CHEN TING-SHIH 陳庭詩 | UNTITLED 無題

Collection of Sheridan and Sallie Bell

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貝學仁與貝夫人珍藏

'This painting by Chen Ting-Shih was the first thing I saw upon entering my office for the past 12 years. I hung this painting behind my desk because I found it very inspirational. Every Monday morning, one or more U.S. State Department International Visitors from countries all over the world would enter my office, and I would proudly explain to them why this painting meant so much to me. My office had been the childhood room of Katherine Graham, the most influential American woman of the late 20th century, the publisher of the Washington Post newspaper. She authorized publication of the Pentagon Papers, which led to the U.S. withdrawal from South Vietnam, and she authorized the Watergate investigations, which led to Nixon's resignation from the U.S. presidency.This painting inspired me to think of her example, to break the bonds of conventional thinking, to try to find new ideas.'

Sheridan Bell

「過去十二年來，這幅陳庭詩繪畫是我走進辦公室就會第一時間看到的事物。我覺得這幅作品靈感滿溢，因此把它掛在桌後。逢星期一早上，來自世界各地的（美國）國務院國際訪問領袖計劃的一位或多位參加者，都會來到我的辦公室，而我則會很自豪地向他們解釋，為甚麼這幅作品對我如此重要。我的辦公室是凱瑟琳・葛蘭姆度過童年的房間。葛蘭姆是華盛頓郵報發行者﹑二十世紀後期最具影響力的美國女性之一，她授權印行的五角大廈文件，曾令美國在南越撤軍；而她授權的水門事件調查，更令美國總統尼克松辭職。這幅畫作啟發我借鑑於她，打破常規思維局限，嘗試找尋嶄新意念。」

貝學仁