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The ASU Art Museum at Arizona State University leads a delegation to China where some of the most exciting contemporary art is being made. Seize this insider opportunity to interact with fast-emerging artists and their art, and learn why contemporary Chinese art has gained global recognition in recent years.

After seeing Chinese contemporary art in numerous biennials, museum exhibitions, art fairs and in galleries, now go to the source. Meet the artists and those who have created the infrastructure to support them on a tour focused on contemporary Chinese art and culture, with insider access to artists’ studios and art galleries.

Enjoy a formal welcoming ceremony at the university in Chengdu, a collaborating partner with ASU. Visit a rich selection of Chinese historic sites.

The ASU Art Museum has an outstanding reputation for organizing tours to important contemporary cultural destinations.

ASU Art Museum tour hosts: Marilyn A. Zeitlin, director/chief curator, and Heather S. Lineberry, senior curator. Curator Peter Held leads the ceramics-focused extension.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Led by ASU Art Museum curators and experts in China, gain privileged access to artists' studios and contemporary art galleries in Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai.
• Beijing: Insider access to studios, including artists like Ai Weiwei, Li Songsong, Zhang Xiaogang, Chen Lingyang, Liu Tianmiao & Wang Gongxin, and Li Wei. Visit galleries such as BANG, China Art Archives & Warehouse, White Space and Red Gate Gallery.
• Shanghai: Special access to artists like Wu Yiming, Zeng Fangzhi, Ji Wenyu, and Wang Xingwei. Visit galleries such as Shanghai Longrun Gallery, BizArt, Shanghart and 1918 ArtSPACE.
• Visit significant architectural sites, gardens and museums, including the Shanghai Museum, the newly opened Capitol Museum in Beijing, the Qinyang Gong Taoist Monastery--all guided.
• Visit the Great Wall, The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Temple of Heaven, the Leshan Buddha (the world’s largest stone Buddha figure), Beijing’s Panjiayuan flea market, the Dujiangyan Irrigation Works (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the Panda Research Institute in Chengdu.
• Be entertained by Beijing opera excerpts in a traditional tea house setting, a “face changing” performance by a Sichuan opera company and a Shanghai acrobatic troupe performance.
• Relax aboard a boat cruise on the Li River near Guilin and see the spectacular scenery.
• On the ceramics extension, visit the 1000-year-old imperial kiln in Jingdezhen and the excavation site of the life-sized terracotta soldier and horse figures in Xian.
• Learn from qualified, English-speaking guides throughout the tour.
• Enjoy premier hotel accommodations and exceptional regional and international cuisine at top-rated restaurants in Beijing, Chengdu, Guilin and Shanghai, as well as in Xian and Jingdezhen during the optional ceramics extension.
• Enjoy free time for shopping and personal exploration in each city visited.

For a copy of the trip itinerary and for additional information, please contact Ted Decker at ted.decker@asu.edu or call 480.965.2875.

Trip proceeds support ASU Art Museum rapidly expanding global initiatives in exhibiting and collecting contemporary art. The ASU Art Museum is cited as "the single most impressive venue in the state for contemporary art."

Space is limited to 20 travelers. The ASU Art Museum reserves the right to make changes to tour itineraries based on artist availability, weather and other factors that would interfere with rich visit experiences.

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