معرفی
Eugene Wang is the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University and Founding Director of Harvard FAS CAMLab. He specializes in Buddhist visual culture, medieval Chinese art, and contemporary Chinese art and cinema. His research explores intersections of art with cognitive science, ecology, and technology, particularly through CAMLab’s projects like Digital Gandhara and Shadow Cave.
Wang earned recognition for Shaping the Lotus Sutra (2005), which received Japan’s Sakamoto Nichijin Award. His work bridges historical art analysis with modern interdisciplinary approaches, including motion capture for Dunhuang dance and quantum network simulations. He serves as art history editor for the Encyclopedia of Buddhism and has held a Guggenheim Fellowship (2005).
- Key Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship (2005), Sakamoto Nichijin Academic Award (2005)
- Labs/Teams: Harvard FAS CAMLab (Cognition-Aesthetics-Mindscape Lab)
- Grants/Projects: Digital Gandhara (Afghanistan/Pakistan Buddhist site mapping), Shadow Cave (cognitive Buddhist cave studies)
Wang’s focus on biocentric art and cognitive frameworks redefines art historical methodologies. His recent work integrates sensorial media with spiritual experience, reflecting his commitment to pushing interdisciplinary boundaries.
