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She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

The opening exhibition of Rodin Art and Culture Development Center in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture" officially opened today (September 28th). The exhibition brings together 106 authentic works such as sculptures, paintings, ceramics and videos, including the national treasures "The Thinker", "Bronze Age", "Eve", "Balzac" and "The Righteous People of Calais" from the National Rodin Museum in France, etc., which is the first time that so many of Rodin's masterpieces are displayed in the same exhibition in China. The exhibition is located at the former France Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, a lattice-like "white palace" that opens to the public under the new identity of the Rodin Art Center.

She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

Auguste Rodin was born in Paris, France · 1840 and died in 1917 in Medon, a suburb of Paris, and is known as the three peaks of Western sculpture along with the ancient Greece sculptor Phidias and the Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo. In Europe in the 19th century, when the neoclassical style prevailed, Rodin completed the transcendence of the classical tradition and opened up a new development direction of modern sculpture with his unremitting pursuit of truth and nature, as well as pioneering creative expression techniques and sculptural language, and was known as the "father of modern sculpture".

She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

The exhibition "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture" comprehensively reviews Rodin's artistic career, presents his artistic style from 19th-century neoclassicism to 20th-century modern sculpture, explores Rodin's continuous and profound influence on the development of modern and contemporary art, and shows the continuation of Rodin's artistic life. The exhibition also features 16 pieces of Chinese artworks from Rodin's own collection, showcasing the profound history of Sino-French cultural exchanges and reflecting Rodin's love and feelings for Chinese culture. There are about 30 works in the exhibition from 17 artists closely related to Rodin, which together contribute to the theme of "Group Portraits of Rodin's Contemporaries".

She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

After 8 years, the Rodin exhibition landed in Shanghai and opened successfully. Wu Jing, the founder of the Rodin Art Center in Shanghai, tells us the story of "Behind Rodin" along the way.

She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

Q: How did you come up with the idea of having an exhibition of Rodin's work in China?

A: I'm an art lover myself, I like to collect, especially sculptures, and it's always been my dream to set up a museum. I have lived in Italy and France for a long time, both of which are cultural powerhouses with many museums, especially France, where you can see art from all over the world in the museums of the France, and students can copy the world's masterpieces. I believe that museums are the greatest of the country, and China is an open and inclusive cultural power, and I also hope that in my motherland, I can see museums with authentic works of art from other countries.

She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

Q: What are the benefits of this exhibition in promoting cultural exchange?

A: In the process of preparing for this project, the first thing that triggered the France art world was the study and reflection on Chinese culture and philosophy, which was completely unexpected. They were thinking about why the Chinese were interested in sculpture and how the Chinese viewed Western art, and in the process of thinking, different perspectives gradually emerged. There is a view that the multi-polar perspective is the law of Chinese culture, and sculpture, as a three-dimensional form of artistic expression, requires the audience to appreciate it from different angles with a dynamic vision. There is also an argument that sculpture needs to be understood by feeling and patience, and perhaps because of this, Western sculpture is easier to understand by Chinese than painting. I think that in the future, more France people will pay attention to this project, and there will be more different perspectives, and I am pleased that more and more France people of insight are trying to learn Chinese culture from a positive perspective. This silent exchange allows both parties to understand each other's ideas and cultures more thoroughly, thus promoting mutual tolerance and respect, and thus achieving harmonious coexistence.

She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

Q: How do you see the relationship between urban culture and sculpture?

Answer: I believe that urban culture is a diverse and complex system formed by urban people in their lives, covering the history, art, architecture, customs and other aspects of the city, and after a long period of accumulation and cohesion, the unique humanistic connotation and urban image formed by the formation of individual differences. As a three-dimensional space art, sculpture can create a strong visual effect and profound beauty, and is a unique form of artistic expression. The city provides cultural space and soil for sculpture, provides a substrate for sculpture creation, an excellent sculpture can reflect the city's ideological and cultural essence, is an important part of urban public art, the city and sculpture are interacting and influencing each other, the sculpture in the city should be based on the city's culture, only by digging deep into the cultural connotation of the city, in order to create a work that highlights the city's brilliance and spirit, which requires the sculptor to have the spirit of craftsmanship. Rodin is an artist with the spirit of craftsmanship, Rodin created one of his masterpieces "Balzac" spent 8 years, during which he conducted in-depth research on everything related to Balzac, and even went to interview the tailor who made clothes for Balzac, and his final work was full of rich character "spirit", carved out the "soul" of the character, and became an immortal work of art rather than a handicraft. I hope to see more excellent sculptures in Shanghai.

She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

Q: How to create the future in the construction of Shanghai as an international cultural metropolis?

A: Shanghai is an open and inclusive city, culture and art are an important part of Shanghai's urban puzzle, and innovation and internationality are Shanghai's unique cultural temperament, which is an important background for the Rodin Art and Culture Development Center to land in Shanghai. The establishment of the center is not only an important achievement of Sino-French cultural exchanges, but also a reflection of the cultural diversity of Shanghai, an international metropolis. The center is a place for cultural display and exchange, based on the permanent exhibition of Rodin's original works, holding domestic and international special exhibitions, seminars, forums and other cultural activities, providing artists, researchers, educators and students with a world-class academic exchange and art practice platform, and providing high-quality cultural services for the public.

She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"
She spent 8 years bringing Rodin to China, and 106 authentic works tell the story of "Rodin: The Inheritance of Modern Sculpture"

Curator: Wang Wei

Photography: Zhang Ting, Chen Long, Zhou Junchao, Chen Yankai

Editor: Wang Zhuo

Editor: Chen Yunfeng

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