Center for the Art of East Asia

Congratulations to our Center for the Art of East Asia Director Professor Wu Hung who will receive the 2022 Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing on Art. The College Art Association will present this award to Professor Wu on February 16.

Perpetually interested in the shape of time, in relation to the time of the world, Professor Wu has authored many books, essays, and exhibition catalogues that bring Chinese visual culture into different orders of focus, taking into account the changing conditions of tombs, screens, performances, and protests. His writing brings perspectives native to both Chinese and American culture to bear on aesthetics, art history, and archaeology, allowing arguments to unfold across centuries without losing sight of the very human presence of artists and audiences.

For the College Art Association announcement page click here.

The Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing on Art, established in 2003, celebrates the career of an author of note and includes art criticism, art history, art biography, and/or art theory. The award is presented to an author who, among other distinctions, has demonstrated particular commitment to their work throughout a long career and has had an impact, nationally and internationally, on the field.

To learn more about The Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing on Art, click here.

In November of 2017, Professor Wu Hung received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Scholar Award.  Click here for this award news from 2017.

Professor Wu Hung is the Director of Center for the Art of East Asia, Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor, Consulting Curator for the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago 

For more information about Professor Wu Hung please click here.