"Asura in Dreams" – Lu Wei Solo Exhibition at Aatonomy A mother was once a girl; she possesses feelings, private desires, and the will to fight.
"A mother is not the Virgin Mary. She is not entirely divine, selfless, and pure. A mother was once a girl; she has feelings, private desires, and the will to fight." — Artist Lu Wei
Centered on motherhood and female consciousness, artist Lu Wei presents her latest solo exhibition, "Asura in Dreams," at A. HERITAGE. Curated by Lin Yu-Chin, the exhibition runs from November 8, 2025, to February 7, 2026, serving as a parallel exhibition for the 2025 Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial. This showcase integrates ink wash, video, screens, and writing to construct a visual poem situated between dream and reality, softness and struggle.
The title "Asura in Dreams" draws from Buddhist and mythological imagery. In Sanskrit, "Asura" symbolizes combat and obsession, representing the inextricable desires within the human heart. "Dreams" represent the soft inner world and the realm of subconscious dialogue. Lu Wei uses these two concepts as dual axes to explore the writing of the female body and maternal experience through the intersection of reality and myth.
Writing from Personal Life to Multiple Identities
"Asura in Dreams" extends beyond a mere discourse on femininity. Curator Lin Yu-Chin points out that this exhibition responds to our contemporary era, a generation constantly undergoing identity shifts and the loosening of self-recognition.
"We live in an age where all identities are no longer stable. The boundaries between career and home are blurred, virtual and real overlap, and the definitions of gender and desire are continuously being rewritten. In this environment, 'I' is no longer a fixed name, but a continuous process of becoming."
Lin further states: "Through Lu Wei's work, I hope to open a dialogue on how we perceive ourselves anew. When old identities begin to dissolve, can we find a new softness within the struggle? Between dreams and the Asura, can we still maintain the capacity for love and creation?"
Editor’s Note: Reclaiming the Self in Pieces
Lu Wei’s art resonates with a persistent sense of "Character Disorder." Our generation of women, caught between traditional roots and modern empowerment, struggles with the friction of multiple roles.
In a globalised world, identity becomes a source of anxiety. Finding a centre while fulfilling every societal and familial duty is an exhausting feat. This displacement is our reality. "Asura in Dreams" at A. HERITAGE offers a visual sanctuary for this fragmentation, serving as a mirror where we can finally recognise and reclaim our scattered selves.
Letting the Space Breathe: The Extension from Ink to Body
This exhibition features 22 works encompassing ink wash, video, books, and writing. Several screen-based creations engage in a profound dialogue with the architecture of A. HERITAGE. Beyond extending the discourse on "writing" from the Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial, the exhibition also premieres artist Lu Wei’s first video work shown in Taiwan.
A. HERITAGE, crafted from fair-faced concrete, operates on the philosophy of "Art × Architecture × Life." It is not a confined white box but a field where sightlines, breath, and movement flow freely. When Lu Wei transforms "screens" into breathing bodies, the acts of concealing and revealing are no longer opposites. Instead, they become a rhythm where the gaze is interrupted, reorganized, and ultimately cast back onto one's own memory.
Title: "Asura in Dreams" Lu Wei Solo Exhibition (2025 Hengshan Calligraphy Biennial Parallel Exhibition)
Dates: 2025/11/08 (Sat) – 2026/02/07 (Sat)
Venue: A. HERITAGE (No. 57, Qingpu 9th St., Zhongli Dist., Taoyuan City)
Artist: Lu Wei
Curator: Lin Yu-Chin
Visual Design: Miao Cheng-Han
Exhibition Assistants: Hsieh Ting-Hui, Wang Li-TingVideo
Coordinator: Ke Ying-Chen
Organizer: A. HERITAGE
Co-organizers: Abraham, Heritage Life
Partners: Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, Hengshan Calligraphy Art Center
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Taipei-based artist Lu Wei specialises in contemporary ink wash, bridging traditional aesthetics with modern feminine discourses on motherhood and the body. An MFA graduate of TNUA, her career is marked by international residencies at PICA (Australia), Grey Projects (Singapore), and the historic 18th Street Arts Center (USA). With works collected by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Taiwan’s Art Bank, Lu achieved international museum recognition by age 29, cementing her role as a visionary artist who redefines traditional media for a global audience.
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