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Volume 6, Issue 2-3
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Abstract

This article focuses on the China pavilion of the as a case study. The theme of the pavilion, , revolved around the long history of Chinese tradition and offered a visual re-elaboration of it by means of contemporary art and folk art. The works exhibited drew on Chinese mythology, masterpieces of Chinese art history, philosophical concepts and handcraft traditions, hence presenting a variegated image of (contemporary) Chinese art. This exhibition offers opportunities for a critical reading of the relationship between contemporary art and tradition implied by the theme , and I will explore the narrative and curatorial discourse it presented to the audience.

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