1969-23 Horizontal wall scroll; ink and color on paper, with artist’s dated signature

Editor: This is "1969-23" by Fong Chung-Ray, a work held here at the Harvard Art Museums. It's a moody piece. The dark brushstrokes make me think of jagged mountains in a misty landscape. What do you see in this work? Curator: What I see, or rather, feel, is the artist grappling with the concept of formlessness. Does it evoke a sense of unease, perhaps? Or a feeling of liberation, as if boundaries are dissolving? The artist leaves it open to our own interpretation, doesn't he? Editor: I think it's a bit of both actually! Unease and liberation. Curator: Exactly! It's that tension that makes it so compelling. It invites us to contemplate the infinite possibilities of existence, don't you think? That's what I'll take away from this. Editor: Wow, that's given me something to consider! Thanks.