Tate Britain's blockbuster show in China draws 600,000 visitors
The Tate Britain's exhibition 'Landscapes of the Mind: Masterpieces From Tate Britain (1700-1980)' at the Shanghai Museum attracted over 600,000 visitors in 14 weeks, with more than 6,000 people per day from April to August. The show featured 70 paintings from the 18th century by artists including Thomas Gainsborough, J.M.W. Turner, John Constable, Thomas Girtin, Alexander Cozens, John Robert Cozens, and John Everett Millais. It is part of a traveling project in China; after Shanghai, it moved to the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing, running until November 6, 2018. The exhibition focuses on the history of 18th-century landscape painting in England and its influence on future generations.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Landscapes of the Mind: Masterpieces From Tate Britain (1700-1980)' held at Shanghai Museum
- Over 600,000 visitors in 14 weeks (April to August)
- More than 6,000 visitors per day
- 70 paintings from the 18th century
- Artists include Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, Girtin, Cozens, and Millais
- Part of a traveling project in China
- Now at National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing until November 6, 2018
- Focus on 18th-century English landscape painting and its legacy
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Gainsborough
- Joseph Mallord William Turner
- John Constable
- Thomas Girtin
- Alexander Cozens
- John Robert Cozens
- John Everett Millais
Institutions
- Tate Britain
- Shanghai Museum
- National Art Museum of China (NAMOC)
Locations
- London
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- China