Accumulation of Silence

The concept of pointless accumulation is central to Ye Hongxing’s art.

Painting

Chinese Ink

An Imaginary Enemy

As a child, Yibai Liao grew up in a top-secret missile factory in the Chinese countryside.

Full Metal Art

The son of a cruise missile engineer, Liao Yibai grew up surrounded by Cultural Revolution propaganda.

Photography

Mr Shikumen

Li Shoubai was brought up in Shanghai and at the age of six started to learn paper cutting.

Psychedelic Lucid Dreaming

Dreams, memory, hallucinations, and fantasy have all been the thread through Zhou Fan’s practice.

Retainers of Anarchy

Howie Tsui’s work often dives deep into the liminal and oscillating space of diasporic experience.

Rhythm of the City

Lu Xinjian’s works feature in pretty much every major collection of Chinese Contemporary art.

Mr Shikumen

Li Shoubai was brought up in Shanghai and at the age of six started to learn paper cutting.

Studio of Basics

Geng Jianyi was in Hangzhou, the city where he first rose to prominence, when he died.

An Imaginary Enemy

As a child, Yibai Liao grew up in a top-secret missile factory in the Chinese countryside.

Journey into the Clouds

Psychedelic colours, absurd settings, lunar landscapes; paintings overflowing with imagination.

Guys and Dolls

In 1994, artist Wang Xuejun realised his generation was blind to the so-called 'Western worship' trend.

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