2007.6.2. Seattle Asian Art Museum. Temporary exhibition: Of Nature and Friendship: Modern Chinese Paintings from the Khoan and Michael Sullivan Collection. An impressive collection of the 20th century Chinese painting and calligraphy, including works from Zhang Daqian (张大千), Lin Fengmian (林风眠), and Wu Zuoren (吳作人), and some very nice modern paintings.
A free day (first Saturday). A symposium about 20th century Chinese paintings was held in the auditorium. I listened to one talk by a Chinese art historian about the formation and development of Chinese art school in 1920s till 40s, and another talk by a Japanese woman about the Japanese influences to the Chinese artist in the 1930s and 40s. A few groups staged tents outside in the park, including a Korean stall making lotus lamps for kids.