China Pavilion opens at Malta's first art biennale
China DailyA poster for the exhibition "Tracing". The China Pavilion at Malta's first art biennale was officially launched at Fort St Elmo in Valletta on Friday, serving as a new platform to open up new dialogues between Chinese artists and their peers from Malta and around the world. Spread over two interconnected exhibition halls, the China Pavilion showcases over 100 pieces of artwork by contemporary Chinese artist Yan Shanchun, who was inspired by the West Lake, an iconic tourist destination in Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang province. The exhibition is hosted by the China Cultural Centre in Malta in collaboration with Shenzhen International Cultural Exchange Association and Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, with the support of the Chinese embassy in Malta. Yan Weixin, director of Shenzhen Contemporary Art and Urban Planning Museum, and curator of the China Pavilion, said the China Pavilion is dedicated to exploring the propositions shared among Chinese and Western paintings, and the possibilities of revisiting and recreating historical heritages.