All posts tagged: Xu Bing

Asia Art Archive 2025 Annual Fundraiser

Published by Artomity Magazine

aaa2025auction.com Asia Art Archive (AAA) announces the return of its Annual Fundraiser this October and November, celebrating the organisation’s 25th anniversary. This year’s fundraiser features an auction of over sixty-five works generously donated by artists, galleries, and individuals. The auction presents major pieces by prominent and emerging artists from Asia and beyond, showcasing AAA’s intergenerational and cross-regional reach. Proceeds from the auction will support AAA to continue its mission of preserving contemporary art histories in Asia and providing free public access to resources and education. In partnership with Christie’s Hong Kong, a preview of the artworks opens to the public from 7 to 11 November. The works are available for bidding online at aaa2025auction.com from 27 October, 12nn, to 14 November, 10:30pm. This year’s auction features work by artists including Au Hoi Lam, Cao Fei, Luis Chan, Huma Bhabha, Ding Yi, Nicole Eisenman, Antony Gormley, Ha Bik Chuen, Ho Tzu Nyen, Heidi Lau, Lee Kit, Hao Liang, Liu Wei, ruangrupa, Vishwa Shroff, Yee I-Lann, Stephen Wong Chun Hei, Xu Bing, Xu Zhen, Samson Young, and more. Since …

Xu Bing’s Hong Kong Square Words 徐冰在香港：英文方塊字書法

Published by John Batten

After he was appointed as Hong Kong’s Ambassador for Cultural Promotion in 2024 for a term of five years, renowned Chinese artist Xu Bing’s first commissioned art initiative, Xu Bing in Hong Kong: Square Word Calligraphy, can be seen at locations around Hong Kong. His exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA), Eying East, Wondering West – Square Word Calligraphy Classroom, has converted the museum’s ground-floor annex into a classroom where the audience can learn about and practise Square Word Calligraphy, a unique form of writing he developed that transforms English into a visual style strongly resembling Chinese characters. Newly emblazoned on the museum’s exterior glass canopy using Xu’s Square Words are the museum name and the text: “Connect Art to People”. Expressing both the museum’s mission and Xu’s belief “in making art accessible to everyone”, this new display demonstrates the contrast between traditional Chinese calligraphic forms and the English alphabet to become an old-new, east-west, cross-cultural blend. Taking Xu’s art outside the museum to the public, his calligraphy is now exhibited to …

Xu Bing in Hong Kong: Eying East, Wondering West — Square Word Calligraphy Classroom  at Hong Kong Museum of Art 

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Xu Bing /Eying East, Wondering West — Square Word Calligraphy Classroom /Mar 26 – Jul 30, 2025 / The Wing (Lower)G/F, Hong Kong Museum of Art10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha TsuiMondays to Wednesdays and Fridays 10am – 6pmSaturdays, Sundays and public holidays 10am – 9pmFree admission hk.art.museum Following Xu Bing’s appointment as Hong Kong’s Ambassador for Cultural Promotion in 2024, Xu Bing in Hong Kong: Square Word Calligraphy marks the renowned artist’s inaugural commissioning art initiative in the city. One of the featured programmes of the project is the Eying East, Wondering West — Square Word Calligraphy Classroom exhibition. Square Word Calligraphy is a form of writing Xu Bing began developing in 1993, in which English is written to resemble Chinese characters. This writing system highlights the interplay between Eastern and Western cultures, aligning with Hong Kong’s vibrant cultural tapestry. This exhibition invites the audience to explore Square Word Calligraphy from three perspectives: “Appreciation”, “Learning” and “Application”, encouraging them to reflect on language and culture, challenges fixed ways of thinking, and sparking creativity through the switching between languages. Xu Bing has especially incorporated …