The students of the School of Art got the news in the Facebook group early this morning that they could discuss "the international exchange of art and China" with Lin Haven, Jeff, Kady, Gottlieb and others, and the adrenaline rushed for anyone who was interested in exchange or China.

Take a look at these names.

All of them are gold-lettered signboards made of US dollars, euros, and renminbi.

10 million, 20 million, 30 million, it seems that ordinary people can unimaginate numbers, they only need a few random strokes - this is the impression given by contemporary art, painting is a breeze, no need to be like, no need to be regular, only need to be able to express all kinds of strange meanings, and then be able to say an explanation that everyone agrees with - whether it is said by themselves or by critics.

In fact, many abstract works are very large, several meters long and wide, and like Monet's water lilies at the Musée de l'Orangerie, it still takes a bit of effort to paint. And when people stand in front of them, this large-scale smearing can also give people a sense of impact, which is regarded by many as one of the evidence of the meaning of abstract works. But in fact, long ago, in the time of Michelangelo and Raphael, the large frescoes they painted for churches were far more striking than these specious abstract works—scale and beauty, one plus one is greater than the effect of two.

The students were attracted by the names of the guests, the elegant Art Institute of Chicago, the beautiful campus between the mountains and rivers, early in the morning, there were a lot of people running wildly, whether they were usually calm or not, they couldn't be calm at this time.

800 seats, 768 places, first come, first served, last served, can only see if they are allowed to stand.

"Jeff Koonsna, oh, I love his Balloon Dogs, it's a great work of art. ”

"Cady, Cady, he's my idol!"

"Huh, what about Lin Haven, what about Gottlieb?" Someone finally found out, "Isn't Lin Haven coming today?"

Looking at the stumbling discussions below, as well as the doubts on the faces of many people, Dean Tony's face was very stinky.

Thankfully, Jeff Koons was able to afford the event, and the students, especially those who were interested in classicism, were disappointed, but most were satisfied to meet the likes of Jeff and Cardi.

As for Lin Haven, he is a foreigner after all, and Adrian Gottlieb is not so top-notch.

The symposium was successfully completed, or rather quite smoothly, and the symposium that started at 10 o'clock and ended until nearly 2 o'clock in the afternoon was over, and everyone was obviously still unsatisfied - although when the question was asked, someone mentioned Lin Haven, which caused a little embarrassment.

But on the whole, the effect was good, and Dean Tony's face was somewhat softened.

......

"Dean. "Colin's cutie, at a very opportune moment, showed up. After returning from the hotel, Colin has been scrolling through various social media, hoping to see Lin Haven's whereabouts, whether he has returned to Huaguo, or has he gone somewhere else?

Brushing and brushing, he really got one.

A visitor to the Metropolitan Museum: "I seem to have seen Haven Lin just now, I'm not sure if I'm dazzled, but he's in the U.S., isn't he? And his big security guard, too, he's coming to the Met? God, I don't know if I'll be able to meet again." ”

It was almost two hours from Chicago to New York, and Lin Haven left the hotel before nine o'clock, Colin looked at his watch, and at 13:47 in the afternoon, it was five hours, and the time was about the same.

"Why are you going to New York? Why don't you visit the Met? Our art gallery is also very good. Colin muttered a few words, and continued to search Facebook, like a pervert of personal flesh information.

Soon, his search went smoothly, and Lin Haiwen's news quickly increased.

One of the most authoritative ones, from the Metropolitan Museum's special page, posted an announcement at the beginning of 2 o'clock.

"The famous painter Lin Haven will meet you at the Metropolitan Museum of Art later, so stay tuned. ”

Colin looked confused.

The official itinerary?

So if Tony hadn't changed the format of the symposium, how would Lin Haven have participated in the Met's itinerary? Could it be that after the cancellation here, the Met temporarily arranged it for him? This is also incredible, why would the Met cooperate with Lin Haven and make their art academy ugly?

Although it also has a large museum and has a certain degree of competition, it will not make the Met so mad.

But then, no matter how he searched, he couldn't find more specific information, the metropolis has various exhibitions and activities almost every day, and no one knows which one Lin Haven is going to participate in, Colin can't guess when he looks at it.

But he didn't feel particularly good, so as soon as the discussion was over, he couldn't wait to find Tony - seeing that Tony was in a good mood, it was really good, and Colin was afraid of being scolded.

"Got in touch with Lin Haven?" Tony looked at Colin, and then thought of Lin Haven, and his brows furrowed again: "Tell him that the discussion is over, and there will be a chance to cooperate again." ”

There's a chance to hell, get out of the way—Tony growled.

"Uh, no, I haven't reached him yet. Colin was a little embarrassed: "I just saw some of his latest news. ”

"What's the news?"

Colin hurriedly handed over his phone: "Look, this is the special page of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, they have announced what kind of event Lin Haven will participate in, I don't know the specific event yet, but this is very strange, according to the itinerary, he can't arrange things in New York today, at this point in time." He couldn't have expected us to change our arrangement, otherwise he had planned to release our pigeons?"

Tony read the Met's Facebook several times, but of course, he couldn't see anything.

"It can't be...... You look at a little and there is a message to notify me. ”

"Okay. ”

......

New York, Metropolitan Museum.

"It's great that you're here. "Jensen, the manager of the Metropolitan Museum's exhibition department, and Hirst, the curator, were really excited to watch. In fact, it is not only because of Lin Haiwen's real appearance, but also because of the evaluation results of "Outside the Window of the Studio and the Black Dragon Pool" at the Metropolitan Museum.

After Wang Peng and Lu Danze arrived in New York with "Black Dragon Pond", they were inseparable from this painting.

They looked at the group of experts and professors of different colors around this painting, their casual expressions became more and more serious, and their plain eyes became more and more shocked, at first, it was just Jensen, Hirst and the experts, and then the leaders of the metropolis, and then a few older people, when Wang Peng listened to Jensen's introduction, it was the same as if he had never seen the market.

Authoritative critic, well-known painter, art professor...... He had seen all of these names when he was looking at English materials, and some of them in particular were also very concerned about Lin Haven, one of whom was Robert Rick, who first introduced the definition of "source classicism" to the United States. Of course, Wang Peng is more familiar with them, after all, he is often intoxicated by foreigners' praise of Lin Haven - very enjoyable.