PASSAGES: SCULPTURE BY LIU SHIMING

 Liu Shiming

PASSAGES: Sculpture by Liu Shiming

Queens College

405 Klapper Hall

July 6 – August 18, 2022

Reception: Thursday, July 21, 6pm-8pm

PASSAGES: Sculpture by Liu Shiming celebrates the art of noted

sculptor, Liu Shiming (1926-2010), in a retrospective of works

covering six decades of artistic inquiry. The Godwin-Ternbach

Museum at Queens College (CUNY), is proud to present the first

exhibition in the borough of this work.

In a career running from 1950 - 2008, PASSAGES brings to light one

of China’s first generation of truly modern sculptors, schooled in

both ancient and traditional Chinese art and restoration techniques,

and at the same time, influenced by Western sculptors such as

Auguste Rodin. Liu’s work successfully married these disparate

worlds.

“Passages” in the title refers to the artist’s life and art, inextricably

linked throughout his oeuvre. In the exhibition, sixty-two sculptural

works in ceramic, wood, and bronze, along with twelve drawings

demonstrating the artist’s visual practice, will be shown in the

museum’s intimate spaces.

This presentation of PASSAGES : Sculpture by Liu Shiming at the

Godwin-Ternbach Museum represents the first collaboration with

Macaulay Honors College (CUNY), Liu Shiming Art Foundation,

theBlanc Art Space, and Liu Shiming Sculpture Museum. Godwin

-Ternbach Museum is honored to have this opportunity to introduce

Liu Shiming’s works to our community and beyond.