New Moroism at White Cube

Let’s dive a bit into very niche topic of art history. What is moroism? In the very end of 19th century Yokoyama Taikan together with Hishida Shunsō tried to rethink traditional Japanese painting and its styles and techniques. In the result they departed from the heavy use of the line and mostly relied on marks, shapes and colours. The style was called mōrōtai (mōrō means “vague,” or “indistinct”) and no, it wasn’t exactly a compliment. Fast forward to our days. Not restricted anymore by the rules and traditions of specific genres, most artists still use line (and outlines) because it is an important element of a painting but if you want to experiment and know what you are doing—you can get artworks in very distinct and unique styles. And if you really want to—you can call this style moroism.
Works by Michael Ho, Chris Huen Sin Kan, Timothy Lai and Su Yu-Xin.
Curated by Tingting Zhao and Evonne Jiawei Yuan.

Exhibition period: 31.05–9.09
Gallery address: 50 Connaught Road, Central