We are delighted to announce that Dr. Tao Wang, Pritzker Chair, Arts of Asia, Curator of Chinese Art, and Executive Director of Initiatives in Asia at the Art Institute of Chicago, is going to give a lecture on the topic of ancient bronzes at Arnaud’s Gallery on May 1st.
Dr. Wang previously taught at University College London and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He also worked as Senior Vice President and Head of Chinese Works of Art at Sotheby’s, New York. He has wide interests in many branches of Chinese art and archaeology, in particular ancient bronzes, jades, calligraphy and decorative art. He has authored over 60 academic papers and monographs, including A Selection of Early Chinese Bronzes with Inscriptions from Sotheby’s and Christie’s Sales (2007) and Chinese Bronzes from the Meiyintang Collection (2009). He recently curated a major international exhibition and published a book, Mirroring China’s Past: Bronzes of Emperors and Scholars (AIC, 2018).