CURRENT EXHIBITION

Shan Shui Reboot:
Re-envisioning Landscape for a Changing World

March 7 - July 7, 2024
100 Washington Street, 2nd Floor (Enter through 40 Rector St)

Yang Yongliang (b. 1980). Glows in the Arctic, 2022. 2-channel 4K video; 9 minutes 50 seconds.

“Shan Shui Reboot” presents visually spectacular and thought-provoking creations by seven young artists born between 1974 and 1992.

China Institute Gallery will present a special spring exhibition, Shan Shui Reboot: Re-Envisioning Landscape for a Changing World, on view from March 7 through July 7, 2024. The exhibition highlights a new generation of artists who are reinterpreting traditional Chinese landscape painting in the context of today’s global social issues and climate crisis. Shan shui refers to the time-honored painting of natural landscapes with brush and ink focused on an awareness of inner spiritual philosophy. The exhibition features the recent work of seven established and emerging artists including Lam Tung Pang, Yi Xin Tong, Kelly Wang, Peng Wei, Fu Xiaotong, Yang Yongliang, and Ni Youyu. More than 40 works – including paintings, photographs, installation, and video – will be exhibited, and many are being shown in New York for the first time.

Featured Artists:

Lam Tung Pang (b. 1978): Mountains de-bonding
Witness the scale of humanity’s challenges through Lam Tung Pang’s awe-inspiring 40-foot-tall mountain-and-water landscape. Crafted with industrial plywood and a blowtorch, this piece is a testament to the artist’s mastery of materials and commentary on the fragility of our modern landscape.

Peng Wei (b. 1974): Migration of Memory
Immerse yourself in Peng Wei’s visual opera—a layered, music-inspired installation that harmonizes poetry, melody, and humanity within the realm of landscape painting.

Yang Yongliang (b. 1980): Glows in the Arctic
Step into a dystopian yet spectacular moving panorama of megacity nightlife with Yang Yongliang’s immersive digital video. A commentary on our contemporary existence, this piece is a visual spectacle that resonates with the ecological challenges of our modern world.

Fu Xiaotong (b. 1976): 722,070 Pinpricks
Witness artistic alchemy as Fu Xiaotong transforms paper into mountains of monumental visual and emotional scales, using only a needle. 722,070 Pinpricks is a testament to the artist’s delicate yet impactful approach to landscape art.

Ni Youyu (b. 1984): Galaxy
Explore a universe in miniature form with Ni Youyu’s constellation of shan shui paintings on coins. Playing with issues of time and scale, the artist invites you to contemplate the interconnectedness of ancient and contemporary themes.

Kelly Wang (b. 1992): Everything and Nothing at One Moment in Time
Experience Kelly Wang’s largest installation to date. This shifting landscape, created with suspended forms, light, and shadow, reflects the speed and dynamism of her hometown, Manhattan.

Yi Xin Tong (b. 1989): Extinction
Peer into an imagined world after the demise of the human species with Yi Xin Tong’s pair of giant tapestries. Weaving together elements of the past, present, and future, the artist offers a thought-provoking vision of our collective destiny.

EXHIBITION-RELATED PROGRAMS

Thursday, March 21 | 1:00 - 8:00 PM
Asia Week New York Open House

This event unfolds with a presentation on the exhibition themes and selections by curator Tiffany Wai-Ying Beres followed by a dynamic roundtable conversation, featuring five artists from the exhibition: Yang Yongliang, Ni Youyu, Kelly Wang, and Yi Xin Tong.

 

Free admission with light refreshments

Artists and collectors introduce three master calligraphers’ works, with a special introduction to an ancient work that takes Orchid Pavilion as its subject. Reception to follow.

This event unfolds with a presentation on the exhibition themes and selections by curator Tiffany Wai-Ying Beres followed by a dynamic roundtable conversation, featuring five artists from the exhibition: Yang Yongliang, Ni Youyu, Kelly Wang, and Yi Xin Tong.

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Thursday, March 21 | 1:00 - 8:00 PM
Asia Week New York Open House

Free admission with light refreshments

Artists and collectors introduce three master calligraphers’ works, with a special introduction to an ancient work that takes Orchid Pavilion as its subject. Reception to follow.

The Lead Sponsors of the exhibition and its accompanying public programs are the Abel & Sophia Sheng Foundation and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support has been provided by: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York; Dame Jillian and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler Foundation for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities; the New York State Council on the Arts; and other individuals and institutional funders.

“Shan Shui Reboot” is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. “Shan Shui Reboot” is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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