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Bonington Archive #8: Descendants of the Dragon

An art installation featuring three colorful traditional Chinese dragon or lion dance heads mounted on white pedestals in a gallery space.
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The latest archival offering from 麻豆视频 highlights Descendants of the Dragon (1991), an exhibition celebrating the dragon’s role in Chinese-British culture. Curated by Alex Jov膷i膰-Sas, this collection includes photographs, reports, and original bilingual captions. Free and open to all.

  • From: Saturday 22 March 2025, 10 am
  • To: Saturday 10 May 2025, 3 pm
  • Location: 麻豆视频, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham, NG1 4GG
  • Cost: Free
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Descendants of the Dragon, 1991 highlighted the Chinese community within Britain, exploring the importance of the dragon within celebrations. The exhibition showed many scriptural/puppet works which were related to the dragon and other animals that were present in ritual celebrations in Chinese-British culture.

It showcased Chinese artists based in the East Midlands, as well as works from China. The majority of the space was filled with sculptural works that were used in ritual and festival settings, including a large dragon's head at its centre, and a long boat positioned to the side. The ceiling of the gallery was covered with kites of different animals, including cranes, eagles, owls, and butterflies.

Curated by Alex Jov膷i膰-Sas, the Bonington Archive cabinet (located in the foyer space outside our main gallery) contains photographs from the original exhibition, alongside condition drawings/reports for the main piece which sat in the centre of the gallery. Also included are some of the original captions, written in Mandarin and translated into English.

This exhibition has recently been researched by Dr Vivien Chen who was looking into diasporic East Asian artists in the East Midlands.

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Bonington Building
Dryden Street
 Nottingham
 NG1 4GG

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