Culture
April 29, 2025

U.S.-China Art Dialogue

The China-U.S. Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) has officially released the 3rd U.S.-China Arts Dialogue podcast series.
Dialogue 1, The Responsibility of Art Creation, featuring Moderator James Chau (left), President of the China-United States Exchange Foundation; Ruby Yang (middle), Director of the School of Future Media at the University of Hong Kong and Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker; and Kingsley Ng (right), Artist and Associate Professor at the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University.
Dialogue 2, Diplomacy and the Art of Connection, featuring Moderator James Chau (left); Philip Tinari (middle), Deputy Director and Head of Art at Tai Kwun Arts; and Daphne King Yao (right), Global Director of Alisan Fine Arts and Chair of the Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong.
Dialogue 3, Hong Kong as a Hub for Cultural Futures, featuring Moderator James Chau (center, back to camera); Alice Mong (left), President of Asia Society Hong Kong Center; and Alan Lo (right), Chair of Para Site and Global Council Member of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles.
Participants pose for a group photo to conclude the 3rd U.S.–China Art Dialogue.
CUSEF co-hosts the 2nd U.S.-China Art Dialogue at the Beijing Comedy Theatre on October 11, 2025, featuring discussions on cross-cultural artistic exchange and closing with a live performance by Jino folk musicians from Yunnan.
U.S.-China Art Dialogue
Philip Tinari, Deputy Director and Head of Art at Tai Kwun Arts
James Chau, President, China-United States Exchange Foundation
Philip Tinari, Director, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Shen Xin, Vice President, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Wu Weishan, Director of the National Art Museum of China deliver a keynote speech via video
Dialogue 2: Shaping the Future of U.S.-China Exchange: The Roles of Artists and Museums. Moderator Philip Tinari (first from the left), Director of the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, with participating scholars Xu Bin (middle), former Vice President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and Alexandra Munroe, Senior Curator and Senior Advisor of Global Arts.
Dialogue 1: Academic Discussions in Chinese and American Art: Emerging Trends and Perspectives. Moderator Liu Chunfeng (first from the left) with the participating scholars (left to right): Hang Chunxiao, Deputy Director at the Institute of Fine Arts, Chinese National Academy of; Owen Duffy, Curator and Director of Exhibitions, Asia Society Texas; Shang Rong, Vice Dean of the School of Arts, Nanjing University; and Huang Xiaofeng, Dean of School of Humanities, Central Academy of Fine Arts.