Held at New York’s Rainbow Room, this year’s biennial gala will honor acclaimed actress Michelle Yeoh and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Award[2] recipient Wendy O’Neill, continuing ACC’s more than six-decade mission of fostering cultural exchange between Asia and the United States.
Wu Chi-Tsung has long been committed to international cultural exchanges. Following his recent donations to ACC’s Hong Kong and Taiwan chapters, this contribution to its New York headquarters represents not only an act of support and a way of giving back, but also reflects the inspiration he drew from his residency in New York. Through this act, he hopes to carry forward these resources and values, supporting emerging artists and contributing to the continued development of the broader art ecosystem.
In Wrinkled Texture 182, the artwork donated to ACC this time, Wu deliberately preserves the exposed linen edges at the top and bottom, along with traces of sizing and ground, as a way of commemorating his material explorations in New York back in 2013. In terms of proportion, the head margin (sky) is broader than the foot margin (earth), echoing the classical scroll principle that the sky should be wider than the earth. The work thus resembles a fragment of a handscroll; what was once a planar surface between photography and painting is reconfigured into an object with a sculptural presence.
For Wu Chi-Tsung, Wrinkled Texture 182 is a unique and difficult-to-categorize work that sits between his Wrinkled Texture and Cyano-Collage series. It brings together elements from both while reflecting the evolution of his thinking over more than a decade. Through this work, he also hopes to express his sincere gratitude to ACC for its support at a pivotal moment in his artistic journey.
Text and image courtesy of the artist.
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