March 11th afternoon, the lecture on “Taste, Aesthetics, Collecting, Culture” was held in the Lecture Hall on the fourth-floor of Tsinghua University Art Musuem. The lecture was given by Ma Weidu, the founder and director of Guanfu Museum, who is also a well-known culture scholar, collector and antique connoisseur. The lecture was chaired by Yang Dongjiang, deputy director of Tsinghua University Art Museum. More than 390 people from in and outside the university attended this event.
Ma Weidu During the Lecture
During the lecture, Ma Weidu first differentiated the narrow and generic sense of collecting. He said, “All the things we purchase in our life time could be considered as a collection, since it never strays away from our own taste and aesthetics”. Later, by sharing his personal learning and collecting experiences, he emphasized that everything is interconnected. It is very important for people to read a lot to expand their thinking, so as to improve not only one’s personal taste, aesthetics, and collecting abilities, but also one’s overall culture. Ma Weidu also introduced the different levels of Chinese aesthetics in his lecture. During the Q-and-A session, Ma Weidu answered the questions with wit and wisdom, inspiring all with a lively sharing of artistic knowledge.
During the Lecture
