The reality of the universe is that it is boundless and continuous, and the essence of this continuity is the unlimited creativity of the life force. From the perspective of artistic expression, boundlessness implies the creation of new ideas and the construction of new forms. Artists use their spirits, intuitions and life experiences to make this boundlessness concrete, giving birth to endless variations in form and content. Boundless Visions: New Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection presents paintings, photographs, works in ink, and sculptures that were added to the museum collection between 2011 and 2015, and furthers research into the visual language of participating artists. The museum hopes to reveal the spirit of contemporary art and new imaginative spaces through different creative points of view and relationships between life and art.

The New Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection exhibition series was first begun in 2008 when twelve works by twelve artists were presented in Gallery F3. This year, artworks acquired over the previous five years will be presented on the second floor of the museum. The artists and scale have been changed to create a show with its own fascinating qualities, and the works, created from the 1960s to today, each possess significance worthy of observation and exploration. The exhibition title, Boundless Visions, is derived from a passage in the Tao Te Ching which has been interpreted as, “the immortal gods of the rivers and valleys are the source of the life mother, the source of the human world lies between the earth and heavens, it is boundless like existence which is everywhere and eternal,” and suggests two meanings. First, the boundlessness of artistic creation exists everywhere, and as long as we are mindful, streams of endless potential will come to us naturally. The second meaning has to do with the Museum's curatorial decisions when choosing work for the show. Essentially, not only have we chosen work that can be preserved forever, but also, work that conveys the eternal spirit of art.

Boundless Visions is also concerned with connections between life and knowledge production. Art is nurtured and sprouts in an endless profusion from mother earth, creating an obvious continuity through successive generations. Ninety works representing different eras and by 36 artists have been carefully selected from 500 acquisitions either purchased by or donated to the Museum over the previous five years. Together, these art assets form a spiritual stronghold and rich system of knowledge production. The works have been arranged for analysis into the following categories: hazy images permeating recognizable identity, art as mental activity, describing correspondences between nature and disposition, documentary and surreal contexts, the surface and deep memory of abstract art, and art practice similar to Buddhist practice. These themes offer endless variations for exploration. In selecting works for the exhibition, consideration has been given to different media, but video, installation, and other new media will be studied in the next wave of new acquisitions.