Legends: Chua Soobin's Photographs and Twentieth-Century Chinese Art Masters' Paintings
Legends: Chua Soobin's Photographs and Twentieth-Century Chinese Art Masters' Paintings will open at July 13, 2019 in Long Museum. This exhibition is the first themed photography exhibition since the opening of the museum. Juxtaposing the photo portraits with the paintings, the exhibition experiments with a new curatorial decision.
The photos in the Legends collections were taken in the late 1980s. Chua Soobin documents the late-age images of 14 Chinese painting masters including Zhu Qizhan, Liu Haisu, Huang Junbi(Huang Chun-pi), Zhao Shao’ang(Chao Shao’ang), Chen Wenxi(Chen Wen Hsi), Wang Jiqian (C.C. Wang), Li Keran, Ye Qianyu, Wu Zuoren, Lu Yanshao, Xie Zhiliu, Li Xiongcai, Tang Yun, and Guan Shanyue. The images are published in the catalogue Legends. The creative motivation for the collection originates from Soobin’s devotion in expanding the influence of Chinese culture. He has got acquainted with many Chinese artists while working. The charm of the artists and their works fascinated him.As a Chinese-Singaporean, he eagerly hopes to remember the masters’ images through photography. In order to make the collection better, Soobin has thoroughly researched these masters’ artworks, collected related materials, and studied the masters’ interests. He also travels among China, United States of America and Europe to capture the most casual and lively moments in these artists’ lives.
What’s more, Legends: Chua Soobin's Photographs and Twentieth-Century Chinese Art Masters' Paintings starts the 2019 photography exhibition series in Long Museum. This exhibition will be followed by Jean-Luc Mylayne: The Autumn of Paradise in August and Cheng Tsun-shing: Firefly and Light in November. In 2019, Long Museum will be more active in exhibiting photography with more diverse perspectives. Both photography and painting visually inspire people to sense and meditate about the world. In the future, Long Museum will become more open to engage with different forms of art, contribute to the development and communication of contemporary art, and to present more inspiring exhibitions to the public.
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Legends: Chua Soobin's Photographs and Twentieth-Century Chinese Art Masters' Paintings will open at July 13, 2019 in Long Museum. This exhibition is the first themed photography exhibition since the opening of the museum. Juxtaposing the photo portraits with the paintings, the exhibition experiments with a new curatorial decision.
The photos in the Legends collections were taken in the late 1980s. Chua Soobin documents the late-age images of 14 Chinese painting masters including Zhu Qizhan, Liu Haisu, Huang Junbi(Huang Chun-pi), Zhao Shao’ang(Chao Shao’ang), Chen Wenxi(Chen Wen Hsi), Wang Jiqian (C.C. Wang), Li Keran, Ye Qianyu, Wu Zuoren, Lu Yanshao, Xie Zhiliu, Li Xiongcai, Tang Yun, and Guan Shanyue. The images are published in the catalogue Legends. The creative motivation for the collection originates from Soobin’s devotion in expanding the influence of Chinese culture. He has got acquainted with many Chinese artists while working. The charm of the artists and their works fascinated him.As a Chinese-Singaporean, he eagerly hopes to remember the masters’ images through photography. In order to make the collection better, Soobin has thoroughly researched these masters’ artworks, collected related materials, and studied the masters’ interests. He also travels among China, United States of America and Europe to capture the most casual and lively moments in these artists’ lives.
What’s more, Legends: Chua Soobin's Photographs and Twentieth-Century Chinese Art Masters' Paintings starts the 2019 photography exhibition series in Long Museum. This exhibition will be followed by Jean-Luc Mylayne: The Autumn of Paradise in August and Cheng Tsun-shing: Firefly and Light in November. In 2019, Long Museum will be more active in exhibiting photography with more diverse perspectives. Both photography and painting visually inspire people to sense and meditate about the world. In the future, Long Museum will become more open to engage with different forms of art, contribute to the development and communication of contemporary art, and to present more inspiring exhibitions to the public.
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