WHAT The exhibition visually examines the styles and practices of contemporary Chinese art since the 1990s. Though the inaugural exhibition of the collection (launched when the museum opened in late 2021) was organised through a chronological, socio-political lens, this second chapter is based around the cultural identities of the artists. It surveys how artists reconsidered…
WHAT This thematic exhibition draws from the collections of the museum, featuring the complex connections between landscape and humanity in our post-industrial and increasingly virtual world. The exhibition reimagines shanshui, a cultural legacy integral to Chinese philosophical thinking and poetic imagination, through a diverse range of contemporary artistic mediums, including sculpture, moving image, sound, design…
WHAT The collective exhibition delves into the rising contemporary Chinese art scene. The 21 artists include Aaajiao, Alice Chen, Chen Fei, Chen Wei, Chu Yun, Cui Jie, Hao Liang, Hu Xiaoyuan, Li Ming, Liu Chuang, Lu Pingyuan, LuYang, Miao Ying, Nabuqi, Qiu Xiaofei, Shen Xin, Xun Sun, Wan Yang, Yao Qingmei, Yu Ji, and Zhang…
WHAT A large-scale group exhibition dedicated to Pop Art, the show is centred around Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) – one of the leading figures of the movement, which gained momentum as one of the major artistic movements of the 1960s. In addition to a selection of 150 paintings and works in various materials by Wesselmann, it…
WHAT For its Found Space in the B2 level - a dramatic concrete atrium that lies at the heart of the building - the museum has invited the Vietnam-born Danish artist (b.1975) to work on a long-term project. The artist is known for using everyday and found materials that carry specific histories and symbolic references,…
WHAT The group exhibition highlights significant works by four key figures of the Xing Xing (Stars Art Group), formed in Beijing in the summer of 1979: Wang Keping, Huang Rui, Li Shuang, and Ma Desheng. Alongside archival materials, the exhibition showcases the pivotal role that the Stars Art Group and its 1979 exhibition played in…
