This bilingual exhibition catalogue, A World Within: The Art and Inspiration of Irene Chou, is published on the occasion of Asia Society Hong Kong Center’s eponymous exhibition. The catalogue celebrates Chou as one of the most inventive artists at the forefront of Hong Kong’s New Ink Painting Movement, with her dynamic career spanning from the 1950s to early 2000s. She was remarkable for paving new possibilities in Chinese ink painting through a highly original abstract visual language, and her exploration of modern themes informed by an interest in metaphysics, science and literature. 為配合「二十世紀中國女藝術家系列」之三的《萬象之根：周綠雲繪畫藝術展》，亞洲協會香港中心出版這本展覽同名圖錄。作為香港新水墨運動中其中一位最具創造力的藝術家，從二十世紀五十年代到千禧年，周綠雲的藝術生涯橫跨了半個世紀。她以一種高度原創的視覺語言及其產自對玄學、科學和文學興趣，致力探索當代議題的作品，為中國水墨畫提供了全新的可能性。
Author: Joyce Hei-ting Wong is a Curator at Chantal Miller Gallery, Asia Society Hong Kong Center. She holds a BA from the University of Hong Kong double majoring in English Literature and Fine Art (2015). Eva Kit Wah Man obtained her Ph. D from Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is presently Director and Chair Professor of the Academy of Film, Baptist University of Hong Kong. André Chan is an independent curator, writer and researcher based in Hong Kong. He obtained his qualifications in Curatorial Studies in Central St. Martin’s, London and East Asian Studies in University of Toronto. 黃熙婷，亞洲協會香港中心麥禮賢夫人藝術館策展人。她2015年畢業於香港大學，雙主修英國文學及藝術史。 文潔華，香港中文大學哲學博士，現任香港浸會大學電影學院總監及講座教授。 陳子澂，現為香港獨立策展人與作家。他畢業於倫敦中央聖馬丁學院，主修展覽策劃，後於多倫多大學修讀東亞研究。
