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The Queen Mary

Lecture On the Queen Mary, August 20th!

I am so excited to announce that I will be speaking on the Queen Mary this year for the 12th Annual Art Deco Festival, August 19th-21st! I am scheduled on Saturday, August 20th at 10am. I will be talking about maternal grandfather Liu Jipiao and his work in Paris and China! I am so excited to be…

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Shanghai Daily News!

We got a write up in the Shanghai Daily News and it’s interesting that that out of all the wonderful lecturers, they only mentioned the Chinese ones (yes, including yours truly) It’s good to be in the majority 😉 It’s been a whirlwind here in China and I promise to post more stories and findings…

Mirroring the Catalog the cover design is the entryway to the Chinese Section of the Paris Expo 1925 with organizers

World Congress on Art Deco Wrote About Us!

We were so excited to read the World Congress on Art Deco’s blog, Liu Jipiao & the Birth of Chinese Art Deco. Thanks to Tina Kanagaratnam for a wonderful homage to my grandfather. I also appreciate being allowed to do a quick fact check before they promoted the article. Please enjoy!

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Presenting at the World Congress on Art Deco in Shanghai!

We have exciting news! (Did the title gave it away?) Our family has been invited to present at the first World Congress on Art Deco to be held in Asia this November! Historic Shanghai will be hosting the event. They are Shanghai’s oldest historic society, founded in 1998 by Tess Johnston, William Patrick Cranley and Tina Kanagaratnam.

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2014…A Look Back

So although it’s been a relatively quiet year compared to 2013 when we were traveling all over the place, 2014 was definitely filled with its own kind of activity! We met some more wonderful people, I gave my first lecture at Smith College and some other opportunities may be coming down the line in the next…

Matthew, Jennifer and Gayook (Liu) Wong Family portrait

News From the Wong Family

Hello Everyone! First I would like to apologize for the large gap between posts! Normally I was writing every week. But here’s an update on the Wong Family. It’s been crazy here ever since my brother Matthew made his baby announcement! I am happy to report that the mommy and my niece are healthy and…

Liu Jipiao and Friends in Hangzhou

Sun Fuxi Rediscovered!

It’s THAT guy! I started researching Liu Jipiao’s life in 2011. Since then the image of one man kept reappearing throughout the pages. What caught my attention was that he was all different ages. So that meant he was with my grandfather for a long time.

Chinese Artists in France

New Exhibition in Hong Kong!

We are happy to announce that Liu Jipiao will be involved in a new exhibition in Hong Kong this summer! We also would like to wish all you dads out there a Happy Father’s Day!

Fu Ji at Smith College

Congratulations Fu Ji!

This is just a quick  shout out to Fu Ji! Happy Graduation! Fu recently graduated from Smith College after a successful exhibit and lecture in which I had the honor to participate.

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Smith Lecture Video

So as promised here is the link below to the Smith Lecture Video on April 12, 2014. It’s a Google Doc link as the file is too big to upload. There is a short introduction by Fu Ji about the exhibit and overall project and then I’m on. Joan Lebold Cohen follows giving a very…

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