Xu Jiong: 2014 - 2018: 許炯：2014 - 2018

本展呈現許炯2014至2018年書法時期各階段代表作，其中多幅《春之祭》作品為首次展出。許炯關於書法復興的根源是深刻且多樣的，這些早期作品說明許炯挖掘各種來源與繪畫傳統，從良寬、賈島、到董其昌，許炯嘗試一系列突破的變化，他輕柔又狂放的筆觸、意想不到的圖案，喚起東方媒材成為波普藝術與流行文化的可能－正是在這些作品中，我們看到對今日許炯的藝術實踐至關重要的各種元素，且明白他是如何對創造亞洲藝術的自我價值的過程與歷史著迷不已。

This exhibition presents Xu Jiong's significant works from 2014 to 2018, among which many works of Spring Monster are exhibited for the first time. The roots of Xu’s calligraphic revival are deep and varied. These early works show Xu mining various sources and traditions, from Liangkuan, Jia Dao, to Dong Qichang, and experimenting with a range of new format. His gentle and wild touch, unexpected patterns that evoke the possibilities of oriental media as pop art and pop culture. It is in these works that one sees the elements essential to Xu’s practice today. As this exhibition makes clear, Xu is a sophisticated visual thinker endlessly fascinated with the process and history of painting.