In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. All over the globe, from Beijing to Istanbul to Paris, Chinese-born ...

As Donald Trump shakes up the very institutions, alliances, and free trade order that have underpinned America’s global ...

Yan creates distinctive portraits of famous figures of the 20th century, including likenesses of Mao Zedong, Michael Jackson, Bruce Lee, and Pablo Picasso. “I’m interested in everything, just as much ...

A portrait of China’s former leader, Mao Zedong, in Beijing. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters) China turned to stern rhetoric from a historic conflict with the U.S.—the Korean War—as it steeled itself ...