Email: fessart@hotmail.com

Academic Title
Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Department of Art History

Education

·1999: B.A. in Advertising, Art Teaching & Research Office, Peking University

·2003: M.A. in Art History, Faculty of Art History and Archaeology, Sorbonne University Paris IV (Paris-Sorbonne), France

·2010: Ph.D. in Art History, School of Arts, Peking University

Professional Experience

·2010–2012: Researcher, Center for Visual and Image Studies, Peking University

·2012–Present: Faculty Member, Department of Art History and Theory, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Research Directions

·Western Art History

·Medieval Art History

·Museum Studies

Academic Philosophy
In art historical research, Dr. Liu integrates traditional approaches (craft studies, stylistic analysis, iconography) with methodologies from social art history and psychological art history. This framework interprets images across eras as concrete manifestations of personal/collective memory and imagination, and as expressions of epochal perceptions of nature and society. Through investigating their formation mechanisms, dissemination patterns, and historical obscurity/reemergence, her work deciphers the multi-layered information embedded in visual culture.

In museum studies, her focus centers on exhibition interpretation within curatorial practice, emphasizing the design, writing, and communication of public educational content.

Academic Output
Authored Books

·*Monographic Study of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey in Paris: Western Art History from the Late 11th to Early 12th Century*

·Christian Art’s Appropriation of Roman Artistic Elements

·École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in Social and Historical Perspectives

·Temporal Imagery: Millet’s "The Gleaners"

Documentary Contributions

·Academic Advisor and Episode Writer for the documentary series When the Louvre Meets the Forbidden City

Teaching Portfolio
Undergraduate Courses

·History of Chinese and Global Art

·Ancient Western Art History

·Methodologies in Art History

·Exhibition Curation and Writing

Graduate Courses (Co-Taught)

·History of Chinese and Global Art

·Special Topics in Art History and Theory