Everyday Legend
Reinventing Traditions in Contemporary Chinese Art
The project
Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, composed by six partners, the two-year international network project Everyday Legend: Reinventing Traditions in Chinese Contemporary Art (2016 - 2018) takes on an interdisciplinary approach to the subject beyond the fields of arts and crafts, and is extended to the perspectives of anthropology, socio-politics, cultural policy and tourism.
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This network is composed by representatives from six international institutions. Each institution has hosted a project event or participated in the research within this forum, to facilitate interviews, debates and discussions.
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The unique situation of contemporary China with fragmented traditions provides challenges, as well as opportunities, certainly for art, where traditions can be reassessed and reinvented through creative practice. The Everyday Legend project explores these themes through its exhibitions which premiered in Shanghai and Birmingham.
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