Comprising 60 hand-painted scrolls, hanging scrolls, fans, screens and albums, Lyrical Traditions is drawn from the collection of Phoenix residents Marilyn and Roy Papp. Organized by the Phoenix Museum of Art, the exhibition also features magnificent paintings produced in the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties. Works in the exhibition show how artists followed stylistic conventions and perpetuated ancient social values related to Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, while exploring the wide range of expressive approaches possible within that framework. Lyrical Traditions and the concurrent exhibition Whispering Wind: Recent Chinese Photography will be the first exhibitions of Chinese art shown at the Frist Center.

Lyrical Traditions: Four Centuries of Chinese Painting from the Papp Collection has been organized by the Phoenix Art Museum.

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Location: Ingram Gallery


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This exhibition is supported by The HCA Foundation on behalf of HCA and the TriStar Family of Hospitals.


Image: Lu Hui (1851–1920). Album of Figure Paintings after Old Masters (Leaf C). Album of 10 leaves, ink, and colors on silk; each leaf 11 x 14 in. Collection of Roy and Marilyn Papp, courtesy of Phoenix Art Museum