As one of the cultural celebration activities for the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Spain, the opening ceremony of "New Horizons - The Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition" took place on the evening of October 15, 2013, at the Conde Duque Cultural Center. The Ambassador to Spain, Zhu Bangzao, was invited to attend the ceremony and delivered a speech. Over 100 people attended the ceremony, including Taboada, Director of the International Cooperation Promotion Department of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pedro Clar, Director of the Arts, Sports, and Tourism Department of the Madrid City Government, David Elquido, District Mayor of the Madrid Central Area, Zhuang Lixiao, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Spain, Luo Jun, Director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Madrid, a delegation from the National Art Museum of China, and representatives from various sectors of society.
This exhibition is jointly hosted by the National Art Museum of China, the Conde Duque Cultural Center, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, and the Chinese Cultural Center in Madrid, with the Chinese Embassy in Spain and the Spanish Embassy in China serving as co-organizers. The National Art Museum of China carefully selected 60 representative works including Chinese paintings, oil paintings, sculptures, and photography created since the reform and opening up of China in 1978, which broadly reflect the changes in contemporary China over the past 30 years and the innovative developments in art. This is the first appearance of the National Art Museum of China's collection in Spain.
The exhibition will be held at the Conde Duque Cultural Center until January 2014.
Source: Chinese Embassy in Spain