Fred Wong
James Leong retrospective showcases an artist searching for himself
Chatwin Arts presents a major two-month, two-part retrospective of the Chinese American artist James Leong (1929-2011). Part I spans from the 1950s through the...
Exhibit brings together work of creative forces Antonia Kuo and Martin Wong
Once in a blue moon I encounter an artist that I fall in love with instantly. Martin Wong is such an artist. And I...
200 moving Tang-era poems speak to the reader across the ages
As I read In the Same Light: 200 Tang Poems for Our Century, translated by Wong May, I remind myself that they were written...
Cheryll Leo-Gwin’s ‘Larger Than Life’ exhibit at Jack Straw is more like poetry than...
As I walk through Northwest artist Cheryll Leo-Gwin’s exhibit Larger Than Life at the Jack Straw Cultural Center, I am first attracted by the...
The Chinese language revolution
Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern, by Jing Tsu, takes us through the beginning of the Chinese language in revolution,...
Can art bring healing? Four artists at the Wing Luke Museum say yes
Suchitra Mattai, “Recognition: Pratyabhijna, Homer and Susheela.” Photo by Fred Wong
Wing Luke Museum’s current art exhibition is titled “Reorient: Journeys Through Art and Healing”,...
An artist to remember: Cascadia Art Museum showcase the work of Kenjiro Nomura
Cascadia Art Museum’s exhibition (through 2/20/22) of Kenjiro Nomura is a rare chance to see the works of a Japanese American artist that have...
A book review of “The Rise of West Lake: A Cultural Landmark in the...
Xiaolin Duan is great at telling the story of how beautiful West Lake became a tourist destination, political symbol, extension of the imperial capital...
“A Song Everlasting” asks, would you sacrifice your personal freedom by following the rules...
There is a Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times!” And as we still inhabit the drama of the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020,...
Monkey King: An ancient Chinese superhero about to take America by storm
Monkey King is a new translation of Journey to the West, “one of the all-time great fantasy novels”, written in China in the 16th...
