A clip of ink animation "Idyll" from Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Artists from all over the country have been racking their brains to come up with a plan of how to revive this art form - the results are presented in the show "2006 Revival: New Ink Art Shanghai" at Zhu Qizhan Art Museum and Duolun Museum of Modern Art this month.

The show boasts 42 artists, some firmly established while others emerging. Organizers say it's not only a revival but the "rebirth" of ink art.

Due to the large size of the show, it's divided into nine sections-five at Zhu Qizhan and four at Duolun Museum. Seven sections are ordinary paintings while the other two are animation and video.

In the hall on the first floor in Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, ink animations, "A Retrospective of Chinese Ink Animation," from Shanghai Animation Film Studio are projected on a screen. Ink animations from the 1960s to the 1980s such as "Fight Between Snipe and Calm," "Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy," "The Cowboy's Flute" and "The Land" have won worldwide acclaim.

On the other hand, video artists Chen Shaoxiong, Chen Shubin and Qiu Anxiong are searching for new possibilities to present their work in a modern and digital format. Their works are shown on the same floor.  


Date/Time: 10am-5pm, through June 6 (closed Mondays) 
Location 1: Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, No.580, Ouyanglu
Location 2: Duolun Museum of Modern Art, No.27, Duolunlu
Price: RMB 10 for adult/RMB 5 for children
Tel: 021-56710743