Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary Explorations in East Asian Art

Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary Explorations in East Asian Art brings together work by five artists—Arnold Chang, Michael Cherney, Fung Ming Chip, Brandon Sadler, and Zhang Xiaoli—who reimagine the classical mediums of East Asian art through diverse, global perspectives. The exhibited work includes painting, photography, calligraphy, ceramics, and graffiti. By deconstructing language and landscape, identity and experience, history and place, these artists collectively revise traditional East Asian artistic practices for the present moment. They appropriate aspects of classical visuality to create contemporary reflections on identity, diaspora, and cultural inheritance. Their work mirrors the dynamic nature of traditions, which constantly adapt to our increasingly connected, global existence. Reshaping Traditions is Widener Gallery’s first student-curated exhibition. During the 2025 fall semester, Trinity College undergraduate students in Associate Professor of Fine Arts Michael J. Hatch’s course, “Art History 205: East Asian Art, Now to 1850,” worked collaboratively to curate the show. A full-color catalog, designed and written by students and including essays and artist interviews, accompanies the exhibition. Opening reception to be held February 5, 4-6pm.

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