W hat does it mean to be an icon? In the vast sweep of art history, the masterpieces that move us are those that hold up a mirror to ourselves. “ICONS: Masterpieces from across time and space” brings together works in which the central figure is one that is instinct to the beholder. Such art presents, to borrow a phrase from Iris Murdoch, the “‘memory’ of what we did not know we knew.” In the presence of icons, the feeling overtakes us🐷 to step beyond our ordinary 🌺awareness and find inspiration through fresh eyes.

古人評畫，嘗以「神品」謂之，表示藝術家刻劃事物達到了最高境界。

明代陶宗儀《輟耕錄》中敘畫一節將神品定義為: 「氣韻生動，出於天成，人莫窺其巧者，謂之神品。」

這些曠世傑作除了已臻化境的技巧之外，主題皆以「人」為本，以作ꦓ品為鑑🍌，反觀己身，思考人與世界萬物之間的連結。

「神品：超越時空的大師之作」打破地域、時代、媒材藩籬，帶給古今中外觀者一脈相承的、對美的悸動。