Xiao LU<br/>
<em>One (detail 1)</em> 2015; 2017 {printed} <!-- (recto) --><br />
<em>(合一)</em><br />
type C photograph<br />
120.0 x 80.0 cm (framed)<br />
ed. 1/10<br />
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br />
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2019<br />
2019.861<br />
© Xiao Lu
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China – The past is present | Curator talk & tour

Sun 23 Oct 22, 2pm–3pm

Xiao LU<br/> <em>One (detail 1)</em> 2015; 2017 {printed} <!-- (recto) --><br /> <em>(合一)</em><br /> type C photograph<br /> 120.0 x 80.0 cm (framed)<br /> ed. 1/10<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2019<br /> 2019.861<br /> © Xiao Lu <!--142730-->
Past program

Free entry

NGV International

Exhibition space
Level 1

China – The past is present presents the NGV’s historical and contemporary collections of Chinese art and design alongside one another, emphasising the legacy of cultural and artistic traditions and their ongoing resonance in contemporary China.

Celebrating the opening of the exhibition, NGV curators Wayne Crothers and Sunita Lewis lead a tour sharing the stories behind a selection of works that highlight important Chinese cultural movements, ideas and artistic mediums, creating a dialogue between the past and the present.

Speakers
Wayne Crothers , Senior Curator, Asian Art, NGV 
Sunita Lewis , Curatorial Project Officer, Asian Art, NGV
Talks Asia Contemporary China – The past is present