【Abstract】

In this Distinguished Lecture, Gao Xingjian will reflect on his cross-disciplinary creative practice. He will share how artistic freedom can be sustained under real-world constraints, and how personal experience and spiritual pursuit can open new modes of expression. Through his own journey, Gao invites us to reconsider the relationship between art and life.

【Speaker Biography】

Gao Xingjian, 2000 Nobel Laureate in Literature, is a novelist, playwright, painter, and director. He is the author of Soul Mountain and One Man’s Bible, two landmark novels hailed as milestones of late-20th-century Chinese literature. His eighteen plays, which probe the human condition and the dilemmas of existence, have been staged worldwide. His distinctive ink paintings have been exhibited in more than 100 international solo shows, with nearly 50 catalogues and art books published to date. Gao Xingjian’s artistic practice spans literature, theatre, and the visual arts. He is recognized internationally for a distinctive creative vision and uncompromising aesthetic pursuit, embodying both formal diversity and a steadfast independence of thought.

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