From the sculpted folds of burlap in Japanese Gutai artist Tsuyoshi Maekawa’s Work 130931 (1963), to the smooth, lacquered finish of Su Xiaobai’s Peaceful Skyblue (2014), this selection of artworks demonstrates the deep engagement artists across Asia have had with the theme of abstraction. Whether as an exercise in transforming traditional mediums, or as a reaction against representational conventions, these artists challenge the norm and break away from the often Western-centric, linear art historical narrative of abstraction.

Tsuyoshi Maekawa at Whitestone Gallery

Su Xiaobai at Pearl Lam

Liu Kuo-Sung at Linda Gallery

Dongi Lee at Gallery Hyundai

Oh Su-Fan at Gana Art

Argie Bandoy at Taksu

Dadang Rukmana at Semarang Gallery

Charwei Tsai at Tina Keng

Syed Haider Raza at Delhi Art Gallery

Ding Yi at ShanghART

—Sureyya Wille and Hillary Shih