The Liu Shiming Art Foundation in conjunction with Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University will host a public reception and panel discussion to celebrate the exhibition, LIU SHIMING: Life Gives Beauty Form and examine renowned modern Chinese sculptor, Liu Shiming’s work and legacy. Liu Shiming was one of China’s first modern sculptors, embracing a range of styles and approaches that expressed the dynamic traditions and philosophies of and through a changing country and world.

Panelists include esteemed Rutgers University faculty – Tamara Sears, associate professor of art history School of Arts & Sciences, John Yau poet and professor of critical studies in the Department of Art & Design, and Xiaojue Wang associate professor Chinese Literature School of Arts & Sciences.