Attaché, has been studying Peking Opera for many years, and he will be giving us a short talk on the mutual influences of Western and Chinese opera. This will be followed by some extracts from Peking Operas which have been found to be popular with Westerners. These scenes will be staged by professional Peking Opera actors and actesses. Professor Yu Qilong, well known to BIS, will also be talking to us on linked subjects; so all in all the evening promises to be a particularly interesting one. It will also be a good entrée to our Birthday...
Monday, March 14, 1988 - 19:30

Chinese Bronzes

Maud Gerard Geslan, Specialist,

Chinese and Vietnamese Archaeology

Maud Gerard Geslan, a specialist in Chinese and Vietnamese archaeology, and the history of art, has studied in Paris and is still researching this topic. She has had many articles published in Larousse and the Encyclopaedia Universalis. She will speak to us on the different aspects of life during the bronze age of China. This palatial culture which constitutes its basis can be traced back as far as 4000 years.