Masterpieces of the Pola Museum of Art: From Impressionism to Contemporary Art
The Shanghai Museum has been delving into Impressionism, which holds a great allure for numerous art enthusiasts in China; its exhibition, "Barbizon through Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute" in 2013 traced the origin of this movement; "La Naissancedes Beaux-Arts: du Grand Si猫cle 脿 la R茅volution" in 2019 probed into academic art, which has conventionally been seen as the antithesis to Impressionism; "Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London" in 2023 presented Impressionism as one of the crucial turning points in art history; and now, "Masterpieces of the Pola Museum of Art: From Impressionism to Contemporary Art" marks the Museum's maiden endeavor to comprehensively engage its audiences in the magnificent vista of Impressionism, accompanied by an in-depth analysis of the movement in the realm of painting.
This exhibition assembles an array of remarkable works. It features the trailblazing creations of Impressionist icons such as Courbet and Manet. There are also the splendid plein-air masterpieces crafted by Monet, Pissarro, Sisley, and Renoir, along with the revolutionary ways in which 颁茅锄补苍苍别, Van Gogh, and Gauguin manipulated light and color. Moreover, it illustrates the profound imprint that Impressionism left on subsequent art movements like Fauvism, Cubism, and contemporary art, as exemplified by the works of maestros like Matisse, Vlaminck, Dufy, and Picasso. The exhibition, with its glittering showcase of over thirty legendary artists, presents an unforgettable artistic extravaganza for its viewers.
With the 2025-2026 period being officially designated as the China - Japan - South Korea Cultural Exchange Year, we are blessed with enhanced prospects for deeper understanding, broader accord, and closer cooperation through cultural, particularly artistic, exchanges. Japan stands as a prominent hub for Impressionist art collections in Asia. The Shanghai Museum is privileged to collaborate with the Pola Museum of Art and Nikkei Inc. in staging this exhibition, which ushers Pola Museum of Art's unique assemblage of modern and contemporary art into China for the first time. This represents Pola Museum of Art's first ever large-scale exhibition overseas. What is truly noteworthy is the extensive display of famous artists, the diverse array of their styles, and the profound historical import of their works during periods of significant transformation. It is not only an extraordinary cultural rendezvous and interchange between East and West but also a potent manifestation of Asian aesthetic sensibilities in art collecting.
Finally, I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to our teams from both China and Japan for their commitment.
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The Shanghai Museum has been delving into Impressionism, which holds a great allure for numerous art enthusiasts in China; its exhibition, "Barbizon through Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute" in 2013 traced the origin of this movement; "La Naissancedes Beaux-Arts: du Grand Si猫cle 脿 la R茅volution" in 2019 probed into academic art, which has conventionally been seen as the antithesis to Impressionism; "Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London" in 2023 presented Impressionism as one of the crucial turning points in art history; and now, "Masterpieces of the Pola Museum of Art: From Impressionism to Contemporary Art" marks the Museum's maiden endeavor to comprehensively engage its audiences in the magnificent vista of Impressionism, accompanied by an in-depth analysis of the movement in the realm of painting.
This exhibition assembles an array of remarkable works. It features the trailblazing creations of Impressionist icons such as Courbet and Manet. There are also the splendid plein-air masterpieces crafted by Monet, Pissarro, Sisley, and Renoir, along with the revolutionary ways in which 颁茅锄补苍苍别, Van Gogh, and Gauguin manipulated light and color. Moreover, it illustrates the profound imprint that Impressionism left on subsequent art movements like Fauvism, Cubism, and contemporary art, as exemplified by the works of maestros like Matisse, Vlaminck, Dufy, and Picasso. The exhibition, with its glittering showcase of over thirty legendary artists, presents an unforgettable artistic extravaganza for its viewers.
With the 2025-2026 period being officially designated as the China - Japan - South Korea Cultural Exchange Year, we are blessed with enhanced prospects for deeper understanding, broader accord, and closer cooperation through cultural, particularly artistic, exchanges. Japan stands as a prominent hub for Impressionist art collections in Asia. The Shanghai Museum is privileged to collaborate with the Pola Museum of Art and Nikkei Inc. in staging this exhibition, which ushers Pola Museum of Art's unique assemblage of modern and contemporary art into China for the first time. This represents Pola Museum of Art's first ever large-scale exhibition overseas. What is truly noteworthy is the extensive display of famous artists, the diverse array of their styles, and the profound historical import of their works during periods of significant transformation. It is not only an extraordinary cultural rendezvous and interchange between East and West but also a potent manifestation of Asian aesthetic sensibilities in art collecting.
Finally, I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to our teams from both China and Japan for their commitment.
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