Thilo Westermann Migrations

During residencies in China, the UK and USA, Westermann worked closely with internationally renowned scholars, inviting them to share their expertise in Chinese porcelain, the cultural history of peony flowers, botanical illustration, appropriation in the arts, chinoiseries and europeries.
The contributions to this volume either result from his discussions with these authors and experts or reflect his engagement with their writings. Carefully curated and laid out by the artist, this richly illustrated anthology visualizes the migration of forms and ideas. Motifs and thoughts shift from one page to another and take shape from contribution to contribution, just as forms and ideas transform through cross-cultural exchange. This book, therefore, reflects not only the artist’s research but pays tribute to the open-ended movement of ideas and forms, from one medium to another, beyond borders and across time.
Key Selling Points
• The book features contributions by Zheng Hong (Palace Museum Beijing), Katharina Hantschmann (Bavarian National Museum Munich), Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall (London), Charlotte Brooks (Royal Horticultural Society London), Michael Marriott (David Austin Roses Ltd. London), Peng Lai (Shanghai Normal University), Hans- Jürgen Hafner (Berlin) and Ching-Ling Wang (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam).