Wang Tao
汪濤
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Kunming, China
NationalityChinese–British
Occupation(s)Archaeologist
Chinese art historian
Known forHelping found the International Centre for Chinese Heritage and Archaeology (ICCHA)
SpouseHelen Wang
Academic background
EducationYunnan Normal University
China Academy of Art
SOAS University of London
ThesisColour Symbolism in Late Shang China (1993)
Doctoral advisorSarah Allan
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology of China, art history
Sub-disciplineOracle bones
Chinese ritual bronzes
Art of early China
InstitutionsSOAS University of London
University College London
International Centre for Chinese Heritage and Archaeology (ICCHA)
Sotheby's
Art Institute of Chicago

Tao Wang (simplified Chinese: 汪涛; traditional Chinese: 汪濤, born 1962) is a Chinese–British archaeologist and art historian specialising in early Chinese art. He is also known for his work on early inscriptions on oracle bones and ritual bronzes.[1] He is married to numismatist and translator Helen Wang.[2]

Education

Wang was born in Kunming in 1962. He studied Chinese literature at Yunnan Normal University and did postgraduate work at the China Academy of Art. Wang moved to London in 1986. He studied under Sarah Allan at SOAS University of London, earning his PhD in 1993. His thesis was titled Colour Symbolism in Late Shang China.[3]

Academic career

After obtaining his PhD, Wang took up a position as lecturer in Chinese archaeology at SOAS. He was chair of the Centre of Chinese Studies at SOAS from 2005 to 2008.[4] He was later appointed a senior lecturer at SOAS and University College London.[5] He worked with Peter Ucko of the UCL Institute of Archaeology to develop links with archaeology departments in China, and helped found the International Centre for Chinese Heritage and Archaeology (ICCHA), a research centre jointly established by UCL and Peking University.[6] He was instrumental in arranging the publication of Xia Nai's thesis "Ancient Egyptian Beads" (70 years after Xia Nai completed it).[7] He also worked to promote links between the private art markets in China and the United Kingdom.[8]

In 2012 Wang left the UK to take up a position as the senior vice president and head of Chinese works at Sotheby's in New York.[9] In 2015, he was appointed the curator of Chinese art and Pritzker Chair at the Art Institute of Chicago.[1]

Other positions held by Wang[1]

Selected publications

On archaeology

On early inscriptions

On Chinese bronzes

Translations

Documentary films

Children's Books

References

  1. ^ a b c "ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO TAPS NOTED CHINESE ART SCHOLAR TAO WANG TO LEAD REVITALIZED DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN ART" (PDF). Artic.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ Wang, Helen (2008). Chairman Mao badges: symbols and slogans of the Cultural Revolution (PDF). British Museum. p. iv. ISBN 978-086159-169-5.
  3. ^ "Colour symbolism in late Shang China". SOAS University of London. 1993. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ https://www.soas.ac.uk/china-institute/annual-review/archive/file79727.pdf p.11
  5. ^ a b Goedhuis, Michael (2012). "The Archaeological Inspiration for Contemporary Chinese Art" (PDF). Ink: The Art of China. Michael Goedhuis Publishing. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-904221-19-0.
  6. ^ "UCL - London's Global University". 26 September 2018.
  7. ^ Xia Nai, Ancient Egyptian Beads (Springer, 2014), p. vi. https://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783642548673
  8. ^ "talks.cam : Dr Tao Wang from Sotheby's: 'Pricing Art: Early Chinese Bronzes on the Market'". talks.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Tao Wang joins Sotheby's New York as the new Head of Chinese Works of Art". Sotheby's. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Mirroring China's Past by Tao Wang". Yale Books UK. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  11. ^ "The Music of Ink at the British Museum | EAPGROUP | Imprints and Serials, including Eastern Art Report, East Asia Journal, Art Criticism Today,Saffron Books, East Asia Journal, Eastern Art Report, Art News, Artist Pages, Articles, Interviews, Previews and Reviews".
  12. ^ Thouard, Denis; Wang, Tao (3 December 2017). "Making New Classics: The Archaeology of Luo Zhenyu and Victor Segalen". Modernity's Classics. Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. pp. 231–260. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-33071-1_11. ISBN 978-3-642-33070-4.
  13. ^ Tao Wang; Luca Zan (24 May 2011). "Management and presentation of Chinese sites for UNESCO World Heritage List (UWHL)". Facilities. 29 (7/8): 313–325. doi:10.1108/02632771111130924.
  14. ^ "Antiquity Prize Winners". Antiquity. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  15. ^ TAL, Wang; Y (3 December 2017). "A Selection of Inscribed Early Chinese Bronzes from Sotheby's and Christie's Sales". discovery.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  16. ^ "龟之谜（修订版）". Cp.com.cn. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  17. ^ Timeline - World History Documentaries (23 September 2017). "The Strange Case Of Peking Man (Evolution Documentary) - Timeline". YouTube. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  18. ^ Wang, Tao (3 December 1995). Exploration Into China. New Discovery Books. ISBN 9780027180879. Retrieved 3 December 2017 – via Google Books.

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