Among the many highlights in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Asian art collection, one small bronze object currently on view in the Roger Lee Gallery of Asian Art in the exhibition, “A View From Here”, tells an evocative story about daily life more than two thousand years ago. In this article, Dr. Heng Wu, AGGV Asian Art Curator, gives us an in depth analysis of this historical piece.
During the Exhibition Opening of Beauty of Mending: Kintsugi and Beyond, we were delighted to host featured exhibition artist, Naoko Fukumaru, as she demonstrated the traditional craft of repairing shattered ceramics with laquer and gold, and in case you missed it, please enjoy some visual highlights from the demonstration.
Naoko Fukumaru, featured artist in the exhibition, Beauty of Mending: Kintsugi and Beyond, curated by AGGV Asian Art Curator, Dr. Heng Wu, which highlights the centuries-old technique of repairing broken objects with gold. Fukumaru, self-proclaimed “Ceramic Therapist”, explains how these intimate, personal and emotionally raw artworks repair not only the objects, but her heart as well.
In anticipation of our upcoming exhibition, Beauty of Mending: Kintsugi and Beyond, featuring work by “Ceramic Therapist/Kintsugi Artist”, Naoko Fukumaru, Dr. Heng Wu, AGGV Curator of Asian Art tells us about the history of Kintsugi, and why there is so much more to this unique repair technique than meets the eye.
This fall, AGGV Curator of Asian Art, Dr. Heng Wu, spoke at the 8th annual Forum for Curators of Chinese Art in Hong Kong. The forum, entitled ‘Transcending Boundaries: Towards a New Era of Curating Chinese Art’, brought together Chinese Art curators and professionals from museums and art institutions around the world.
Steven McNeil, AGGV Chief Curator & Director of Collections and Exhibitions, shares much anticipated news about the Gallery’s permanent collections and the diverse selection of works to be exhibited in two newly dedicated Gallery spaces. The ongoing exhibition, A View From Here: Reimagining the AGGV Collections, will boast a rotating selection of some of the Gallery’s finest pieces.
Crossing: Art, Heritage and Personal Journeys opened on the Lunar New Year, February 10, and by no coincidence. Crossing delves into the intricate narratives of three local artists, who, along with their families, embarked on transformative journeys from Asia to Canada.