Modern masters
The Infinite Universe of Wuji, an exhibition at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, navigates the course of modern and contemporary Western art since the 19th century. It gathers 62 works by master artists who had a far-reaching influence in Europe and on the first-generation of Chinese artists studying in Europe in the early 20th century. The works on show are from the collection of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, located near Valle Giulia in Rome, which hosts an assembly of 20,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations from the 1800s until today. The exhibition, running through to Oct 30, is a celebration of the China-Italy year of culture and tourism. The exhibition title incorporates the Chinese philosophical term wuji to offer viewers a distinctive perspective of looking at the exhibits. Featured artists include Edgar Degas, Amedeo Modigliani, Giorgio de Chirico and Pablo Picasso, to name a few, whose works cover a wide range of art movements such as cubism, metaphysical art and surrealism. It is a deep look into the system of Italian art and also European art in a time span of 150 years, which helped shape the world of art as it is today.
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