Chinese ink art on show in US

SAN FRANCISCO - Ink arts, which have flourished in China for more than 2,000 years, are now speaking to Western audience through contemporary forms.

An exhibition, titled Ink Worlds, presents the work of two dozen contemporary artists from China and the United States, ranging from the pioneering abstract work from the late 1960s to 21st-century technological innovations.

The ongoing exhibition, organized by the Cantor Arts Center of Stanford University, is free to the public and runs till Sept. 3 at the center in Palo Alto, California, on the US west coast.