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I was happy to attend the panel discussion of Ching Ho Cheng’s work at Bank’s Elizabeth Street Gallery on May 13, 2005. Ching was a friend of mine. My friend Patricia Kelly introduced me to him. She and Ching met in Paris when they lived there during the nineteen-seventies. The Paris they shared was so seminal for the both of them that Patricia and Ching became best friends.

I recorded the reading with my iPhone to document it for Patricia who was not able to attend. Below is the official recording of the event, done very well, the whole discussion. Ching’s work spans the psychedelic sixties into the AIDS ridden eighties, and has very distinct periods which are thoroughly discussed in the video. Sybao Cheng-Wilson, Ching’s sister, is part of the panel. She knows a lot. Enjoy.

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An essay by Christina Chen discussing Ching Ho Cheng’s work in the Brooklyn Rail:

Ching Ho Cheng: Tracing Infinity | The Brooklyn Rail

Ching Ho Cheng’s solo exhibition at BANK’s Elizabeth Street gallery is replete with smooth and luminous surfaces. The gouache and pastel works on view were created at the artist’s residence and studio at the fabled Chelsea Hotel, and many works represent sunlight cast through windows and onto the hotel walls.

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“Golden Hour,” an in-depth look into Ching’s work with Sybao Cheng-Wilson:

Golden Hour

At Bank NYC, the late artist’s Ching Ho Cheng’s window paintings give insight into his cosmic practice.

And here is an article in ARTnews. Who Was Ching Ho Cheng And Why Was He So Important?

Who Was Ching Ho Cheng and Why Was He So Important?

A series of exhibitions, including an upcoming institutional retrospective, mark a revival of interest in his work

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Prints, Ching Ho Cheng, 1970s

The Psychedelic Paintings of Ching Ho Cheng, 1970 – 1973

Ching Ho Cheng Retrospective at the Shepherd Gallery, 2022

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And here is the recording of the event that I made for Patricia Kelly for anyone who might be interested, an added archive to the wonderful work of Ching Ho Cheng.