Following Song Dong's successful "A Flourishing Void" exhibition last semester, NYU Shanghai is continuing the tradition hosting renowned artists. Starting Monday, Oct. 17, Lu Yang presents "Delusional Crime and Punishment" on the first floor of the NYU Shanghai academic building.Yang is aNew York Times-featured, Shanghai-born artist, and her work is recognized both in China and worldwide. Her work can be classified asexperimental contemporary art, and it draws inspiration from science, technology and philosophy. Her previous works included close collaborations with various types of artists; for example, in 2013 she worked with manga artists and musicians to produce her "Uterus Man". Her 2015 work, "Lu Yang Delusional Mandala", gained much interest in Beijing where it was originally presented, as the same New York Times article reports.Yang's NYU Shanghai exhibition is inspired by neuroscience; in order to get even more insight into the matter, she attended discussions with neuroscientists, faculty members and students this previous summer. A close collaboration between the artist and NYU Shanghai, discussions were held during the Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Summer School. Yang's move to learn about science and combine it with art seems almost intuitive. She aims to understand the world around us, and realizes that one must understand oneself first. And what is the better way of understanding oneself than exploring the brain?She goes beyond the material sphere of physical body and plays with the idea of brain and consciousness. For her, the concept of consciousness is very important (andas previously stated, she enjoys having this debate with neuroscientists), and this fascination is incorporated into her art.The complexity of Lu Yang's work is astonishing, and combination of art and technology she has previously done has amazed her audience. It pushes the boundaries of human minds, and brings up many philosophical questions science is yet to explore.The exhibition will be held on NYU Shanghai first floor from Oct. 17 until Nov. 17, and is expected to receive a lot of attention, not only from NYU Shanghai community, but Shanghai community itself.This article was written by Emira Sabanovic. Please send an email to [email protected] to get in touch. Photo Credit: Emira Sabanovic