Chinese arts travel the world
<p><span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ottoman">Ottoman</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glorious">glorious</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="straddling">straddling</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="exhibitions">exhibitions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="Biennial">Biennial</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 20 <span word="with">with</span> 88 <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> "<span word="Mom">Mom</span>, <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="barbarian">barbarian</span>?". <span word="It">It</span> <span word="examines">examines</span> <span word="dichotomies">dichotomies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="barbarity">barbarity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>, <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singular">singular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universal">universal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="randomness">randomness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biennale">biennale</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="acclaimed">acclaimed</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Qingsong">Qingsong</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="showcasing">showcasing</span> 27 <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>.</p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="exhibited">exhibited</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Pavilion">Pavilion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venice">Venice</span> <span word="Biennale">Biennale</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span>, <span word="staged">staged</span>, <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="overflowing">overflowing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="objects">objects</span>.</p><p><span word="Works">Works</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Qingsong">Qingsong</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="Biennial">Biennial</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="ofconsumerism">ofconsumerism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Provided">Provided</span> <span word="toChina">toChina</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="urbanization">urbanization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Westernization">Westernization</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumerism">consumerism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="Follow">Follow</span> <span word="Me">Me</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="prints">prints</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="CCTV">CCTV</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1982.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p>
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