In an excerpt from his Mellon Lectures, art historian Wu Hung explains how Enlightenment ideas underpin—and complicate—the long history of Chinese art. A view of the terracotta army in the mausoleum ...

Karolina Pawlik received research funding from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University for her project "Soft Brush, Creativity and Cross-Cultural Communication" (2023-2025). Many of us would struggle to ...

Chinese calligraphy, an ancient writing art, has developed various styles throughout the history of China. As a valuable and unique part of local culture, it continues to attract handwriting ...

Discover the language of one of the world’s oldest civilizations—and its global future. Through Alfred University’s Chinese Language and Culture program, students gain Mandarin proficiency while ...

When the Clark Art Institute re-opens this summer, after an extensive 10-year renovation, it will reach from from 1600 BCE to 1965. In one of the most public of the new galleries, beside a new stretch ...

One of the Chinese diaspora’s most celebrated artists grew up poor but surrounded by literature and art. After a string of books in her native language Xiaolu Guo found her creativity constrained. In ...

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