Calligraphy Exhibition to mark 70th anniversary of Sino-Russian diplomatic relations

The Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting exhibition will open at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, Moscow, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China.

Big Asia TV channel

By Ilya Zalevsky:
Calligraphy is a complex, exquisite, and unique art, one that demands great concentration but is always rewarding.
The name of our channel was carefully written by calligraphy master Yuri Koverdyaev. He has been practicing the art for 40 years now and has excelled at what has become his passion. He is currently an instructor at the School of Historic Calligraphy. He is pleased with his students’ progress and says they are good at combining elements of calligraphy and painting. Calligraphers are essentially artists, their paper is canvas.

Yuri Koverdyaev, calligrapher, teacher:
There are boys and girls, they are really good. Of course, we have gifted students who are quick learners, who make excellent progress. I am very happy for them and very proud, too.

Reporter:
Yuri’s mastery and skills make a nice addition to the presentation of the Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting exhibition, which will be held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and will mark the 70th anniversary of Sino-Russian diplomatic relations.

Ambassador to Russia Li Hui:
As you know, at present, China and Russia are enjoying the best period in their relationship. Deepening of our cooperation in the cultural field plays a very important and unique part in this process. Culture is a means of deepening and strengthening the traditional friendship between our countries.

Reporter:
Over 400 works by China’s top contemporary calligraphers and artists will be displayed at the exhibition, representing a wealth of styles, from traditional to avant-garde. Visitors will have a chance to admire magnificent masterpieces from 23 Chinese provinces. They will be put on display for the first time ever not only in Moscow but in the whole world.

Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy:
When the initiative comes from people themselves, when we are not given any specific instructions, when it just happens naturally... How is that possible? It is the field we work in — this is a calligraphy museum. As a MGIMO University student, it is not difficult for me to look at the calendar and gather that we are having a major interesting event next year. And it is hard for me to say whether we discovered calligraphy or it discovered us.

Reporter:
The guests of the presentation could also see a display of handwritten New Year cards dating back to the mid-20th century. The cards were given by Chinese people to their Russian comrades as a token of friendship and have long been considered lost during the Cultural Revolution in China.

Ilya Zalevsky, Sergey Novikov, Victor Sukhotin – Big Asia.