Chinese Painting exhibition at the Cornerhouse, Manchester, England

[G Chan]

"Reckoning With the Past" Contemporary Chinese Painting
at CORNERHOUSE, Manchester 2 August - 21 September 1997

Reckoning With the Past is a major exhibition of contemporary Chinese Art
from Mainland China, Taiwan And Hong Kong. The fifteen featured artists
are united in their search for identity at a time of enormous change
within their countries. They look back to a turbulent Chinese past with
both horror and nostalgia, and look forward to an uncertain future. The
artists' own histories are powerfully reflected in works which are widely
diverse in content and style, necessarily political and yet deeply
personal.

Gallery Events and Workshops

Tuesday 5,12,19 August
Writer's Magic Hand, a practical creative writing and drawing course
exploring the traditional and contemporary relationship between the
written word and the image. Course fee: £10 (includes materials and
'Writing' lecture).

Wednesday 6 August 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Writing and 'Writing', artist Dr Alice Hui Fang Lee will give a lecture
on the development of Chinese Literati painting, and its impact on
contemporary art practice.

Wed 27 August 6 - 8 pm
Revolutionary Talk! Join Graeme Murray, curator of Reckoning With the
Past in a discussion on the issues surrounding the exhibition. £2 full/£1
concessions

14 or 15 Sept (tbc)
To Live in Song. Join acclaimed soprano Wei Li and friends in this live
performance lecture following a historical journey through the changes
which impacted on the style and content of Chinese opera and folk songs.
£5/£3 concessions

Sept (tbc)
Walking Talk, Talking Walk. Follow artist Susan Puisan Lok on a tour of
the exhibition and see the work through the eyes of a young
British-Chinese woman.

For further details contact Yuen Fong Ling on 0161 228 7621 or Kim
Gowland on 0161 236 9299 for a copy of the Cornerhouse monthly brochure.

All contributors to Brushstrokes are invited to attend the
private view of the exhibition on 1 August 1997 from 6pm to 8pm, with the
potential to create written contributions to Brushstrokes 7, deadline
15th August 1997.