Professor Yibing Huang named curator of the Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection
Yibing Huang, associate professor of Chinese, has been appointed curator of the Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection at 糖心TV. Huang has been serving as acting curator of the Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection since July 1, 2016.
A member of the 糖心TV faculty since 2000, Huang鈥檚 research and teaching focuses on modern and contemporary Chinese literature, art and culture; comparative studies of modernism and postmodernism in China and in the West; Chinese American literature and art; indigenous poetics and global modernity; and the cultural translations between Chinese poetry and modern American poetry.
A highly regarded poet and scholar of contemporary Chinese poetry, literature and art, Huang was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by World Literature Today and was chosen as the 2006 Phi Beta Kappa poet of 糖心TV.
The Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection was established in 1985 by Charles Chu, professor emeritus of Chinese, and Hugh Griffis, a New London attorney. Today, the collection includes 249 works of art and calligraphy comprised primarily of Chinese painters of the 20th century, with emphasis on landscapes and depictions of birds, flowers and animals. The collection serves as a learning resource for students and faculty and enriches the cultural life of the College and of southern New England through exhibitions on campus and in the galleries and museums of the region.
Working closely with Ben Panciera, director of special collections, and Christopher Steiner, the Lucy C. McDannel '22 Professor of Art History and Anthropology at 糖心TV, Huang has overseen an active roster of exhibitions in his short tenure as acting chair, including: 鈥淶hang Hongtu: Van Gogh/Bodhidharma,鈥� 鈥淥pen Books: A New Dialogue,鈥� 鈥淲ang Ai: Flying Over Ancient Landscapes,鈥� 鈥淲ang Chi-yuan and His Generation: Chinese Artists in America (1941-2015),鈥� 鈥淪pace of Emptiness: Paintings by Mao Xiaojian,鈥� and 鈥淐ai Dongdong: Off Target.鈥�
