On January 25, the much-anticipated Art Festival and Inaugural Dinner of the Chinese version of ARTnews was held in Chengdu, China’s most artistically vibrant city.
The organizers set “Wild Ambition·Growth” as the theme of this communication. Wild Ambition is the pursuit and exploration of infinite possibilities; Growth is the eulogy and praise of the power of life. Many celebrity guests such as Qin Hailu, Liu Yijun, Nie Yuan, Liu Yu, Xianzi, Li Meng, Mo Xizishi, Liu Jia, Naernaxi, and many well-known domestic artists, curators, collectors and elites from all walks of life such as Ding Yi, Fang Lijun, Lin Tianmiao, Wang Gongxin, Tan Ping, Yue Minjun, Fei Jun, Zhang Zikang, Ma Qingyun, etc. gathered together to participate in the “Art Night” of the China Founding Ceremony.
《 ARTnews 》Chinese Edition x Ancestral Hall Street Art Community
“Wild Ambition·Growth Art Exhibition” officially unveiled
The Chinese version of “ARTnews” and the Ancestral Hall Street Art Community jointly created the “Wild Ambition·Growth Art Exhibition”. Many guests attended the opening ceremony of the “Wild Ambition·Growth Art Exhibition”. Ms. Han Xiao, Director of the Qingyang District Commerce Bureau of Chengdu, delivered a speech. Vicky Yin Chunying, publisher of the Chinese version of ARTnews, Xie Ni, executive director of Chengdu Xingguang Huaying Culture Media Co., Ltd., Yu Jianhong, vice president, professor and doctoral supervisor of Beijing Film Academy, Yu Li, professor and doctoral supervisor of Beijing Film Academy, and Zhang Ao, founder of yihouse Art Space of Grace Art Hotel, came on stage to cut the ribbon and announced the official opening of “ARTnews Chinese version x Ancestral Street Art Community Ambition·Growth Art Exhibition”!
During the opening ceremony, the Chinese version of ARTnews and Ancestral Hall Street also held a plaque presentation ceremony to jointly promote the advancement of art and promote creative collisions and exchanges between different artists. “Wild Ambition and Growth – Chen Yujun and Qu Fengguo Art Exhibition” was held at the Ancestral Hall Street Art Community from January 25 to February 18. The two artists, Chen Yujun and Qu Fengguo, presented their different understandings and explorations of the theme of “growth”.
In addition, the Jiachen Dragon Year Artists Exhibition was also opened in the Ancestral Hall Street Art Community. It was jointly presented by four contemporary artists, Man Kaihui, Xiang Qinghua, Wang Dapeng, and Cheng Xili, integrating Chinese traditional culture with the expression of the new era, and colliding with art to create the most complementary move.
Starlight gathers at the Chengdu Fashion Culture and Art Night
The ceremony opened with the multimedia art work “Garden of Life” by artist Fei Jun, leading the guests into the wonderful world of art. The four chapters of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter are like the four seasons. Liu Yu, known as the “Chinese style boy”, brought a dance performance “Tide Rising”, which exuded the charm of Chinese classical dance to the fullest.
Singer and actor Xian Zi and Mo Xizishi and his band brought the songs “Coastal Zone” and “Don’t Be Afraid” respectively, delivering the natural sound of God for the Fashion Art Night. At the same time, the “Sichuan Qingyin” representing Bashu culture and the Sichuan Opera Face Changing, which is listed as an intangible cultural heritage, also let people feel the infinite charm of art.
Important strategies of the Chinese version of ARTnews are revealed
On the evening of the ceremony, Vicky Yin Chunying, publisher of the Chinese version of ARTnews, shared a series of important strategies for the Chinese version of ARTnews in 2024: including participating in the reporting of large-scale art exhibitions and important art events, promoting and funding important art creation projects; on the first anniversary of the founding of the journal, the most valuable and contributing art list will be selected and launched. The first list of the Chinese version of ARTnews advisory committee was also announced at the event, and certificates were awarded.
The Chinese version of ARTnews will also cooperate with various parties, including the creation of offline exhibition spaces and practice spaces, which will be completed in Beijing as a creation and research and development center integrating art and technology. The Chinese version of ARTnews will work with the Beijing International Film Festival to open the first film exhibition in China that focuses on the development of commercial art short films, “Art Mirror to the End·Film Unit”.
Special thanks
Chief Partner: Ancestral Hall Street Art Community
Special Partner: Guojiao 1573, which innovatively integrates classic art masterpieces with live fragrant wines, and adheres to quality and cultural innovation.
Thanks to Tang Pinru Caviar, high-end natural drinking water brand VOSS, Longting Winery, and Chengdu Bay Hotel for their strong support for this event; thanks to the chief cooperative media platform Douyin; thanks to the strategic cooperative media platforms Weibo Fashion and Weibo Humanities and Arts.
Spread the most beautiful art and build the best life. The Chinese version of “ARTnews” looks forward to growing with everyone in the ambition and continuing to explore the vigorous vitality of art.
About the Chinese version of ” ARTnews “
Founded in 1902, “ARTnews” is the world’s oldest and most well-known art magazine. Its readership covers the world’s top artists, collectors, art buyers, historians, museum directors, curators, connoisseurs and a group of art lovers. On August 2, 2023, Fine Media Group’s Fine (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. announced that it had signed an agreement with the world-renowned publishing group Penske to introduce its more than 120-year-old art vertical media-“ARTnews” to China, which will be managed by the China International Cultural Exchange Center where Player Hui Magazine is located and hosted by the International Cultural Publishing Company.