In Our Hands: Chinese Painting Conservators in US Museums
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- Опубликовано: 18 июл 2023
- Whether carefully reinforcing the cracks in an ancient handscroll or remounting the portrait of an imperial ancestor, traditional Chinese painting restorers have cared for Chinese artworks in United States museums for over thirty years.
Now focused on passing along their knowledge and skills, these dedicated artisans are training the next generation of art conservators to take on these responsibilities.
Through in-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of conservation studios in US museums, In Our Hands captures the generational, cultural, and educational shift taking place in the field of Chinese painting conservation.
Produced by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art under the direction of Eros Zhao for Templux Films, this unprecedented documentary reveals the personal stories of nine conservators dedicated to preserving their traditional craft while advancing the field, an undertaking that is vital to the future of Chinese cultural heritage in the West.
Filmed in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, this project was made possible through the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and through the efforts of people from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, the University of Michigan's Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
(Dir.: Eros Zhao, United States, 2022, 50 min., English and Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles)
Thank you for sharing this!
Just a lovely video. Thank you for letting us watch this moment of change.
What an amazing work! Was one of the paintings made by Emperor Huizong from the Song dynasty? I think I recognized the Slender Gold calligraphy style. I love doing Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal carving and I hope that I can learn how to make Chinese scrolls myself.
Thank you for sharing this in your video, really appreciate it!
Wonderful
I wonder about all the Chinese art that has long been stolen from China and if we should be working towards repatriation of these artworks. I know it is a very delicate matter and there are strong opinions on both sides.
Not all Chinese artworks are stolen. most of them come from formal art trading channels and immigrant collectors, but there are still a small part that are indeed lost in the war. There are relevant institutions dedicated to finding their sources.
@@qianhe2328 I’m glad that some are genuinely here through partnership and trust. Art like this should be shared between all peoples. I’m also glad that people are working towards returning pieces that were not properly loaned or traded or whatnot.