Memory in Transformation — Bodies and Posthuman Imaginaries More than two thousand years ago, when the ancient Roman poet Ovid wrote Metamorphoses, he drew on Greek and Roman mythology, using transformation as a thread to link together a wide range of stories—from the creation of the world in the Western tradition to the Rome of his own time. Throughout the book, characters are transformed into animals, plants, stars, and stones for various reasons. It also includes demigods

Preface This exhibition was born out of intuition—conceived on November 19, and realized online in early December. Just a few weeks ago, while preparing an interview, I removed a photo of an artist and her beloved dog, leaving only the “standard” documentation of artworks and exhibitions. Yet afterwards, I found myself questioning: Why must professionalism often be built upon the exclusion of the personal, the tender, and the real? This exhibition grew precisely out of that d

Kira Wu, Exhibition Director at the Asian Art Research House, was born in Beijing and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She transforms cutting-edge academic thinking into curatorial practice, weaving local sensitivities into an international perspective while constructing immersive visual narratives that bring new vitality to the art ecosystem. Confident, inclusive, and unwaveringly dedicated, Wu has become a “leading heroine curator” within Chicago’s

Xiao Lu: First Gunshot of Chinese Feminist Art – The Rise of a Feminist Avant-Garde: Women’s Museum Bonn Presents Revolutionary Work by Xiao Lu Bonn – From November 10, 2025 to February 8, 2026, the Women’s Museum Bonn will present the exhibition “Xiao Lu – First Gunshot of Chinese Feminist Art.” The show highlights the groundbreaking work of Chinese avant-garde artist Xiao Lu, focusing in particular on her revolutionary piece Dialogue (1989). During her artistic action, in w