The Legacy of Imperial Beijing exhibition runs from Tuesday, January 10 to Wednesday, February 1 at the Urban Arts Space (50 W. Town Street, Suite 130).
Organized by Dr. Christina Burke Mathison, lecturer in Department of History of Art, and curated by Professor Julia Andrews, Guggenheim Fellow and professor, History of Art, the exhibition offers an in-depth look at selected works from the Bliss M. and Mildred A. Wiant Collection of Chinese Art at Ohio State. The exhibition will feature painting and calligraphy, seals, textiles, musical instruments and more. This is the first time that artifacts from the Wiant Collection have been placed on public display.
Two special events accompany the exhibition at the Urban Arts Space:
- Reception.
Saturday, January 21 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the January 2017 exhibition lineup and is free for all audiences. Refreshments available.
- Gallery Conversation: The Bliss M. and Mildred A. Wiant Collection of Chinese Art at The Ohio State University.
Saturday, January 28 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Dr. Mathison talks with Mr. Benjamin Wiant, the youngest son of Bliss and Mildred Wiant, who will share his memories and perspective on his parents’ collection, which the Wiants had donated to Ohio State University in 1978. A small reception follows. This event, sponsored by the Institute for Chinese Studies, is free and open to the public.
Visit the Urban Arts Space website for further information on the exhibition.
Co-sponsor: Institute for Chinese Studies.
This event is made possible in part by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center.
Pictured above: Image credit: Gilt bronze bell, Ch'ien Lung Period, Circa 1743 with an overall dragon and cloudbank relief design, rockwork and wave tapering base with striking medallions; mounted on a en elaborately carved rosewood stand, 1743 (Accession #1978.475) Stand: 24 x 17 1/2 x 10"
