Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Getty Center, Los Angeles
Join us for a screening of *Of Color and Ink*, a documentary about the remarkable journey of artist Chang Dai-chien (1899–1983), China’s foremost painter of the 20th century. Director Weimin Zhang documents her 12-year journey to unravel the mysteries and controversies surrounding Chang’s decades of exile in South America, Europe, and the United States. In the 1940s, Chang spent a formative period in Dunhuang, studying and copying the ancient Mogao Cave murals— [the subject of a 2016 Getty Research Institute exhibition][1]—which inspired renewed public interest in the murals and refined Chang’s techniques. *Of Color and Ink* offers an illuminating, revelatory, and entertaining exploration of one of the most influential giants of 20th-century art. The film will be followed by a conversation with director and producer Weimin Zhang, writer Carl Nagin, director of the Chang Dai-chien Research Center Yudan Zhang, and USC professor Meiling Cheng. After the screening, join us for a reception sponsored by the Getty Research Institute Council. DIRECTED, PRODUCED and EDITED BY: Weimin Zhang. 102 minutes, 2024. Chinese with English subtitles. This program is part of the [Art on Screen][2] series, which celebrates moving-image media and its intersection with art and art histories. 誠邀您參加紀錄片《萬里千尋》（Of Color and Ink）的放映及研討會。本片講述了從東方走向西方的藝術家張大千（1899–1983）的非凡人生歷程。作為20世紀中國最重要的畫家之一，張大千曾被譽為「五百年來第一人」 以及「東方的畢加索」。 導演張偉民歷時十二年，影片深入挖掘大量珍貴的歷史活動影像與文獻資料，真實呈現張大千鮮為人知的海外藝術生涯， 極具文獻價值。20世紀40年代，張大千曾在敦煌度過一段重要時期，潛心研究並臨摹莫高窟壁畫——這一主題亦成為2016年蓋蒂研究所展覽的焦點——不僅重新激發了世人對敦煌壁畫的關注，也進一步錘鍊並昇華了他的藝術技法。 透過創新的影像語言與視覺風格，《萬里千尋》通過對歷史影像的深入挖掘與分析，以及大量實地調研與紀錄拍攝，生動刻畫了一位東方藝術家對中國傳統文化理念的堅守與傳播，使當代觀眾得以感受這位具有全球影響力的藝術家的心路歷程。 放映結束後，將舉行映後對談。出席嘉賓包括導演兼製片人張偉民、作家 Carl Nagin、四川博物院張大千研究中心主任張玉丹，以及主持人——南加州大學戲劇批評研究教授鄭美玲。 The conversation will be available on the [Getty Research Institute YouTube channel][3] following the event. Visit the Getty Research Institute's [Exhibitions and Events page][4] for more free programs. [1]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/exhibitions/cave_temples_dunhuang/index.html [2]: https://www.getty.edu/whats-on/art-on-screen/ [3]: https://www.youtube.com/c/gettyresearch [4]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/