On October 19th, the opening seminar of "Reform Mission: Guangdong Art Centennial Exhibition" was held at the Shanghai Art Museum (China Art Museum). More than 30 art theorists and artists from across the country, including Guangdong and Shanghai, engaged in in-depth exchanges and discussions on two major topics, namely "Modern and Contemporary Chinese Fine Arts and Guangdong's Practice" and "Regional Interaction and Historical Narratives in Guangdong's Modern and Contemporary Art."

"Guangdong Art Centennial Exhibition is a rich cultural gift to the people of Shanghai, while also allowing both Chinese and international visitors in Shanghai to witness China's cultural and historical journey over the past century," said Li Lei, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Artists Association, Professor at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and Director of the Shanghai Haipai Art Museum. "This is a phenomenal cultural event, which not only showcases a century of Guangdong fine arts but also inspires Shanghai to reflect on its own past century."

Wang Yichuan, Party Secretary and Executive Director of the Shanghai Art Museum, revealed on site that the Guangdong Art Centennial Exhibition was just the beginning. In the future, an Art Walk route featuring Guangdong artists in Shanghai will also be created, revitalizing historic sites where masters like Lin Fengmian and Gao Jianfu once worked and lived. By integrating culture and tourism, the initiative aims to bring more ordinary citizens closer to these artistic masters.

"Since the 1980s, Guangdong's contemporary art has developed with a strong regional character in its art and experiment in Southern China, leading the nation," noted Li Xu, Director of the Theory and Curation Committee of the Shanghai Artists Association and Professor at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. "Beyond contemporary art, Guangdong has also taken the lead in museum development nationwide. When other cities were still lagging, Guangzhou and Shenzhen had already established six art museums, setting an exemplary model for the entire country."

艺术名家共聚广东美术百年大展开幕研讨会，同探新时代美术高峰

10月19日，“其命惟新——广东美术百年大展”开幕研讨会在上海美术馆（中华艺术宫）举行，来自广东、上海及全国各地的30余名艺术理论家及艺术家代表围绕“中国近现代美术与广东实践”和“广东近现代美术的区域互动与历史叙事”两大主题展开深入交流和讨论。

“广东美术百年大展是给上海人民一份丰厚的文化礼物，同时也能让在沪的中外观众看到中国百年来的文化历史进程。”上海美术家协会副主席、上海戏剧学院教授、上海海派艺术馆馆长李磊激动地说，“这是一次现象级的文化活动，不仅展现了广东美术百年，也刺激了上海回顾过去百年。”

上海美术馆党委书记、执行馆长王一川现场透露，广东美术百年大展只是一个开始，未来还将打造关于广东艺术家在上海的Art walk路线，将林风眠、高剑父等名家在上海工作生活过的旧址活化，用文旅融合的方式，让更多的普通市民走近艺术大师。

“广东当代艺术从20世纪80年代开始，南方艺术实验有强烈的地域特征，引领全国。”上海美协理论与策展艺委会主任、上海戏剧学院教授李旭说，除了当代艺术，广东在美术馆建设方面也走在全国前列。在其他城市相对滞后时，广州、深圳两城就出现了6个美术馆，给全国带了好头。

文丨记者 周欣怡 何晶 梁善茵
图丨记者 钟振彬 邓鼎园
翻译丨盛嘉
审校丨赵凡