Modern Ink: Crossing Media, Blending Cultures

Modern Ink: Crossing Media, Blending Cultures.

Visual art has been an essential component of human civilization for more than 3,500 years. From the

earliest ancient Greek palace murals to contemporary artistic practices, art like language, music, and

theater has evolved through ongoing cultural exchange. Art reflects human thought and artworks

shape society; when these forces converge, they generate profound creative energy.

Ink is the soul of Chinese art. In celebration of the 2026 Chinese New Year, Culture

Lab LIC presents Modern Ink: Crossing Media, Blending Cultures, a group exhibition of contemporary

Chinese artists. The five participating artists each possess a distinctive style and unique artistic

language. Through their works, audiences can hear a voice that traverses Eastern and Western

artistic media, integrates the essence of both cultures, and resonates with the pulse of contemporary

society; they can also see conceptual expressions that range from the concentrated spirit of Chinese

calligraphy and expressions to the Wall Street Series, which is deeply connected to the realities of

modern life.

Drawing on years of artistic practice, the artists reveal both their personal creative pursuits and

broader cultural concerns. These works invite viewers into a multilayered aesthetic experience while

encouraging reflection on classical and contemporary art, Eastern and Western traditions, and the

human condition of our time.

Artists:

Li Geng: A Mozartean spiritual movement woven in ink and colors

Wang Houtang: Crossing millennia, traveling ten thousand miles — revealing “The Heart Sutra”

Gan Yu: Global stock market is the world’s largest collective performance art

Qin Feng: Envision tradition through brush, revealing cosmic by ink

Bian Hong: Neither calligraphy nor painting, yet every stroke carries the artist’s emotion

Curator: Ethan Cohen

Assistant Curators: Chere Hong and Jessica Yang

Academic Host: Tess Howsam and Gan Yu

Full support from Culture Lab LIC, New York

Generous sponsorship from Kung-Fu Ink, Inc., New York

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“现代墨: 跨越媒介,融合文化” 中国当代艺术家联展

最早发现的公元前 1500 年古希腊皇宫壁画至今已有 3500 多年的历史。这种视觉艺术形

式和语言、文字、音乐、戏剧一样,是人类文明的重要组成部分并在不断的交流中繁衍

至今。艺术反映人的思维,作品影响社会的发展; 当二者相融合时就能够产生巨大的能量。

墨是中华艺术的灵魂,在迎接 2026 年中国新年之际,纽约长岛市文化艺术实验中心

(Culture Lab LIC) 主办了 “现代墨: 跨越媒介,融合文化 (Modern Ink:

Crossing Media, Blending Cultures)” 中国当代艺术家联展。参加展览的五位艺术家的风

格鲜明,艺术语言独特。从他们的作品中,人们可以听见一个跨越东西方艺术媒介,融

合东西方文化并具有社会呼吸的声音; 看见从中国书法的艺术表达到与当代社会生生相息

的 “华尔街系列”。艺术家们用自己多年积累的作品向观众们展示出他们的艺术追求和实

践心得。这些作品不仅给观众以多重层次的审美的享受,也带来对古典艺术、当代艺术、

东西方艺术,以及对我们所处的这个时代的人文思考。

艺术家介绍(以年龄为顺序):

李庚: 墨色交织的莫扎特心灵篇章

王厚堂:越千年,奔万里,展“心经”

喻干: 股市是世界上最大的集体行为艺术

秦风: 以笔再现中华传统,以墨展示宏伟天际

边红: 书非书画非画,笔笔见真情。

策展人: Ethan Cohen

助理策展人: Chere Hong, Jessica Yang

学术主持人: Tess Howsam, 喻干

真诚感谢

纽约 Long Island City Culture Lab 的全力支持!

纽约“功夫墨社” Kung-Fu Ink, inc 的大力赞助!