notes on art and culture
Hi there!
I’m a former aspiring academic-turned-emerging museum professional with a passion for bringing knowledge out of the ivory tower and into public spaces.
Below you’ll find some examples of things I’ve written for an eclectic mix of personal, academic, and work-related projects over the past few years.
Short- to medium-length blog content – click to open/read
Blue and White: Retracing Chinese Diasporic Identity
A selection of sample interpretive texts written for the virtual exhibition component of The Courtauld’s MA in the History of Art.
Graded High Distinction
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Panel Text
Guideline: 300 words max. Object Label
Guideline: 100 words max. Catalogue Essay
Guideline: 600 words max.
A selection of sample interpretive texts written for the virtual exhibition component of The Courtauld’s MA in the History of Art.
Graded High Distinction
Select to read:
Panel Text
Guideline: 300 words max. Object Label
Guideline: 100 words max. Catalogue Essay
Guideline: 600 words max.
Things That Talk
Storbyboarded and co-wrote an entry for the University of Leiden’s interactive visual database of objects.
Part of “Trans-Asias: Early Modern Stories from the Courtauld”.
Read online: Elephant Chess Piece
Storbyboarded and co-wrote an entry for the University of Leiden’s interactive visual database of objects.
Part of “Trans-Asias: Early Modern Stories from the Courtauld”.
Read online: Elephant Chess Piece
Digital Museums Canada
Developed interpretive plan and design strategy for Living History: Hope & Peace, a large-stream project funded by Digital Museums Canada.
Curated content for “Art Talks”, in which 10 works by professional and historical artists are put into conversation with 10 youth artworks over five themes that reflect on the legacy of World War II in Asia.
Set to launch in March 2027
View sample Art Talks text
Developed interpretive plan and design strategy for Living History: Hope & Peace, a large-stream project funded by Digital Museums Canada.
Curated content for “Art Talks”, in which 10 works by professional and historical artists are put into conversation with 10 youth artworks over five themes that reflect on the legacy of World War II in Asia.
Set to launch in March 2027
View sample Art Talks text
Carousels – swipe on image to view
mediumsilk 💐 Happy Mother’s Day! This AAPI History carousel is dedicated to Mary Tape (1875-1934), a painter, photographer, telegrapher, activist, and most of all a mother who fiercely defended her Chinese-American children’s rights in American society. [...]
mediumsilk 🌸🌼 MARCH GALLERY ROUNDUP: New York | Los Angeles | London | Singapore
Wake up friends, it’s fair season! Here’s our pick of 8 gallery shows around the world to keep you busy this month, in case you need a break from Frieze [...]
Reels – tap to play in Instagram
Video series produced for Of Lost Time
Additional greenlit video briefs with research, video scripts, and thumbnails:
- How long would you watch? | Charles Dickens on capital punishment
- Angry French workers really put stray cats on trial for witchcraft? | The Great Cat Massacre