Liang Yuanwei
At first, it is difficult to see what is different about Liang Yuanwei’s new oil paintings. In the series titled “Oval,” 2014–15, the artist employs her signature method, meticulously interpreting...
View Article11th Shanghai Biennale: “Why Not Ask Again? Maneuvers, Disputations & Stories”
Curated by Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta New Delhi–based trio Raqs Media Collective bring a refreshing geographic perspective to the Shanghai Biennale, assembling an...
View ArticleYang Jiechang
The show “Earth Roots” proved the continued power of the monochromatic density and crusty strata of black ink as a metaphorical primordial stew that continues to nourish experimental art in China....
View ArticleXu Bing
Curated by Philip Tinari and Feng Boyi Although Xu Bing’s conceptualism has succeeded in brewing controversy domestically and abroad (recall the removal of his A Case Study of Transference, 1994, from...
View Article“Moving Ink: Tong Yang-Tze”
Curated by Fang-Wei Chang Tong Yang-Tze’s oversize ink works recall ancient brush traditions but pulsate with au courant energy. Her “chaotic script” combines both rapid and protracted brushstrokes to...
View ArticleCay Bahnmiller
Between the 1960s and the 1970s, Detroit’s Cass Corridor was the center of a burgeoning local art scene that echoed and responded to what was happening in New York’s Greenwich Village. Its artists...
View ArticleCarlo Vitale
The small selection of paintings here, made between 1978 and 1989, was culled from Carlo Vitale’s vast oeuvre. The artist’s maximalist abstractions feature elaborate compositions in which thousands of...
View ArticleNeha Vedpathak
Indian-born Neha Vedpathak has been working in Detroit since 2016, developing a labor-intensive practice that embraces the spirit of a city built from raw materials and elbow grease. Using her...
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