Cover of Longing for Nature: Reading Landscapes in Chinese Art
Opened on September 11, the exhibition introduces viewers to the multiple layers of meaning and metaphor in Chinese landscape painting, and leads them to a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, philosophy and literary traditions, while addressing a highly topical issue that transcends national boundaries, namely the relationship between mankind and nature.
For the first time an exhibition juxtaposes historical masterpieces with landscape representations by internationally renowned modern and contemporary artists. The dialogue between past and present reveals surprising links, but also ruptures and conflicts.
The show presents over 80 works from six centuries, including paintings, installations and video works. In addition to highlights from the Drenowatz Collection of the Museum Rietberg, the exhibition also features important loans from leading European museums and rarely exhibited works from private holdings.
Among the exhibited works, Liu Kuo-sung’s Snow, painted in 1966 and currently in the Rietberg Museum’s collection, features in the Lofty Antiquity section and has been chosen for the cover of the exhibition catalogue.
Dates | September 11, 2020 – January 17, 2021
Hours | 10:00–19:00, Tuesday – Sunday
Venue | Rietberg Museum, Zürich