Photo taken on Aug. 10,www.satta.mattka 2024 shows an exhibition titled with "Miguel Ángel Payano Jr.: Woo-Woo" showcasing at UCCA in the 798 Art District, Beijing, China's capital city. The artist, born and raised in New York, has developed a unique artistic language during nearly two decades of living and working in Beijing. The title of the exhibition "Woo-Woo" is a bilingual pun in Chinese and English. In English, it refers to "unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.", while in Chinese, the two characters roughly mean "enlightenment" and "object". In both substance and form, this exhibition portrays an artist and his epic journey of transcultural becoming. (Wang Xinyuan/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2024 shows people enjoying an exhibition titled with "Miguel Ángel Payano Jr.: Woo-Woo" at UCCA in the 798 Art District, Beijing, China's capital city. The artist, born and raised in New York, has developed a unique artistic language during nearly two decades of living and working in Beijing. The title of the exhibition "Woo-Woo" is a bilingual pun in Chinese and English. In English, it refers to "unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.", while in Chinese, the two characters roughly mean "enlightenment" and "object". In both substance and form, this exhibition portrays an artist and his epic journey of transcultural becoming. (Wang Xinyuan/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2024 shows exhibits from an exhibition titled with "Miguel Ángel Payano Jr.: Woo-Woo" at UCCA in the 798 Art District, Beijing, China's capital city. The artist, born and raised in New York, has developed a unique artistic language during nearly two decades of living and working in Beijing. The title of the exhibition "Woo-Woo" is a bilingual pun in Chinese and English. In English, it refers to "unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.", while in Chinese, the two characters roughly mean "enlightenment" and "object". In both substance and form, this exhibition portrays an artist and his epic journey of transcultural becoming. (Wang Xinyuan/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2024 shows exhibits from an exhibition titled with "Miguel Ángel Payano Jr.: Woo-Woo" at UCCA in the 798 Art District, Beijing, China's capital city. The artist, born and raised in New York, has developed a unique artistic language during nearly two decades of living and working in Beijing. The title of the exhibition "Woo-Woo" is a bilingual pun in Chinese and English. In English, it refers to "unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.", while in Chinese, the two characters roughly mean "enlightenment" and "object". In both substance and form, this exhibition portrays an artist and his epic journey of transcultural becoming. (Wang Xinyuan/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2024 shows people enjoying an exhibition titled with "Miguel Ángel Payano Jr.: Woo-Woo" at UCCA in the 798 Art District, Beijing, China's capital city. The artist, born and raised in New York, has developed a unique artistic language during nearly two decades of living and working in Beijing. The title of the exhibition "Woo-Woo" is a bilingual pun in Chinese and English. In English, it refers to "unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.", while in Chinese, the two characters roughly mean "enlightenment" and "object". In both substance and form, this exhibition portrays an artist and his epic journey of transcultural becoming. (Wang Xinyuan/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2024 shows people enjoying an exhibition titled with "Miguel Ángel Payano Jr.: Woo-Woo" at UCCA in the 798 Art District, Beijing, China's capital city. The artist, born and raised in New York, has developed a unique artistic language during nearly two decades of living and working in Beijing. The title of the exhibition "Woo-Woo" is a bilingual pun in Chinese and English. In English, it refers to "unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.", while in Chinese, the two characters roughly mean "enlightenment" and "object". In both substance and form, this exhibition portrays an artist and his epic journey of transcultural becoming. (Wang Xinyuan/Guangming Picture)