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The Buddhist Caves of Dunhuang: Treasure Trove in the
Chinese Gobi Desert
Dr. Mimi Gates
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(This lecture will be in
English. For the Chinese version of the
announcement, please click here.)
The
Renwen Society at China Institute is pleased to present a special
lecture by Dr. Mimi Gardner Gates on Saturday, May 21,
2011. Her illustrated lecture, entitled The
Buddhist Caves of Dunhuang: Treasure Trove in the Chinese Gobi Desert, will situate the
site of Dunhuang geographically, trace its intriguing history, discuss
how the paintings and sculptures at the sacred and singular Mogao Caves
were created and who were the patrons and artists, and what is going on
today at Dunhuang to preserve art created over one millennium (4th-14thc.).
Now
Director Emerita, Dr. Gates was Director of the Seattle Art Museum for
fifteen remarkable years (1994-2009). Under her leadership, the
Olympic Sculpture Park was created; the downtown museum was expanded;
and the artistic program achieved a high level of excellence.
Mimi
Gates is a scholar of Asian art with a B.A. from Stanford University in
Asian History; M.A. in Oriental and Chinese Studies from the University
of Iowa; and Ph.D. in Art History from Yale University.
Prior to moving to Seattle, she was at the Yale University Art Gallery,
where she was Curator of Asian Art (1975-1986) and subsequently
promoted to Director (1987-1994). Traces of the Brush:
Studies in Chinese Calligraphy and Bones of Jade, Soul of Ice:
The Flowering Plum in Chinese Art are among the major exhibitions
of Chinese art organized during her tenure at the Yale Art Gallery.
Dr.
Gates previously served as President of the Association of Art Museum
Directors and chaired the Federal Indemnity Panel (1999 – 2002)
at the National Endowment for the Arts. She is currently a member of
the Governing Board of the Yale University Art Gallery and a fellow of
the Yale Corporation and chair of The Dunhuang Foundation.
The Greater China Society at the Business School
of Columbia University, Columbia
University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CUCSSA) and Impact Abroad are
cosponsors of the event.
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Admissions: free for Renwen members and Columbia University students. $5 for
non-members. Advance registration and payment are requested. To
register online, please fill out the following form. To make payment
online, please click the following button. For inquiries, please
call (646) 912-8861 or email
renwen@chinainstitute.org.
This event will be held at
Uris Hall
301 (Business School) of
Columbia University. Click here to see a map.
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