Tao Wang

Tao Wang is the Pritzker Chair of Arts of Asia, executive director of initiatives in Asia, and curator of Chinese art at the Art Institute of Chicago, which he joined in 2015. His recent exhibitions include Expressive Ink: Paintings by Yang Yanping and Zeng Shanqing (2019), Mirroring China’s Past: Emperors and Their Bronzes (2018), and Xu Longsen: Light of Heaven (2018).

Prior to joining the Art Institute, Tao worked as senior vice president and head of Chinese works of art at Sotheby’s New York and was a professor at the University of London. He has published widely on topics related to Chinese art and archaeology and has won the China National Book Award and Antiquity’s Best Article prize. Tao holds a PhD in early Chinese culture from the University of London.

Bodhisattva Reimagined: The Buddha of the Future Made Whole

An exciting project is underway to imagine a new hand for our remarkable large stone Maitreya, involving robot technology, Carrera marble, and an international roster of scholars.

Tao Wang
Lui Shou-Kwan’s Zen Painting and American Abstraction

Curator Tao Wang shares how artist Lui Shou-Kwan arrived at the pure abstraction of his Zen paintings.

Tao Wang
100 Years of Arts of Asia

The department celebrates its centenary with a look at some of the spectacular works and key figures that have shaped the collection.

Tao Wang
Wu Zhang’s Flowers in Four Seasons

This rare and delicate work demonstrates the exchange of Chinese and Western influences in the 18th century.

Tao Wang
A Physical and Spiritual Reunion

Curator Tao Wang describes the process of reuniting this triad of Buddha and bodhisattvas, which are among the finest Tang stone sculptures in any American museum.

Tao Wang

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