Beyond Boundaries: a symposium in honor of Wu Hung

Bringing together students, colleagues, and collaborators, Beyond Boundaries: a symposium in honor of Wu Hung reflects on Wu Hung’s interdisciplinary methodologies that have bridged ancient and contemporary art, regional traditions, and global frameworks over the past four decades. Planned panel presentations and roundtable discussions seek to illuminate how Wu Hung’s work has expanded the boundaries of art historical inquiry, connecting object and system, material and concept, and the past and future, all while inspiring new models for understanding, exhibiting, and engaging with Chinese art in a global context.  

Please note that the following program and list of participants is subject to change.

All events will take place in Logan Penthouse 901, unless otherwise indicated

Thursday, April 2

4:00pm, Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall —  Wu Hung documentary screening (introduced by Director Lu Yi)

Friday, April 3

Mid-AM (time/location TBD) — Wu Liang Shrine documentary screening

11:30-12:30pm, Logan Center (location TBD) — Lunch

12:30-12:45pm — Welcome

12:45-2:00pm — Tomb, Cave, and Temple panel presentations

Chair: Li Qingquan
Discussant: Jeehee Hong
Presenters: Yankun Li, Zhenru Zhou, Jiang Li

2:00-2:15pm — Break

2:15-3:15pm — Tomb, Cave, and Temple Roundtable

Moderator: Jaś Elsner
Participants: Winston Kyan, Sun-ah Choi, Bonnie Cheng, Jin Xu, Wei-Cheng Lin

3:15-3:30pm — Break

3:30-4:45pm — Chinese Art in/as Cultural System

Chair: Zheng Yan
Discussant: Catherine Stuer
Presenters: Yifan Zou, Anne Feng, Tingting Xu

4:45-5:00pm — Break

5:00-6:00pm — Chinese Art in/as Cultural System Roundtable

Moderator: Claudia Brittenham
Participants: Catherine Stuer, Eugene Wang, Stephanie Su, Lillian Tseng, Julia Orell

6:15-7:15pm — Wu Hung Keynote

7:30 — Evening cocktail hour and dinner

Saturday, April 4

9:00-9:15am — Welcome

9:15-10:30am — The Allure of Matter panel presentations

Chair: Chelsea Foxwell
Discussant: Kate Lingley
Presenters: Meng Zhao, Sizhao Yi, Lucien (Le) Sun

10:30-10:45am — Break

10:45-11:45pm — The Allure of Matter panel Roundtable

Moderator: Christine Mehring
Participants: Kate Lingley, Yuhang Li, Mei Mei Rado, Quincy Ngan, Sonya Lee, Katherine Tsiang

11:45-1:00pm — Lunch

1:00-2:15pm — (Modern and Contemporary) Art in a Global context panel presentations

Chair: Soyoon Ryu
Discussant: Peggy Wang
Presenters: Panpan Yang, Nancy P. Lin, Zhiyan Yang

2:15-2:30pm — Break

2:30-3:30pm — (Modern and Contemporary) Art in a Global context Roundtable

Moderator: Megan Sullivan
Participants: Peggy Wang, Zhang Xi, Mia Lu, Ellen Larson, Gao Minglu

3:30-3:45pm — Break

3:45-4:45pm — Curatorial Approaches Roundtable

Moderator: Kris Imants Ercums
Participants: Seunghee Lee, Orianna Cacchione, Christina Yu Yu, Eleanor Hyun, Karl Debreczeny, Joy Beckman, Julie Walsh, Sarah Qing Markovitz

4:45-5:45pm — Final Open Roundtable