Li Tang Community presents Language of Visibility: Celebrating the Creativity of the Asian Diaspora, a multidisciplinary program running from May 10–30, 2025, co-produced with THE BLANC in celebration of Li Tang Community’s 5th Anniversary. Join us for a vibrant lineup of events including an exhibition, artist talks, live performances, and more. This special initiative brings together artists from across disciplines to showcase their work, share their stories, and explore creative expressions within the global Asian diaspora.
Founded in 2020, Li Tang Community has grown from a grassroots initiative into a global nonprofit platform. Over the past five years, we’ve showcased more than 100 professional Asian artists and published nearly 200 art news articles—entirely on a voluntary basis. Along the way, we’ve built meaningful relationships with galleries and institutions that support Asian art, and our work has been recognized by major media outlets including Los Angeles Post, New York Today, Daily Herald, The Paper, FOX40, Tencent, Art China, Sohu, and more.
This milestone program honors our five-year journey while offering a dynamic platform to explore the theme of visibility—how it is claimed, contested, and reimagined across cultures. Participating works will ignite dialogue around identity, displacement, and the transformative power of artistic language.
Dates
May 10 – 30, 2025
Venue
THE BLANC
15 E 40 St, New York, NY 10016
Event Day | May 24, 2025
1. Li Tang Community 5th Anniversary Exhibition
Collective Marks and Strokes of Imagination
𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 marks the fifth anniversary of Li Tang Community, bringing together 31 Asian diaspora artists and art groups from Los Angeles to New York. This exhibition celebrates a vibrant spectrum of practices, each work a gesture of imagination, connection, and resilience.
As we mark this milestone, the exhibition affirms our belief in mutual support, collective growth, and the courage to embrace our individual paths as we journey onward.
Exhibition Dates
May 10 – 30, 2025
Opening Reception
Saturday, May 10 | 1:30 – 6:00 PM
Artists
Abhishek Tuiwala
Ami Park
Anh Đào Hà
Ari Fu Hong
Catherine Chun Hua Dong
Cheng Gong
Chengtao Yi
Danyang Anna Song
Ellie Kayu Ng
Han Qin
Hannah Bang
Jiannan Wu
Jingyi Wang
Kimin Kim
Larry Li
Nix Liu Xin
Paul Mok
Sao Tanaka
Se Young Yim
Sin-ying Ho
Sizhu Li
Sophie Ruoyu Zhang
Suki Violet Su
Timon I
Xianglong Li
Xin Song
Xinan Helen Ran
Yang Mai
Yue Zhou
Zhen Guo
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Curator
Webson Ji
Venue
THE BLANC | Ground Floor
15 E 40 St, New York, NY 10016
Business Hours
11 AM – 6 PM | Wed – Sat
Community Friends
Accent Sisters
A Space Gallery
Fou Gallery
RainRain Gallery
Site
Tutu Gallery
VillageOneArt
7s Art
2. Independent Curatorial Project
Exhibition Dates
May 10 – 30, 2025
Opening Reception
Saturday, May 10 | 1:30 – 6:00 PM
Venue
THE BLANC | 2nd Floor
15 E 40 St, New York, NY 10016
from the unsettled edge
Curator
Chiarina Chen
Artist
Cheeny Celebrado-Royer
About Curator
Chiarina Chen is a New York-based independent curator and writer. From a psychology and art history background, her curatorial practice explores the intersections of nomadic subjectivities, critical posthuman theory, and forensic aesthetics. Chen has curated exhibitions including Poetics of Inquiry: How to Stay with Trouble, at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusets, The Tale of Errantry at Chain Theater, New York, CollectingAnxiety, presented in multiple venues, IsThisIntimacy? at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and Krinzinger Projekte, both in Vienna, Magic Back to Town at Cyborg Foundation, and the Posthuman Research Center, New York University, both in New York, and The Wasteland of the Future, at the Shanghai Himalayas Museum and Art and Philosophy Center, Fudan University, Shanghai.
She is the presenter at the 25th World Congress of Philosophy in Rome and founding member of the New York Posthuman Research Group. She also serves as an annual reviewer and curator for the American Society of Media Photography (ASMP) New York Chapter. She holds a Master’s in Contemporary Art Management and Criticism from Sotheby’s Institute of Art and a Bachelor’s in Psychology, specializing in cognitive and criminal psychology, from Syracuse University.
Open Kitchen – Fusion
Curator
Phil Zheng Cai
Artists
Anh Nguyen
Felisa Nguyen
Huyen Tran
About Curator
Phil Zheng Cai (he/him) is a curator and writer based in New York. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in Social Science, and received his MA from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. He has held posts at Mary Boone Gallery, Phillips Auctioneers, and is currently a partner at Eli Klein Gallery.
Phil Cai’s curated exhibitions have received critical acclaim. His curated exhibition “(In)directions: Queerness in Chinese Contemporary Photography” was reviewed by Hyperallergic, Musee Magazine, Asian American Arts Alliance AMP Magazine, and many others. His curated exhibition “Alienation?” was reviewed by the Brooklyn Rail. He has participated in panel discussions and talks at institutions such as the Asia Society Museum New York, the SCAD Museum of Art, Columbia University, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, among others. His independent curatorial initiative Open Kitchen focuses on systematic critique.
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Curator
Seoyoung Kim
Artists
Eun Lee
Janette Oh
Basharat Ali Syed
About Curator
Seoyoung Kim (b. 1999, Seoul) is an interdisciplinary curator and artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She is also the founding director at Site. Seoyoung explores the triangular relationship between art–space–and viewer in her practice, which lead her to pursuing her curatorial initiatives. She has produced and curated work in parks, studios, and warehouses in Brooklyn, and basements in Seoul, expanding the meaning of visual art exhibitions into experiences as a whole. Seoyoung has produced exhibitions at telos.haus, Project space WIP, WWW Space, Memorial Hall Gallery, and more.
(text & photo courtesy of the curators)
3. Check in/ Warm up
Time
Saturday, May 17 | 1:30 – 2:00 PM
Venue
THE BLANC | 12th Floor
15 E 40 St, New York, NY 10016
4. Independent Curatorial Project | Panel Discussion #4
Time
Saturday, May 24| 2:00 – 2:30 PM
Venue
THE BLANC | 12th Floor
15 E 40 St, New York, NY 10016
Moderator
Webson Ji, Founder & Director of Li Tang Community
Guest Speakers
Phil Cai, Seoyoung Kim
5. Independent Curatorial Project | Panel Discussion #5
Time
Saturday, May 24 | 2:40 – 3:40 PM
Venue
THE BLANC | 12th Floor
15 E 40 St, New York, NY 10016
Moderator
Phil Cai, Curator and Writer
Seoyoung Kim, Curator and Artist
Guest Speakers
Huyen Tran, Felisa Nguyen, Basharat Ali Syed
6. Independent Curatorial Project | Curators Tour
Time
Saturday, May 24 | 4:00 – 4:30 PM
Venue
THE BLANC | 12th Floor
15 E 40 St, New York, NY 10016
Curators
Phil Cai, Seoyoung Kim
7. 7s Art Tea Ceremony & Network Event
Time
Saturday, May 17 | 4:30 – 6:00 PM
Venue
THE BLANC | 12th Floor
15 E 40 St, New York, NY 10016
Chinese Tea Ceremony | Hosted by Kevin Ge
Step into a serene and intimate exploration of Gongfu Cha—the traditional Chinese tea ceremony—led by Kevin Ge, tea artist and co-founder of 7s Art. Guests are invited to slow down, breathe deeply, and experience the refined art of tea brewing through a multi-sensory journey.
Flowing Tea Gathering | Hosted by Jing Zhao
Curious about tea but not sure where to begin? 7s Art’s Flowing Tea Gathering is a relaxed, come-as-you-are social experience where guests enjoy a variety of excellent loose-leaf teas curated by 7s Art—including a rare 20-year-aged ripe Pu’er known for its smooth body, earthy sweetness, and calming depth.
Free registration
Team credit
Director: Webson Ji
Event Manager: Adrian Cameron
Event Assistant: Sophie Ruoyu Zhang
Visual Designer: Adela Sun
Co-producer: THE BLANC Team
About THE BLANC
Located in midtown Manhattan, THE BLANC is a versatile and dynamic hub for artistic innovation and expression. Our mission is to build an inclusive and transformative space that champions emerging artists and professionals, and to offer our community access to New York’s vibrant cultural landscape.
Through diverse programming—including exhibitions, performances, public events, keynotes, workshops, panels, and incubator initiatives—THE BLANC offers artists, designers, and creative entrepreneurs unique opportunities for professional exploration and growth. We are dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary partnerships to bridge the institutional gaps between the educational, commercial, and administrative branches of the art world in the hopes of reimagining the professional world of art.
THE BLANC empowers our artists to push artistic and professional boundaries and engage with and shape their worlds in meaningful ways. By nurturing the next generation of creative visionaries, we strive to cultivate a thriving, global community of talents.
Website: www.theblanc.art
Instagram: @theblanc_ny
About Li Tang Community
Li Tang Community is a New York-based artist-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to amplifying the creative voices of the worldwide Asian diaspora. Founded in April 2020, Li Tang Community aims to feature the works and talents of today’s most innovative Asian practitioners working in the varied fields of art, design, and contemporary culture.
Website: www.litang.community
Instagram: @litang.community
(Image & text courtesy of THE BLANC x Li Tang Community)
