ASIA WEEK NEW YORK AUTUMN 2024 EXHIBITION
Gold from Dragon City: Masterpieces of Three Yan From Liaoning, 337–436
September 5, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Curator’s Lecture: September 6, 2024, 6:30-8pm
International Symposium: October 19, 9:30am-5:30pm
DCTA Gallery Tour & Workshop: September 5, 2024-January 5, 2025
We are pleased to present the landmark exhibition, Gold from Dragon City: Masterpieces of Three Yan from Liaoning, 337–436, during this season’s Asia Week New York Autumn 2024.
Nearly 70 years of archeological excavations in the capital of the three Yan states — Dragon City (longcheng), today’s Chaoyang in Liaoning province — have revealed extraordinary treasures, such as a dazzling golden headdress called buyao. The landmark exhibition presents these precious artworks and cultural objects for the first time in the United States. Featured objects include sculptures, bronze mirrors, inkstones, imperial seals, and ceramic vessels, with highlights of gold ornaments and equestrian objects. The exhibition attempts to illustrate and revive the faded history of ethnic integration and cultural exchange along the Steppe-Silk Road that transformed northern China more than 1,600 years ago.
Marking a historic milestone, this exhibition stands as the first presentation in the United States exclusively dedicated to the cultural and artistic heritage of northern China’s ancient Three-Yan society. It will provide insight into multiple aspects of this heritage through four distinctive sections: Diversified Culture of the Three Yan; Mural Art of the Three Yan; Gold Art of the Three Yan; and Horse Ornaments in the Decorative Arts of the Three Yan.
There will also be a host of related programs throughout the run of the exhibition that offer greater insight and depth:
A Curator’s Lecture on September 6 offers a peek into the unique perspective of the distinguished experts who excavated, studied, or organized the exhibition. For more information and tickets, click here or contact Tracy Jiao at [email protected].
A full-day symposium on October 19 provides an immersive environment to investigate Three Yan artifacts alongside prominent scholars in the field. For more information and tickets, click here or please contact Tracy Jiao at [email protected].
Our innovative art education program Discover China Through Art (DCTA) is for groups interested in our exhibitions. Each group visit consists of a three-part program featuring a presentation, a docent-led gallery tour, and a hands-on activity in which we will do a gold buyao headdress ornaments-making workshop. To learn about DCTA or register your group, click here or contact Yue Ma at [email protected].
To learn more about the exhibit, click here.
UPCOMING EVENT
China Institute in America Mid-Autumn Festival 2024
September 21, 2024 from 2-5pm
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at China Institute in America for the entire family!
Mid-autumn is one of the most celebrated holidays in China – a time for families to get together under the full moon and light up lanterns to symbolically illuminate the path to success for the rest of the year.
Join us at this signature event on Saturday September 21 to enjoy hand puppet shows, music performances, mooncake-making, traditional Han garments, sugar paintings, our new exhibition, and so much more!
To view the day’s schedule and purchase tickets, click here.
