Email: longer@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Academic Title
Tenured Professor
Education
·September 1981 – July 1985: B.A. in Sculpture, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute
·September 1988 – January 1991: M.A. in Sculpture, Department of Decorative Arts, Central Academy of Arts and Design (now Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University)
·September 1997 – July 2001: Ph.D. in Art History and Theory, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
Professional Experience
·July 1985 – September 1988: Assistant Art Designer, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Arts and Crafts
·January 1991 – December 2001: Lecturer, Central Academy of Arts and Design (now Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University)
·December 2001 – December 2011: Associate Professor, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
·December 2011 – Present: Professor and Tenured Professor, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
Academic Affiliations
·Executive Editor-in-Chief, Academic Sculpture
·Editorial Board Member, Chinese Art
·Academic Committee Member, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
·Executive Editor, Academic Sculpture Book Series, Tsinghua University
·December 1998 – June 2008: Deputy Secretary-General, Sculpture Committee, China Arts and Crafts Association
·March 2013 – Present: Council Member, China Sculpture Society
·December 2013 – Present: Special Committee Member, National Urban Sculpture Art Committee
·February 2014 – Present: Academic Committee Member, Beijing Public Environment Art and Urban Sculpture Committee
·January 2015 – Present: Editorial Board Member, Renmin University of China Academic Press
·April 2018 – Present: Chair, Academic Committee, Suzhou Sculpture Association
·October 2019 – Present: Vice President, Public Art Committee, China Cultural Industry Promotion Association
·December 2020 – Present: Director, Expert Committee, Hebei Sculpture Industry Technology Research Institute
Academic Philosophy
Integrating traditional Chinese essence with modern Western vocabulary, this research explores sculptural forms. Emphasizing imagination and originality, it seeks to create works embodying "Chinese identity, contemporary spirit, individuality, and wisdom," narrating a "Chinese narrative" to enrich sculptural culture and construct humanistic spaces rooted in "Harmony and Integration."
Research Directions
·Theoretical Research in Sculpture Studies
·Chinese Contemporary Sculptural Forms
Academic Output
Authored Books
·Introduction to Sculpture (November 2020)
·Chinese Narrative (August 2018)
·Inscriptions of Time and Space: Selected Essays on Sculpture (June 2013)
·Harmony and Integration (August 2013)
Key Academic Initiatives
·2020: Academic Director & Artistic Director, Harmony and Integration International Public Art Residency, Chengdu, China
·2019: Academic Director, Millennial Tiger Hill: Chinese Narrative Sculpture Exhibition, Suzhou
·2019: Artistic Director, Chinese Narrative: Homelands First Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition
·2018: Academic Director & Artistic Director, Harmony and Integration International Public Art Residency, Pisuerga, Spain
Awards
·Excellence Award, Flying Stone, China Wuhu International Sculpture Exhibition
·Government Award, Gone with the Wind, First Nanchang-China Sculpture Art Festival
·Excellence Award, Awakening of Insects, International Contemporary Metal Art Exhibition
·Excellence Award, Old Face, New Look, China Zhengzhou International Sculpture Exhibition
·Course Recognition: Sculptural Structures – National First-Class Undergraduate Course (MOE)
·Publication Honors: Introduction to Sculpture and Academic Sculpture Series – China Sculpture Theory Award
·Teaching Material Award: Sculptural Structures – Beijing Higher Education Outstanding Textbook
Collections
·Casoria Museum, Italy
·Beijing National Olympic Park
·Shanghai Urban Sculpture Art Center
·Changchun World Sculpture Park
·Shijiazhuang Century Park
·Nanchang International Sculpture Gallery
Teaching Portfolio
·Introduction to Sculpture
·Sculptural Structures
·Spatial Research in Sculpture
