“Overcoming greater difficulties has always been my way forward,” Yu Ji told me when we sat down in her studio in Chinatown.

It ultimately held a mirror to the present, with countries along the Indochinese Peninsula and the South China Sea once again being pulled into opposing spheres as a new contest unfolds across the Indo-Pacific.

Under the framework of the Asian Art Roundtable, the research project examines contemporary developments while offering fresh insights into historical phenomena.

Over four intensive days of presentations and group discussions, the roundtable members organized their ongoing research into four thematic areas: Community, Spirituality, Migration, and Digital/Materiality.

Aiming to build international networks for the next generations artists, curators, and researchers.

An essay commissioned by Fosun Foundation on the occasion of the museum solo exhibition of Ugo Rondinone.