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Museum SecretsThe Ghost PainterShelagh Vainker, the Curator of Chinese Art, introduces us to Miao Jiahui, the ‘ghost painter’ of the Chinese Empress Dowager. The Ashmolean holds a rare painting of some peonies, in which she came out of the shadows by signing her name as the artist.Peonies by Miao Jiahui – View it hereIf you want to take a closer look at the painting discussed in this episode, you can view it at the link above, or visit the podcast page on the Ashmolean website: ashmolean.org/museum-secretsProducer: Lucie DawkinsPresenters: Lucie...2021-01-1507 min
Cai Guo-Qiang Gunpowder Art SymposiumWelcome and IntroductionShelagh Vainker, Curator of Chinese Art and Exhibition Curator, gives the first talk in the symposium.2020-01-1304 minCai Guo-Qiang Gunpowder Art SymposiumWelcome and IntroductionShelagh Vainker, Curator of Chinese Art and Exhibition Curator, gives the first talk in the symposium.2020-01-1304 min
HumanitasXu Bing at The Fitzwilliam MuseumCRASSH Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies, Xu Bing, at the Fitzwilliam Museum.
At this special evening at the Fitzwilliam Museum to celebrate his visit to Cambridge you will have the opportunity to meet Xu Bing and to see a small installation of his four birdcages in the Chinese Gallery. Xu Bing will discuss his work with Shelagh Vainker who curated his exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in 2013.2015-06-1526 min