Beautified China
The Architectural Revolution
2019 - China
China has undergone a tremendous evolution wherein architecture has been at the forefront of it all. Over the past 2 decades, as China opened up, a string of world events was hosted in the country. First and foremost, the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing showed a new face to the world. A series of groundbreaking sportvenues hosted a succesful Olympic games. As with many Olympics, the games and the years long preperation leading up to it, bring an enormous amount of enthusiasm that combined with economical and political efforts can transform a city (and an entire nation) when done well. As Beijing prepared to show the world its new face, it recruited an interesting set of well known international architects to design and realize key buildings in the city.
“As China was portrayed in the media as a place where architects get carte blanche to build whatever they want without any link to the context, this notion has been very much exaggerated. China is a place where architecture takes on extraordinary shapes, which at times are hard to be associated with ‘buildings’ Architecture is seen as icons: easy to understand in quick glimpse, unique in its massing, and at time defy the rules of its typology.”
Beautified China - The Architectural Revolution
Macau
2024, November 9 - 17
As part of The Belgian Days Hong Kong / Macau, Beautified China was exhibited at Albergue, Macau.
Showcasing the best of Belgium, Kris Provoost exhibited 11 works out the Beautified China series. Displayed as large prints, some of the most iconic buildings built in China were shown for the first time in Macau.
Works by Belgian sculptor Stef. were also shown in the same venue to compliment the artworks.
On November 9th, Consul General of Belgium David Lomastro was present to open the exhibition to the public.
