Paving the Road to Contemporary Ink – Dechun Gallery

Museum Exhibition
Liu Kuo-sung

In celebration of Liu Kuo-sung’s 90th birthday, National Taiwan Normal University and The Liu Kuo-sung Archives presents Paving the Road to Contemporary Ink – Liu Kuo-sung Archives Exhibition 1940s – 1980s. Showcasing important letters, documents, and photographs from Liu’s extensive career of over seventy years, the exhibition runs from April 16 to May 11, 2022 at NTNU’s Dechun Gallery.

Professor Emeritus Chu-tsing Li and Liu Kuo-sung at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, 1967 © The Liu Kuo-sung Archives
Liu Kuo-sung, Self-Portrait, 1956, Ink on Paper, 26 x 18 cm © The Liu Kuo-sung Archives

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