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UCCA Edge presents the group exhibition “Painting Unsettled.” Bringing together eight artists from different generations and educational backgrounds, who work with different styles and techniques, the exhibition explores the possibilities offered by painting in the fractured information landscape of the present moment. Participating artists include Han Mengyun (b. 1989, Wuhan), Ce Jian (b. 1984, Shandong province), Li Ran (b. 1986, Hubei province), Yong Xiang Li (b. 1991, Changsha), Qiu Xiaofei (b. 1977, Harbin), Wang Xiaoqu (b. 1987, Guilin), Wang Zhibo (b. 1981, Zhejiang province), and Xie Nanxing (b. 1970, Chongqing). While the notion that photography would lead to painting’s obsolescence has long been disproven, new technologies and social changes are once again destabilizing the medium’s identity and questioning its relevance. In an age of parochial conservatism, incipient deglobalization, AI-generated art, and online echo bubbles, how is painting responding? “Painting Unsettled” presents viewers with an array of potential paths forward. Its artists stage interventions freely drawing upon different historical contexts and traditional techniques from around the world; engage with local contexts through the visual languages of modernity and contemporary life; and dive into their subconscious minds to depict hazy, half-remembered scenes. The exhibition is curated by UCCA Curator Luan Shixuan.
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Wednesday – Friday 12 – 6 pm
Saturday 12 – 4 pm and by appointment
Yong Xiang Li
Chest & Bite, 2021
Acrylic, varnish, sand and painted door knobs on wooden panel
240 × 100 × 5 cm
Yong Xiang Li
Headpiece 头饰 2, 2023
Acrylic and varnish on UV print on gessoed MDF, glass beads, hinge, padlock and key
20 × 112 cm
Yong Xiang Li
Daddy Lily, 2019
Acrylic and oil on panel, wood, wood stain, PVC, chain, accessory, eyelet
250 × 120 × 56 cm
Yong Xiang Li
Headpiece 头饰 1, 2023
Acrylic and varnish on UV print on gessoed MDF, glass beads, hinge, padlock and key
20 × 112 cm