While grabbing a paleta with my daughter at S. 4th and Santa Clara Streets, I stopped to gaze at the front door of a new Downtown San Jose gallery. Curator Shu Jianhua ran to unlock the door and invited the unrecognized visitors in, eager to share downtown’s latest cultural gem. He paused at an enormous ceramic pumpkin at the entrance to struggle with its lid and offer us some Halloween candy.

The Silicon Valley Asian Art Center recently expanded from its location in Santa Clara, where it’s tucked away inside Central Computers, the last place to get a geek fix since Quement Electronics and Fry’s Electronics closed.

Hiding in plain sight across from a Chevron station was the opening exhibit: “Zheng Chongbin: The Field of Shui Mo.” The internationally acclaimed artist’s work is on view thr

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