Immersive digital exhibits meet precious gilt-decorated black lacquer antiques in K11 Craft &amp; Guild Foundation's Voyage de Savoir-Faire exhibition in Guangzhou

You may know of K11, a luxury lifestyle brand operator, for its renowned K11 Musea concept &mdash; a sprawling art mall that made headlines when it opened at Hong&nbsp;Kong's Victoria Dockside four years ago. Now, it's time to get acquainted with its sister K11 Craft &amp; Guild Foundation, a Hong Kong-based charity for arts and culture, and one that is championing the preservation of Chinese craftsmanship &mdash; more specifically, the art of gilt-decorated black lacquer &mdash; through its current&nbsp;Voyage de Savoir-Faire&nbsp;exhibition, which is running till the end of June at Guangzhou's K11 Art Mall.&nbsp;

A well-balanced mix of precious antiques and immersive, interactive stations, the exhibition features 14 sets of gilt-decorated black lacquer pieces (a jewellery cabinet, round table, tea box, and more) in five themed sections. The exhibition commences with&nbsp;D&eacute;rive &mdash; Adrian Cheng, Founder of the K11 Craft &amp; Guild Foundation, personally takes visitors back to the late 17th century with stories of the Chinese traditional craft, detailing how the art form fascinated Europe. The second area,&nbsp;Voyage, illustrates how shipping routes connected China and Europe &mdash; and ultimately Emperor Kangxi and the King of France Louis XIV, leading to Chinoiserie winning over the West and influencing design there.&nbsp;

The exhibition continues with the third section,&nbsp;R&ecirc;ve&nbsp;&mdash; a wholly Instagrammable, multi-sensory exhibit with striking video panels. Yet, it's&nbsp;Savoir-faire, the fourth area, that really focuses on the conservation of Chinese craftsmanship. This section displays lacquerware antiques while incorporating interactive stations that highlight the creation process of gilt-decorated black lacquer. Finally,&nbsp;Au-del&agrave; du R&ecirc;ve&nbsp;is a space festooned with both contemporary and digital artworks (by Weng Jijun, Vincent Cazeneuve and Obvious Art), expressing the revival of gilt-decorated art. And just in case you don&rsquo;t make it in time to Guangzhou, the travelling exhibition is expected to make stops in Wuhan, Shen Yang and Paris in the months ahead.

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