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Crossroads is a three-part animated series. Aesthetically, the series mixes the imagery of classical painting with socialist propaganda art, while its narrative fuses the idioms of Greek mythology with that of traditional Chinese ghost tales. The piece offers insight into many facets of China’s political and social condition, shedding light on the country’s decades-long struggle between westernization and insulation.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach to link Chinese cultural heritage with social and environmental research, Lily & Honglei, the immigrant artist collaborative produces cross-platform projects reflecting upon contemporary China in the context of a global age. Their multimedia artworks embrace both traditional art forms and new technologies such as digital animation, Virtual Reality in cyberspace, and Augmented Reality on mobile devices. Lily & Honglei’s artworks have been presented at numerous national and international venues for contemporary art or new media art, and receive support from The Jerome Foundation, Greater New York Arts Development Fund, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts via Creative Capital, New York Foundation for the Arts, Queens Arts Fund (QAF) in New York, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning NY commission grant, name a few. Lily & Honglei`s multimedia projects are collected by The Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art, sponsored by The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University. The awards they received include People`s Choice Award of Moving Paper Film Festival at Museum of Art & Design in New York, Creative Capital 2015 Award for Moving Image & Visual Arts, and NYFA Fellowship 2015 in Interdisciplinary Work.