British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Gordon Brown), announced that Beijing will open in the spring exhibition of the works of famous artist Joseph Mellorda William Turner (Joseph Mallord William Turner). Visit exhibition at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) will be from 13 April to 3 July 2009. The project was made possible through the joint efforts of representatives of the British Council, Tate Gallery and the Museum NAMOC.

For the first time in China will be a large-scale exhibition presenting paintings and watercolors from the collection of the famous landscape Tate Gallery. Even larger exposure works with Turner's success is now in the Pushkin Museum to them. Alexander Pushkin, it closes on 15 February . According to available data, the Moscow exhibition has already visited more than 100 thousand people.

«Turner exhibition in China - a very significant event, which is the result of several years of fruitful cooperation with our colleagues from NAMOC, - the director of Tate Britain Stephen Dyushar (Stephen Deuchar). - We are very pleased that now, thousands of people China will be able to feel the power and elegance of the work performed by one of the great Western masters ».

William Turner is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the history of British painting. Tate Gallery will provide the Chinese Museum 80 paintings and graphic works. The exhibition will be presented such significant works as the «ice storm. The transition of Hannibal across the Alps »(1812),« The decline of Carthage »(1817), as well as the« Castle Norhem. Dawn »(1845).

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Source: artdaily.com , bbc.co.uk , artinvestment.ru