Kira Wu, Exhibition Director at the Asian Art Research House, was born in Beijing and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She transforms cutting-edge academic thinking into curatorial practice, weaving local sensitivities into an international perspective while constructing immersive visual narratives that bring new vitality to the art ecosystem. Confident, inclusive, and unwaveringly dedicated, Wu has become a “leading heroine curator” within Chicago’s

Xiao Lu: First Gunshot of Chinese Feminist Art – The Rise of a Feminist Avant-Garde: Women’s Museum Bonn Presents Revolutionary Work by Xiao Lu Bonn – From November 10, 2025 to February 8, 2026, the Women’s Museum Bonn will present the exhibition “Xiao Lu – First Gunshot of Chinese Feminist Art.” The show highlights the groundbreaking work of Chinese avant-garde artist Xiao Lu, focusing in particular on her revolutionary piece Dialogue (1989). During her artistic action, in w

2025年春起，“先锋艺术项目”推出开创性的《 状态访问：当代女性艺术家连续访谈系列 》，与在艺术道路上不断沉淀、进取的本土或海外华人女性艺术家灵机触碰，通过5个开放的问题，捕捉女性艺术家们丰富的、各具特色的生活和创作状态，遇见一些有趣的灵魂和艺术作品。 所有访问均在中国本土领先的 雅昌艺术头条平台 （中文） 发布。个别访谈如因特殊原因不能在艺术头条发布的将在 微博头条 （中文）发布。 Terrific Art Direct proudly joined Avant-Garde Art Projects as co-organizer for the groundbreaking “Situation Interviews: Contemporary Asian Female Artists Series” in Chinese art history. Launched in the spring of 2025, the series features five open-ended questions designed to capture

Anchor and Sky   Preface   A quarter of the way into the 21st century, and with perilous current events looming large –events which seem to defy historical context -- how do artists anchor themselves in past practices while also looking towards the sky, the future, tenuous as it may be? In many ways, art can be an aesthetic anchor. It provides roots that tell of personal history, of homeland, even of the grand narrative of pictorial history. From the viewers’ perspective, it

Aura! 2024 Preface The Aura 2024 Online Exhibition brings together 28 dynamic Chinese women artists in a showcase of their latest works, ideations, and testimonials. Thank you for joining each other on this road of constant growth. Our aura is the visible companion of our heart. Her aura desires a room to call her own. Her aura carries the wind with her every step. Her aura is sincerity. Her aura is persistence. Her aura is compassion. Her aura is chic. Her aura is curious. H

Aura! 2024 Preface The Aura 2024 Online Exhibition brings together 28 dynamic Chinese women artists in a showcase of their latest works, ideations, and testimonials. Thank you for joining each other on this road of constant growth. Our aura is the visible companion of our heart. Her aura desires a room to call her own. Her aura carries the wind with her every step. Her aura is sincerity. Her aura is persistence. Her aura is compassion. Her aura is chic. Her aura is curious. H

Preface A living artistic tradition is formed by constantly extending and broadening its boundaries. Four Chinese artists who are deeply nourished and influenced by traditional Chinese ink art (two of whom are in the United States and two in China) use different languages, materials, and imaginations in their encounters with ink, opening up new spaces and generating new pictures. In seemingly different directions, the artists return to a striking visual language that we recog

BY EDITORIAL TEAM | JANUARY 16, 2024 Seonyoung LEE is a weaver, designer and installation artist based in Chicago, IL. She studied Industrial design at Hongik University in Korea with a BFA degree. After graduating from her undergraduate program, she worked as a display designer at a fashion company at its various locations such as Shanghai, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Seoul. Recently, she received her master’s degree for studying fashion and fiber within the Fashion, Body and Gar

Indescribable verbs Preface "Frankly speaking, painters can only speak with pictures." —Vincent van Gogh (Unsent draft of 24 July 1890, found on Van Gogh at the time of his death.)  Art speaks for itself, but text and image are intricately entangled. The texts written about a work of art by artists, patrons, admirers, critics, and outsiders are not insignificant. These texts add meaning and construct myths, but there are also texts that have the power to form ambiguity, resol

Break Out! 2023 Preface It is the year 2023, yet Asian female artists find themselves in a strange yet familiar position. On the world stage, looking at metrics such as solo exhibitions in major museums, blue-chip gallery rosters and auction records, we can see that the inclination of opportunities and resources is still towards the other gender. We lack opportunities, and we need to take actions to address these disparities. We still face many of the historical and societal

2015.06.29--2015.07.24 ink on Xuan paper 宣纸水墨135*68cm Du Jie is a Chinese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1968.

Michigan Avenue in January, Acrylic on Canvas, 135cm X 183cm, 2019 《1月的密歇根湖》，丙烯在帆布，135x183厘米, 2019年 Mo Chen (陈默) is an accomplished artist and curator who resides in Chicago. She draws inspiration from Chinese landscape paintings and creates abstract works that explore the metaphoric mindscape in various forms. Since 2013, her art has been exhibited and collected internationally. Chen has also curated numerous influential international exhibitions in the U.S, Europe, and Chin