2月1日，林祥雄教授从巴黎转航新加坡，在北京停留半天，专程拜访几位中国著名艺术家与好友，包括北京大学艺术学院院长彭峰；原中央美术学院院长、原浙江美术学院院长潘公凯和中国人民大学艺术学院院长丁方等。

　　林教授受邀参观了潘公凯教授崭新的工作室，并畅谈东西方文化、艺术、人文的交流与融合之道。潘、林二位艺术家在同龄（70后）的艺术探索长征途上，似乎都挑选并同时踏上了荆刺满布、崎岖曲折的漫长、无涯的艺术探索悲旅！因其二人的志同道合，殊途同归的探艺之道，故虽初次见面便成了“老友”，促膝倾谈东西方史论的差异与互补性，以及创作、创新的相互融合，吸吮各自的艺术元素精华，尤其是在空间艺术的规划与设计。（林祥雄在2004年曾带领了国际建筑团队规划与设计2008北京奥运会选手村并被国际评委冠以“三项第一”荣衔）。

　　本次会晤重点是探讨未来如何合作并携手与西方艺术家配合推广、实践1月29日在巴黎联合国教科文总部签署之全球开展“艺术为了和平”与“艺术与社会”这二项目活动。

　　(Admin) on 1st Feb, Prof Lin has stayed in Beijing for half a day and made a special trip to visit few famous Chinese artists and friends including Peng Feng (Dean of Peking University, Faculty of Arts), Pan Gongkai (the former president of China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, and also the former president of China Academy of Art in Zhejiang) and Ding Fang (Dean of the School of Art, Renmin University of China).

　　Prof Lin was invited to visit Prof Pan's newly renovated studio, and both had a good talk about the exchange and integration of Eastern and Western culture, arts and humanities. Both Pan and Lin are in their 70s seem to have chosen and embarked on a long and endless art exploration through the thistles and thorns. Because of their like-mindedness, they feel like an old friend in their first meeting.

　　They further discussed the differences and complementarities between the Eastern and Western history, as well as the integration of creation and innovation, and to absorb the essence of their respective artistic elements, especially in the planning and design of space art. (Prof Lin was nominated as Directors and Chief Advisor for the Civilization and Arts for Architectural Planning Design for 2008 Olympics Village and his team has been awarded Three(3) prizes & recommended by the International Olympics Committee).

　　The focus of this meeting was to discuss how to work together with the western artist, to promote and practice "Art for Peace" and "Art for Society", which Prof Lin has just signed at the UNESCO HQ on 29 Jan.