Chinese-born artist Xiang Yang, who lives and works in New York, sent this photo from Shanghai. He is there with his family for the installation of the gigantic piece, shown behind him, for Shanghai EXPO 2010. If you look closely, you'll see that this stunning work, which measures 30' x 18', is made of innumerable silk threads stretched taut. Wow! I've just been reading The Quantum and the Lotus and this creation somehow ties in with that remarkable book, a series of conversations between Mathieu Ricard, a French scientist turned Buddhist monk, and Trinh Xuan Thuan, a Vietnamese Buddhist who became an American astrophysicist.I wish I could see this piece in person but am happy Xiang thought to send the image. This June he will have a solo show at Art base 798 Beijing. I'd say he's off to a roaring Year of the Tiger. www.xiang-yang.org
