It is not the first time that Christopher Le Brun, one of the leading British painters celebrated internationally since the 1980s, has entered the contemporary art scene in China. He had already been there in 2019 with an exhibition organized by the Lisson Gallery in Shanghai and again in 2021 with two interventions, at the Red Brick Art Museum and at the MoCAUP. An artist who ranges from figurative to abstract, who fluently engages in various disciplines, painting, sculpture and printing, Le Brun is also a public figure who has held prestigious positions, for example he was president of the Royal Academy of Arts in London from 2011 to 2019. In his new solo exhibition in Beijing he presents Phases of the Moon, a multi-panel painting that reveals the cyclical nature of his practice with a lunar motif that dates back to one of his first oil paintings and Lontano, a triptych that shares the title with a piece by the composer Gyorgy Ligeti written in 1967, which embodies the artist's belief that painting should primarily have a sensual and emotional appeal.
Can Sculpture survive in an Era dominated by Manufacturing and Mass Production?
A challenging question that Nabuqi tries to answer in an experimental research exhibition that maps the various turning points in the career of an artist halfway through his journey.
The Dragon and the Lily: a solid relationship through the ages
Between the 17th and 18th centuries, the foundations were laid for the close diplomatic relations and the fruitful exchange of art and culture between China and France, which continue to this day. Around 200 extraordinary artefacts from the Palace Museum and the Castle of Versailles bear witness to the exchanges between the two countries.
Zhao Gang delves into the fluidity of individual identities, the clash of cultures, and the intricate interplay of fragmented historical events. The exhibition at Lisson Gallery features a new series of paintings by the artist who now lives and works between Beijing and New York.
The portrait sculptures of Miguel Ángel Payano Jr.
Miguel Ángel Payano Jr. has developed a unique artistic language around what he calls “heavy collages,” where sculptural elements and readymade objects populate and protrude from canvases that deftly portray individuals and landscapes.