Ricky Ruihong Li writes on art, architecture, and media, and works collaboratively on exhibitions and cultural initiatives. His writing has appeared in Artforum, PIN–UP, and November, and his research has been exhibited at venues including 80WSE Gallery at New York University. He has taught and served as a critic at Pratt Institute, Columbia University, and Parsons School of Design. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Pratt Institute and a Master’s from Columbia University. He is currently researching and writing on “opiate architecture” to trace a pharmacological genealogy of global infrastructural spaces.