The Gravity Field Art Gallery is now presenting Rhythmic Vitality and Benevolent Heart: The Art Exhibition of NG Yuet-lau and CHIU Wai-yan Philip, featuring 61 Lingnan-style paintings created by the third-generation inheritor of the Lingnan School NG Yuet-lau and her son CHIU Wai-yan Philip. The exhibition showcases how they inherit and carry forward the traditions of the Lingnan School while exploring innovative approaches, offering profound reflections on life, nature, and the human spirit. The exhibition will conclude on September 15, 2025.

Before the exhibition ends, the University Arts Centre is honored to welcome Mr. WEI Xiangqi, the curator of this exhibition, for a lecture on Lingnan painting and a guided tour of the exhibition on September 5, 2025 (Friday)

Activity Information

Theme | The Origin and Development of Lingnan Painting in the 20th Century

Time

September 5, 2025 (Friday)

15:30-17:00 (Lecture)

17:00-17:30 (Guided Tour)

Speaker | WEI Xiangqi

Venue | TxC302 (Lecture) & Gravity Field Art Gallery (Guided Tour)

Language | Chinese

Lecture Introduction: 

Lingnan painting in the 20th century was characterised by its distinct time and modernity, closely tied to the historical context of China's social revolution. The works of GAO Jianfu, GAO Qifeng, CHEN Shuren, HUANG Shaoqiang, FANG Rending, GUAN Shanyue, and LI Xiongcai, among others, spanned the entire history of 20th-century Chinese painting: from tradition to modernity, and from painting language and form to real life. Lingnan painting, far from being a merely regional painting style, pioneered artistic trends for a significant period, driving the ideological transformation of 20th-century Chinese painting. The lecture will begin with the art of JU Chao and JU Lian in the early 20th century, focusing on the contributions of GAO Jianfu, GAO Qifeng, CHEN Shuren, HUANG Shaoqiang, and FANG Rending in the reform of Chinese painting, as well as the innovative practices of GUAN Shanyue and LI Xiongcai in the creation of new Chinese painting in Post-1949 China. It will provide an overview of the relationship between Lingnan painting and the developmental history of Chinese painting in the 20th century.

QR Code for Registration

About the Speaker

WEI Xiangqi

WEI Xiangqi was born in Dangshan, Anhui in 1983. He graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a master's degree in 2010, and obtained his doctoral degree from the Chinese National Academy of Arts in 2013. He is currently a research fellow at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) and resides in Beijing. He engages in art exhibition planning and research on modern and contemporary art history. He has curated and organised over 30 exhibition projects at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) and overseas. Some of the exhibitions he curated have received multiple awards from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of The People's Republic of China. He was selected as a participant of the National Art Museum Young Curator Support Programme in 2021, which is hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of The People's Republic of China.