Between Representations: The Historical and the Visionary in Chen Hongshouís Yaji

• Autores: Anne Burkus-Chasson
• Localización: Art bulletin, ISSN 0004-3079, Vol. 84, Nº 2, 2002, págs. 315-333
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Chen Hongshouís Yaji (Elegant Gathering) seems to portray a celebratory assembly of historical men. Yet it defies generic expectations. Chen questions the possibility of celebration during times of war. Presenting the assembly as an imaginary event, he introduces a story that throws into doubt the ability of the fictive actors to perceive the source of their salvation in a vision of the bodhisattva Guanyin. Working between fiction and history, between the visible and the invisible, Chen engages the viewer in contemporary debates about the nature of seeing and the efficacy of Buddhist practices.