The Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013) developed a distinctive abstract style blending the visual poetry of Chinese painting and calligraphy with European pictorial traditions. This volume presents the artist's life and work. The essays consider the reception of Zao's work in the United States, his engagement with postwar abstraction, and his exploration of various artistic media.
Introduction / Ankeney Weitz and Melissa Walt -- Zao Wou-Ki and the split-space of enunciation / Ankeney Weitz -- Zao Wou-Ki in America / Melissa Walt -- Zao Wou-Ki and the avant-garde / Michelle Yun -- Remembering Wou-Ki / Phebe Chao -- Works in the exhibition.