U.S.HOT TAKE OR NOT
Hong Kong-raised artist Cici Wu lights up a New York gallery
Wu's New York show at 47 Canal fills a new Chelsea gallery with eleven handmade lanterns, including a miniature schoolhouse; the exits, at least, are clearly marked.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Rosa Ticks on this story, from BBN This Morning at 7:53 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are South China Morning Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by South China Morning Post: “How Hong Kong-raised artist Cici Wu turns her diasporic experiences into poignant works”, with reporting from USA Art News and Artforum (47 Canal press release PDF).
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 7:53 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Rosa Ticks.
- Topics: New York.
- BBN covered this story before: Bolsonaro family visas, a $47.3 million dinosaur, Tatum's buzzer… (October 28).
The real story
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- South China Morning PostHow Hong Kong-raised artist Cici Wu turns her diasporic experiences into poignant works
- USA Art NewsCici Wu's "Auld Lang Syne (prelude)" on View at 47 Canal facts used on air
- Artforum (47 Canal press release PDF)OFFICE@47CANAL.US (646) 415-7712 47 CANAL Cici Wu Auld Lang Syne (prelude) September 2, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn artist raised in Hong Kong has filled a New York gallery with eleven paper lanterns made of bamboo, willow and mulberry paper, the South China Morning Post reports.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorInside each one, an LED pulses to the cadence of Auld Lang Syne. Cici Wu, give me your hot take.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHot take: she built eleven lanterns that blink on a schedule, which is the most professional thing an artist has done in New York.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorReliable lighting. Clear communication.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNope. The lights blink to Auld Lang Syne, so they flicker on a playlist, and that's all it is.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterHot take!

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterOne lantern is a miniature schoolhouse from a photograph of a girls' high school in Shizuoka, Japan, and nobody has asked who's grading it!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. A tiny school with no teacher is the only one in the building making sense.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExcuse me, my take was hotter. Two doors are left ajar, an entrance and an exit, and the gallery is simply being thorough.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour take was a lighting schedule, Vera. Rosa gave me a school.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFinal take: two doors, both open, no sign saying which way is in. That's the most honest floor plan in New York. HOT.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI rate my own apartment lobby below it.
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Photo: Daniel Torok · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN