On July 19 2018, artist Li Huayi engaged in conversation with Dr. Michael Knight, consulting curator of the Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Collection, on Li's unique approach to ink painting at Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center.
The lecture was presented in conjunction with the exhibition 墨境 Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang. Li Huayi's installation work Dragon amidst Mountain Ridge and gilded screen work Enchanting Breeze and Nourishing Rain (II) are included in the exhibition, which are on view until September 3, 2018 at Cantor Arts Center.
Michael Knight (left) and Li Huayi at the entrance of Cantor Arts Center & at the lecture
Jerry Yang, Li Huayi, Akiko Yamasaki and Michael Knight in front of Li Huayi's painting
Enchanting Breeze and Nourishing Rain (II)
墨境 Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang
Date
July 19 2018
Location
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
Enchanting Breeze and Nourishing Rain (II) 2016
Pair of two-fold screens (linked), ink on paper with gold foil, 172 x 370cm
Dragon amidst Mountain Ridge 2006-09
Installation, ink and color on paper, 185.2 x 558 cm / (scroll in front) 205.3 x 109.5 cm