PAST EXHIBITION ARCHIVE

Chinese Connections

27 January - 28 March 2006
Room 39
Admission free

Jung Chang
by Anderson and Low, 1996

This photographic display of six contemporary figures with Chinese connections, from the National Portrait Gallery's collection, marks the start of the Chinese Year of the Dog, and coincides with the China In London season of events. The season celebrates Chinese culture and the relationship between China and Britain, with a series of exhibitions, shows, films and workshops.

As well as portraits of Chinese subjects, the National Portrait Gallery's collection includes works by Chinese photographers, such as Liam Woon, Lewis Morley and Edwin Hock Low, of Anderson & Low. Their work can be viewed on the Woodward Portrait Explorer in the IT Gallery.

Events

Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February, 11.00-16.00 Main Hall
Chinese Season Celebrations
Come and have your portrait taken in a recreation of a 1850s Chinese Portrait Studio with photographer Grace Lau. Tickets £1 (includes a photographic print)

Sunday 5 February, 15.00 Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Ancestors and Spirits: the History of Portraiture in China
Lecture by Dr Frances Wood. Traditionally, the Chinese viewed portraiture as commemorative, associated with ancestors and death. The advent of photography in the nineteenth century radically changed this view. Free.

Thursday 9 February, 19.00 Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Film: Happy Times, 2001 (102 minutes)
Zhoa thinks he has found the woman of his dreams. Directed by Zhang Yimou. Free.

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