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Migrations of Memory-Wild Geese Descend on Level Sands IV, no. 1

Migrations of Memory-Wild Geese Descend on Level Sands IV, no. 1

2021
(Chinese, b. 1974)
Leaf: 38 x 60 cm (14 15/16 x 23 5/8 in.)

Did You Know?

The artist herself is an accomplished player of the qin, the musical instrument depicted beside the seated woman.

Description

As a female contemporary artist, Peng Wei is sensitive to the role of women and enjoys subtly updating Chinese painting. The landscape here features a female figure in nature. Traditionally women were confined to the domestic interior, while the experience of nature was reserved for the male figure.

The artist also breaches conventions by juxtaposing the landscape painting with an unrelated, affectionate letter from European composer, Gustav Mahler, to his wife Alma, presented in her own calligraphy.
  • 2021–2022
    Collection of the Artist, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2022–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Peng, Wei 彭薇, and Clarissa von Spee. Migrations of Memory: The Poetry and Power of Music by Chinese Artist Peng Wei in Collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art = 平沙落雁— 音樂的詩意與力量: 中國藝術家彭薇與克利夫蘭藝術博物館合作. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2021. Reproduced: cover and p. 8
  • Six Dynasties of Chinese Painting (Chinese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2023-May 5, 2024).
    Migrations of Memory––The Poetry and Power of Music (平沙落雁 — 音樂的詩意與力量) (Chinese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2021-May 8, 2022).
  • {{cite web|title=Migrations of Memory-Wild Geese Descend on Level Sands IV, no. 1|url=false|author=Peng Wei|year=2021|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.5