Title: What can current art contribute to the construction of the identity system of Chinese civilization?
Time: November 16, 2025, 8:30-12:30
Venue: Room 310, East Building, Gulou Campus, Nanjing University
Speaker: Wang Yichuan, Distinguished Professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, Chairman of Beijing Literary and Art Critics Association, Vice President of China Aesthetics Association.
Moderator: Zhao Kuiying, Dean of the School of Arts, Nanjing University.
Content Summary:
This lecture will explore the dynamic interplay between the construction of an identity system of Chinese civilization and artistic creation, proposing a five-level theoretical model comprising values, social institutions, renewable classics, global media mechanisms, and sensory symbolic representation. It will examine three current artistic practices and employ an analytical framework based on four criteria. The lecture aims to illuminate how art can offer emotionally resonant and culturally significant expressions of civilizational identity, supporting and inspiring creators and scholars engaged in China’s long-term cultural construction project.
