WHERE AESTHETICS KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES

Art history sits where the humanities and the arts meet. It asks us to understand the artist's sensibility and also to analyze it with the rational methods of humanistic inquiry. As a student of art history, I therefore have to answer the question of existence twice: why the humanities, and why art. Of the two, I find the case for the humanities easier to make. The humanities (philosophy, history including art history, literature, languages, religious studies and the like) de

In early November 2026, once our two participating artists were confirmed, the work ahead fell into three main tasks. The first was confirming the works to be exhibited with each artist, gathering details on each piece and arranging shipping. The second was writing an introduction for each artist. The third was making a short promotional video for each of them. Mr. Wang's works are all landscapes he painted from life over the past two years, so most of our discussion was abou

Roman Signer: Video Works, 1975–1989 and Now (Video works) Dates: Oct 31, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 Venue: Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum Reframing Hong Kong: Fan Ho and the Salon Generation — Photography at a Turning Point of Modernity (Photography) Dates: Oct 30, 2026 – Feb 21, 2027 Venue: Fotografiska Shanghai Rehearsing Assembly: Candida Höfer Solo Photography Exhibition (Photography) Dates: Oct 30, 2026 – Feb 21, 2027 Venue: Fotografiska Shanghai Bringing Death Back to Life (Co

In early October 2026, while preparing my interview series on artists and art professionals, I reached out to Ms. Ye, an independent curator in Singapore whom I had known for some time. She is a seasoned independent curator, and every year she also organizes a charity exhibition for an institution dedicated to art education for children with special needs. I thought her story would make for a fascinating conversation. We hadn't been talking long when she asked whether I'd be