Woodblock hand-printed book and ink rubbings with wood cover; water-based ink on grass paper
Xu Bing An Introduction to Square Word Calligraphy (inner pages), 2000 Woodblock hand-printed book and ink rubbings with wood cover; water-based ink on grass paper 39 x 23 cm This is a textbook written by Xu Bing using Square Word Calligraphy for users to learn this writing system invented by the artist himself. The work has been used in exhibitions taking the form of classroom installation where viewers were invited to learn and write with Square Word Calligraphy in various locations around the world, including the US, Japan, Denmark, Germany and other countries. When fully extended, this work is approximately 736 cm in length.
