RECENT ACTIVITIES: 2017 – 2025

BOOK

BOOK CHAPTER

“Deep waters: the Revival of Religion in Contemporary China and its Art”, in Ron
Bernier and Rachel Smith, editors, A Strange Place Still? Religion and Contemporary
Art, Routledge, (2023):339-356

ARTICLES:

1. “Mara and the Face of Evil on the Silk Road,” in The Silk Road: Interwoven History, vol.
   2, Buddhism, ACANAS Cambridge Institute Press, Cambridge, (2021):104-129
2. “The Shadow of Your Smile: Xu Yong’s Portraits and the History of Portraiture East and
   West, International Journal of Art and Art History December (2021) vol 9 no 2: 1-12
3. “Xin Song and Her Transformation of the Traditional Practice of Paper Cutting”, The
   Journal of Asian Arts & Aesthetics, Vol. 8, (2022): 75–92
4. “The Discovery of Buddhist Sculptures from Yecheng City in Linzhang County Hebei,
   China,” Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (JIABS) vol 45
   (2022):157-203
5. “Contemporary Chinese Master of the Traditional Papercut, Lu Shenzhong”, IIAS – The Newsletter Spring Issue No. 94 Spring 2023: 42-43.
6. “We Could Be Heroes: The Art of Shen Jingdong” Orientations, Vol 54 Number 6 ( November/December 2023) 3-9.

CURATORIAL:

1. I Have No Enemies and No Hatred Contemporary Chinese Dissident Art, Bard College, Oct 1-18, 2018
2. I Have No Enemies and No Hatred Contemporary Chinese Dissident Art, John Jay College, Sept 2017-Nov 2017
3. Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara, Staten Island Museum at Sung Harbor, Oct 2016- Nov 2017

TALKS:

1. “The Discovery of Buddhist Sculptures from Yecheng City in Linzhang County Hebei, China,” UKABS June 2018 Annual Conference Buddhism and Material Culture, University of Bristol, UK, 2018
2. “Emily Cheng, Recent work and Alchemical Designs Authority versus Authenticity,” 12^th International Conference on Daoist Studies, June 2018 Beijing Normal University, China
3.  “Tibetan Pilgrimage in Contemporary Chinese Art” ASCHA symposium on Contemporary Art and Pilgrimage, Columbia University Tues. Feb. 11, 2025, NYC