The point of art

Academy sends teams to various locations to understand and redefine our creative process.

Art reflects the time it was created and also the locality. The China Academy of Art, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, decided to delve into the historical and anthropological significance underlying the realm of art, extracting profound insights from each unique locale.

The locations 12 selected teams from the academy went to throughout the summer were inspirational. These places included Lufeng Dinosaur Valley in China's Yunnan province, the Amazon Basin in South America, Icelandic volcanoes, and the Rusakov Workers' Club in Russia, among other pivotal sites.

Last month, the teams from the academy convened at the recently inaugurated Liangzhu campus, in Hangzhou, to host the Reports From the World event and the Starplex exhibition. During this gathering, they collectively shared thoughts, posed intriguing questions, and presented key findings arising from their diverse global expeditions.

The whole project, themed on "mutual learning of civilizations", is the centerpiece of a series of events celebrating the 95th anniversary of the academy, which aims to view human civilization as a whole, transcending temporal and spatial boundaries.