Museum of Contemporary Art Chengdu

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Museum of Contemporary Art Chengdu
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Established2011; 10 years ago (2011)
LocationC1, Tianfu Software Park, Tianfu Avenue, Chengdu, P.R. China
Coordinates30°33′13″N 104°02′54″W / 30.553705°N 104.048411°W / 30.553705; -104.048411
Websitewww.chengdumoca.org
A Stitch In Time an artwork by Michael Pinsky being assembled at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chengu.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chengdu (abbreviated MOCA) in Chengdu, China[1] is a Chinese museum solely dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and collecting contemporary art, both from across China and around the world. Chengdu MOCA is located at Chengdu Tianfu Software Park.[2][3][4]At 8 September 2018 they had no permanent exhibition

History[]

The museum, designed by the architect Liu Jiakun, was opened in 2011.[5] Construction of the museum was funded by Chengdu High-Tech Zone Investment Co. Ltd., a state-owned company.[6][7]

The art historian, critic and curator Lv Peng became the museum's first director. Lv Peng is known for his publications History of Chinese Contemporary Art: 1990-1999 and A History of Art In Twentieth Century China

In 2014, the museum did not yet have a display of its permanent collection, but had opened its gallery for exhibits of modern art[3] and photography.[8]

In addition to hosting exhibitions from Asian artists the museum has hosted retrospective surveys of western artists[9] including: Tony Cragg, Michael Pinsky [10] and Picasso and have collaborated with institutions such as the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris to show the works of , Douglas Gordon, Pierre Huyghe, Ange Leccia and Philippe Parreno

References[]

  1. ^ "A Chinese Performance Artist Who Balances Politics and Poetics". Hyperallergenic, by R. Orion Martin on December 30, 2015
  2. ^ "China: In the spotlight-Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art" Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine..Exibart, Italy, July 27th, 2011
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Modern Art in China? The MOCA Chengdu". By Sebastian Schrade on April 21, 2014
  4. ^ https://www.ft.com/content/3fe88606-37c7-11e6-a780-b48ed7b6126f?mhq5j=e2
  5. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art opens". By Huang Zhiling China Daily Sichuan Bureau, 2011-07-03
  6. ^ "Despite Scandals and Slashed Funding, an Art Museum Perseveres in China". Hyperallergenic, by R. Orion Martin on June 20, 2016
  7. ^ http://www.archdaily.com/199671/moma-chengdu-studio-ramoprimo
  8. ^ "Xiao Quan, Our Generation". The Eye of Photography, September 30, 2016 - China , written by Jean Loh
  9. ^ Thomas J. Berghuis (2006). Performance Art in China. Timezone 8 Limited. pp. 266–. ISBN 978-988-99265-9-5.
  10. ^ http://www.artlinkart.com/en/exhibition/overview/7aadutup

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