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JIAN'AN WU: Hand-Cut Cosmologies
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Chinese artist, JIAN'AN WU reflects on 'Digesting Planet IV: Ancestors' shortlisted for The 2026 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Asia’s most prestigious art prize. Through its sales, the Prize raises vital funds to support arts programmes for disadvantaged children in Hong Kong.
As part of our 30‑day countdown to the Gala Dinner, we spotlight excerpts from an interview with The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF). Read the full interview on SAF’s website.
Title: JIAN'AN WU: Hand-Cut Cosmologies
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Chinese artist, JIAN'AN WU reflects on 'Digesting Planet IV: Ancestors' shortlisted for The 2026 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Asia’s most prestigious art prize.
Through its sales, the Prize raises vital funds to support arts programmes for disadvantaged children in Hong Kong.
As part of our 30‑day countdown to the Gala Dinner, we spotlight excerpts from an interview with The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF).
Read the full interview on SAF’s website.
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