In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

"Empress Dowager Cixi is a fascinating figure because she represents a contradiction — she wielded immense power in a world that sought to diminish women's authority," says the artist.

The previous Emperor was despicable, but the real villains were the nobles who sent their young girls like the Empress Dowager to him for power.

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

The role of women in society is central to her practice, and her first Hong Kong solo show, Beneath the Golden Canopy, centers around the figure of Empress Dowager Cixi, who was the most powerful ...