Jane Costa: Liu Gang [2021]

“I think I’m falling in love with you,” she said, her voice steady, even surprised at herself.

Jane stepped closer. “That’s exactly what she intended.” jane costa liu gang

She didn’t know how the story would end. But for the first time in a long time, she was in love with the not-knowing. “I think I’m falling in love with you,”

He was a visiting scholar from Shanghai, researching the intersection of Eastern calligraphy and Western abstract expressionism. He had a calm, deliberate way of moving, as if every gesture had been considered before executed. Jane noticed him first because he stood in front of a large, chaotic painting by Mira Schendel—all wandering lines and ghostly translucence—and simply breathed. Not analyzing. Just being with it. But for the first time in a long

For our next chapter. I’ll see you in March.

When the last week came, they sat on her balcony, watching the city lights flicker like uncertain stars.