New York Times
June,1998
《紐約時報》週末藝術評論專欄：
于彭近作展：一場現代奧德賽
— Holland Cotter 1998. 6. 5
懷古堂畫廊正展出《于彭近作展：一場現代奧德賽》，（東64街164號，電話：(212) 223-0121，展期至明日）。
不妨想像一下：帶有 Egon Schiele（埃貢・席勒）式人體藝術——那種奇異地交織著天真與感官張力的形象——宛延漫遊在中國傳統山水之中；如此，便可大致能理解臺灣藝術家于彭在這場精彩的紐約首次個展中所呈現的卷軸作品。
每一件作品都充滿彼此衝突而並置的細節：亭台與摩天大樓、文人賞石與現代家具、超塵脫俗的天真小孩與沉溺肉身慾望的成人、巍峨高山與枝葉如鐵絲網般糾結的濃密樹林。這是樂園嗎？還是一處暈染著現代焦慮的感官安樂鄉？無論是哪一個，其結果都既是才氣縱橫、風格鮮明，又是令人動容的。
“A MODERN ODYSSEY : RECENT WORKS BY YU PENG,” Kaikodo , 164 East 64th Street, (212) 223-0121 (through tomorrow). Imagine Egon Schiele-style nudes, with their weird mix of innocence and sexual heat, wandering into traditional Chinese landscapes, and you have some idea of the scroll paintings by the Taiwanese artist Yu Peng in this terrific New York solo debut. Every piece is packed with contradictory details : pagodas and skyscrapers, scholars rocks and modern furniture, Buddha-like children and masturbating adults, towering mountains and dense trees with foliage barbed wire. Is this Paradise? Or a sensualist Lotus Land tinged with modern anxiety? Either way, the results are witty, stylish and touching.
—By Holland Cotter New York Times, June 5,1998
