In 2014, our Library acquired a new friend in Michael Lam. Mr. Lam is a health-remedy advisor, an artist and a writer. He started writing calligraphy at age 7, and created his own Zen style of calligraphy and painting. Using black and white ink, he writes and paints abstract images on various types of paper. […]
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Xu Bing event was great success!
On Tuesday April 30 a dual event entitled "Meeting with Xu Bing and His Work at Columbia" took place in the Starr Library and the EALAC lounge. Guest of honor was the famous Chinese artist Xu Bing, who recently donated one of his artworks Reflections While Reading to the Library. The program started off with […]
Tann Donation of Chinese Books Received
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library has recently received a collection of Chinese books from Ms. Tania Tann Palmer via Ms. Linda P. Chen. This gift includes 54 titles in over 200 volumes. The books mainly cover Chinese classics, art, and literature, and come for the most part in traditional thread binding. The books […]