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Artcurial's Dialogues Cycle Opens with Liu Wenqi Porcelain Exhibition

exhibition · 2026-05-22

Artcurial's Asian Art department has launched a new curatorial cycle titled 'Dialogues — Echoes of the Classical and Contemporary Perspectives' with an exhibition featuring Chinese artist Liu Wenqi. The show presents Liu's porcelain works alongside Qingbai porcelains from the Song dynasty, which are included in an upcoming auction. The cycle aims to explore aesthetic and conceptual resonances between ancient and contemporary creations, focusing on continuities of material, form, and sensibility. The exhibition serves as a bridge between past and present, revealing the encounter of temporalities through the interweaving of historical and modern works.

Key facts

  • Artcurial's Asian Art department launches Dialogues curatorial cycle
  • First edition features Chinese artist Liu Wenqi
  • Exhibition pairs Liu's porcelain with Song dynasty Qingbai porcelains
  • Qingbai pieces are part of an upcoming auction
  • Cycle titled 'Dialogues — Echoes of the Classical and Contemporary Perspectives'
  • Program explores resonances between heritage and contemporary creation
  • Focus on material, form, and sensibility continuities
  • Exhibition conceived as a bridge between past and present

Entities

Artists

  • Liu Wenqi

Institutions

  • Artcurial

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