As a complementary activity to the exhibition "Beyond Language - Contemporary Chinese Realism", master Xu Mangyao, one of the most important representatives of Chinese oil painting, will hold a lecture at MEAM · Museu Europeu d'Art Modern through which he will take us to journey through the history of realism in China.

From the Ming and Qing dynasty to the influence of the Soviet Union, from the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949 until the time of the Reform and the Opening of China, until the new generation of painters, Xu Mangyao will reveal some of the highlights of the development of oil painting in China.

The lecture will be in English and will take place at MEAM · Museu Europeu d'Art Modern this Saturday, April 13th at 11 am.

Free access for artists, Barcelona Academy of Art Students, Friend of the MEAM Card, MEAM Free Access Card, and Artists Club of Barcelona Art Experience.