Talks in Contemporary Art Scene invite internationally influential artists and scholars in the field of contemporary art, exchanging their minds on art innovation, discussing the central issues of contemporary art, and inspiring diverse possibilities for the development of art.
To understand Anselm Kiefer’s works, one cannot set aside the cultural and historical background behind the artist’s creative practices, and German mythology, legends and collective memory. The expert in German history, Prof. Li Wei from Department o...
Anselm Kiefer is one of the most prestigious artists in post-WWII Germany. His photography and performance work 'Occupations' (Besetzungen) was initially banned, but that's where his career began. How does Kiefer's art relate to German culture and th...
From September 22 to 24, 2016, the American art master Matthew Barney brought his operatic film “River of Fundament” to CAFA, which was the Asian premiere. The symposium was held following that.
Not long after the lecture by David Hockney, the academic conference room of CAFA Art Museum welcomed another important artist - Markus Lüpertz. As one of the representatives of the German Neo-Expressionist, Markus Lüpertz had influenced Chinese art...
At 3:30 pm, on December 13th, 2013, the Session II of the “Contemporary Academic Open Lecture” entitled “How do we do art today? ” was opened at the Academic Reporting Hall of the CAFA. It was sponsored by the Academic Committee of the CAFA, the CAFA...