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    Curatorial Statement of Collecting Bodies : A short story about art and nudities in Asia

      Click to read the full short story here.   CURATORIAL STATEMENT BY DR YANYUN CHEN December 2022 “But the nudes, they were my first love.”[1] Addiction. Obsession. Love. An artist, a model, and a collector surround a painted nude. In an instant, a meaningful silence engulfs a passionate encounter. A locked gaze, a trigger […]

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    06.2017 “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” by Chong Huai Seng 1984 was a memorable year but not because of George Orwell’s book, Nineteen Eighty-Four. It was the year I got married and Ning was born. It was also the year when Milan Kundera wrote his novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”. This novel was made into a […]