Chinese Art at the MACRO Museum of Rome

The exhibition, which will be open until March 4 at the headquarters of the Museum MACRO Testaccio (Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4) proposes a group of artists selected not only for their talent, but also for belonging  to the same parent generation, linked to the post-revolutionary student movements and the ideas and inspirations that emerged from them. Their aesthetic codes and also the formal solutions they find, pay close attention in the media and popular culture to build a new identity and try to recognize it and feel  it represented.

Thus we find different languages: photography, installation, performance, video art and, of course, painting, which in ancient Chinese tradition has been defined as “thinking in action.” In addition, this exhibition is part of a larger project: the International Biennial of Culture “Vie della Seta” which in its programming, offers a wide variety of events in an attempt to generate an in-depth and multidisciplinary movement in Italy.

The stars in the exhibit are undoubtedly the famous Gao Brothers, along with Dominique Simone Rossi and Lora who are also the curators of the exhibition. These artists, known for their experimentation with new media, reflect on the spiritual crisis that threatens the lives of individuals and societies covering a whole spectrum of emotions. These works, in fact, intended to represent the installation of panic in humans because of their desire to want to have a direct and almost total control over events in the world around them.

We also find Lu Feifei, Lei Chang, Wu Xiaojun, Xinmo Li, Shen Ruijun, Gao Shen, Sung Ping and Sun Lei. They all express a common concern about the future of China, especially in relation to the dynamics of social, cultural and economic environment. They show the internal tensions of a country we know only in part, where some are fragmentary and partial, they attempt to integrate showing a face that they have not seen before, certainly an enriching perspective. It also investigates the possibilities of dialogue between ethics and aesthetics applied to the relationship between man and nature, with the goal – certainly utopian – of an ecologically and economically sustainable world. You can find more information on the official website: