In the Paint
An old basketball truism: who controls the paint controls the game. But sometimes in a creative act we have to lose control, to surrender to collective energies and go with the flow. In the paint, CBC artist collectives take initiative to create ways to weave through the blurring lines of basketball and art. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Floater: Blurring Basketball Lines, 2025
Chinatown Basketball Club's first book that celebrates CBC past 5 years (2019-2024) unique blend of competitive basketball and aesthetic experimentation, with essays contributed by Herb Tam, Lu Zhang, Reef (Harith Liew), Sean Catangui, Alex Zhang, Chiarina Chen and Dustin Lin.
Designed by Xinyuan Qu. Co-published by Chinatown Basketball Club and linlin Plum.
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TāngTángTǎngTàng (湯棠淌燙): Performative Rituals in Flow Recap
August 27, 2025, co-presented by Culture of Bathing and Chinatown Basketball Club
For one night only, TāngTángTǎngTàng explores the shared ethos of movement, ritual, and community. Guests experienced poetic bathing rituals, rhythmic breathing, Tai Chi that moved like a fast break, and hoops-inspired performance rooted in Chinese traditions old and new. The program featured artists Jiaoyang Li, Caren Wenqing Ye, and Lu Zhang, with music by Siyi Chen and Milam. Hosted at Othership Williamsburg.
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Incidental Contact
On view every Sunday May 11th – June 15th, 2025,
Incidental Contact presented by CBC, is an outdoor group photography exhibition curated by Sha Luo and Benji Zijian Hsu. It a series of community activations around Chinatown, exploring basketball’s rhythm of trust, tenderness, and connection.
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Collective Basketball Playlist:
2024 CBC Tournament mix / 2023 CBC Tournament mix by KipTok
Drilling Groove by Tzu-Yun Wei, 2024
Regional run 2 (Brooklyn, I95, Bay, PNW+MW) by Herb Tam, 2024
Tunes of the Yeoman by Austin Kim, 2023
CBC by Lu Zhang /CBC for Lu by Lia Ohyung, 2023
CBC by Keiko Taniguchi 2023 /CBC 3 point Shootout Mixtape by Sean Catangui, 2022
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Rehoming DunDun
on view Oct, 2024 Autumn Classic Tournament
A project initiated by Zijun Zhao, joined by Siyang Dai, co-hoseted by Bungee Space and CBC,
Photo by Zijun Zhao
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2024/8/22
'Everything Will Go Wonderfully' (2024)
A song by Lilium (百合花) from their album ‘Everything Will Go Wonderfully’ (萬事美妙).
Lilium (百合花) is a alternetive/indie band from Taiwai. The music video featuring Chinatown Basketball Club, directed, filmed & fdited by Haoyan of America
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Jan, 2012
Old Hats
Essay by Herb Tam
Related Merch: Columbus Park Hat
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A Day with Chinatown Basketball Club in Films
Premiered at Metrograph, Sep 2024, followed by a Q&A with Xueli Wang and the film makers.
A Few Minutes with the Chinatown Basketball Club
dir. Jason Duval, 2024, 5 min, Digital
Jason Duval’s 16mm short A Few Minutes with the Chinatown Basketball Club, which zooms in on sublime plays of light and shadow, overlooked details, and architectural surroundings. Took a close look at CBC Sunday School, a free basketball fundamental lesson volunteered by players from the club.
See You at the Park: Notes On Smiley (篮球而已)
dir. Lu Zhang, 2024, 23 min, DCP
Lu Zhang’s documentary See You At The Park: Notes on Smiley (篮球而已), documents a day in the life of Smily He, a CBC member, a guardian of Columbus Park, and an immigrant who's worked in restaurants but whose passion and world view is driven by a devotional relationship to basketball.
THE STORY OF CBC: AUTUMN CLASSIC 2023
dir. Connor Sen Warnick, 2024, 86 min, DCP
The Story of CBC: Autumn Classic 2023, Connor Sen Warnick’s documentary recounting CBC’s history, leading up to the inaugural Autumn Classic 3x3 Tournament.