Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Art
"Documentary and Memory" (记录与记忆)
Wu Wenguang will give a brief lecture and join us for a screening of Jia Zhitan's "I Want to Be a People's Representative" (我要当人民代表).
Garden Views: Flora and Fauna in Chinese Art
The Honolulu Academy of Arts present art work featuring popular Chinese paintings and decorative art objects that have flower and garden motifs.
Warriors, Tombs & Temples: China's Enduring Legacy
Bowers Museum presents an a talk by Suzanne Cahill.
Conference: Refiguring Chinese Religious Art: Buddhist Devotion and Funerary Practice
The University of Chicago hosts a two-day conference examining the relationship between art and religious practices in Chinese Buddhism
Wu School and the Three Perfections
The Sackler Gallery presents works from the Wu School, a renowned group of Ming dynasty artists with a discussion from curator Stephen Allee.
Seeing Buddha, the Photographic Experience
The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford presents photojournalist David Butow. In this collection, Butow decided to explore the parallels of his craft with some of the Buddhist concepts he'd been studying such as empathy, compassion and awareness of the present moment.
Evenings With Ai Weiwei - Fairytale
The University of Washington presents a screening of Fairytale by Ai Weiwei.
Imperial Exposure: Early Photography and Royal Portraits across Asia
The Freer Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. presents an event to showcase early Asia photography.
Antiques Collection in China in Recent Decades
The China Institute presents a lecture by prominent antique collector, connoisseur, art critic and painter in the traditional style, Mr. Yajian Liu.
Facets of the Three Jewels: Tibetan Buddhist Art from the Collections of George E. Hibbard and the Saint Louis Art Museum
From intricate paintings and sparkling bronzes to specialized ritual objects, the visual culture of Buddhism expresses deep religious ideas across a spectrum of philosophical, ethical, and cosmological concerns. This exhibition elucidates the visual language of such art works, establishing them as conveyors of religious meaning as well as objects of exquisite craftsmanship
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?