African Art: A New Rediscovery

Exhibition Info

Exhibition Period　　　28 September – 15 December 2024

Exhibition Venue　　　Exhibition Hall 12, 4th Floor

Chief Directors　　　Du Pengfei　Sun Dapeng　Margaret Chan

Curators　　　Tan Shengguang　Gao Dengke

Adviser　　　Xie Yanshen　Zhang Fuye　Zhang Hongwei

Exhibition Coordinators　　　Tan Sengguang　Wang Chenya　Tang Kun　Qin Qin

Curation Assistant　　　Zhou Shijie　Xing Yunyi　 Zhang Jingwo　Jiang Ruixia　Sui Mengxuan
　　　Tatout William Auguste　Zhao Xinran

Exhibit Coordinators　　　Pan Xuhui　Gao Ning　Lan Yu

Visual Director　　　Wang Peng

Visual Design　　　Liu Huijian　Liu Runbo

Display Design　　　Liu Huijian

Exhibition Team　　　Gao Ning　Bao Hongbo　Zou Hongxia　Ai Lingli

Exhibition Execution　　　Lan Yu　Liu Huijian　Jiang Ruixia　Sui Mengxuan　Pan Xuhui　Gao Ning　Yuan Xu　Gui Lixin
　　　Du Qinxuan　Zhang Hanxu　Wu Wei　Li Xudong

Design Refinement　　　Li Sanliu　Li Ke’er　Du Qinxuan　Zhao Chenxing Sun Wenxi

Publicity and Promotion　　　Sun Dapeng　Liu Yaomeng　Zhou Xinxin　Xiao Fei

Public Education　　　Zhang Ming　 Zhou Ying　Wang Wenhui　Zhang Ruiqi

Administration Affair　　　Zhang Jun　Wang Ying　Xie Anjie　Ma Yanyan

Exhibits Photography　　　Ren Chao　Xiao Fei

English Translation　　　Xing Yunyi　Zhou Shijie　Tatout William Auguste　Sui Mengxuan　Jiang Ruixia

Host　　　Tsinghua University Art Museum
　　　China-Africa Leadership Development Institute, Tsinghua University

Co-organizers　　　International Museum of African Art in the Gulf of Guinea
　　　African Art Research Institute of Nanjing University of the Arts

Supported by　　　Office of International Affairs/Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs, Tsinghua University

Sponsors　　　Li Lijun　Fan Shaofei

Exhibition Profile

At the "2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation”, President Xi Jinping proposed that China and Africa should "join hands to advance modernization and build a community with a shared future". The Tsinghua University Art Museum and the China-Africa Leadership Development Institute (Tsinghua University), supported by the International Art Museum of Gulf of Guinea, jointly host the exhibition "African Art: A New Rediscovery”. The exhibition is divided into four chapters: " Between Humanity and Divinity: The Religion and Ritual ", " Between Human and Humanity: The Authority and Affinity" , " Between Humanity and Everything Else: The Animistic World " and " The Form of Beauty: The Appropriation in Modern Art “. A total of 200 pieces (or sets) of works are displayed, presenting the vibrant and diverse nature of African art from multiple perspectives.