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English words as Chinese characters? 方塊英文字?
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English words as Chinese characters? 方塊英文字?

[In English and Cantonese] City folks in Hong Kong might have come across this ‘English words as Chinese characters’ creation in the public space in the recent year. In this episode, we explored the works of Xu Bing, a Chinese contemporary artist, particularly on his Square Word Calligraphy, which can be seen in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai train station and the façade of the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

〔中英雙語〕近年穿梭於香港的朋友可能會見過「方塊英文字」的創作,今集我們探討一下中國當代藝術家徐冰的作品,尤其他的英文方塊字書法系列,可見於港鐵灣仔站及香港藝術館的外牆。

The Threads post on the Wan Chai MTR station art piece

An news article on the Hong Kong Museum of Art facade

Xu Bing's Square Word Calligraphy webpage

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