Gao Wingjian at 4A: an exceptional 1day exhibition

The interior landscapes of Gao Xingjian
>
> The Asia-Australia Arts Centre will hold a one-day exhibition on
> Thursday 23rd November 2006, of seven Chinese ink paintings by 2000
> Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian – including the 300 cm long painting Goût
> de l’encre – to celebrate the new HarperCollins publication of his
> book The Case for Literature.
>
> Mabel Lee, of the University of Sydney, who has made Gao Xingjian’s
> works available in the English language through her acclaimed
> translations, will present a talk at 6.30pm on the topic: “Art and 
> Literature in the Life of Gao Xingjian”.
>
> Best known internationally as a novelist and playwright, Gao
> Xingjian’s paintings grace the covers of the HarperCollins editions
of
> his books Soul Mountain (2000), One Man’s Bible (2002), Buying a
> Fishing Rod for My Grandfather (2004), and The Case for Literature
> (2006).
>
> The Asia Australia Arts Centre is delighted to host the first
> exhibition of Gao Xingjian’s paintings in Australia, which will
> include four original works, three limited-edition prints, and a
> number of posters for his plays.
>
> Gao Xingjian’s first solo exhibitions were held in 1985, in Beijing,
> Berlin and Vienna. He has since held more than forty solo exhibitions
> in France, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, Spain and
> Belgium. In 2005 a major retrospective exhibition of sixty works was
> held at the Singapore Art Museum, and in 2007 he will hold a solo
> exhibition at Notre Dame University in Chicago.
>
> His paintings have been included in major international exhibitions
> and public collections, and have been collected by private collectors
> from all parts of the world.  

Events and exhibitions at The Asia Australia Arts Centre (Gallery 4a)
are free and open to the public. We cordially invite you to join us.

The Asia Australia Arts Centre (Gallery 4a)
181-187 Hay Street Sydney NSW 2000
ph (02) 9212 0380 f (02) 9555 0873