Wang Xingwei: New Works
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Galerie Urs Meile Beijing is pleased to announce the latest solo exhibition by Wang Xingwei (b. 1969, Shenyang, China). The exhibition centres on the artist’s recent thematic creations, presenting a multi-faceted portrait of “Chinese masculinity”.
Presented in a triptych format, the central piece Chinese Soccer Fans (2024) forms a grand scene that addresses a subject that is typically difficult to depict through painting, showcasing the artist’s departure from the “contemporary” approaches that are so widely pursued today, as well as his distinctive interpretation of “contemporaneity”. The dramatic tension of group dynamics alludes to the artist’s metaphorical observation of the contemporary collective landscape.
Two other paintings in the exhibition, which explore the same theme, stand in stark contrast to the central work through their quiet sense of restraint. A Devoted Daughter-in-law (2024) employs a pointillist technique to create visual tension—the sensuous spread of warm tones forms a subtle counterpoint to the rational detachment of the narrative, reflecting complex intergenerational relationships and life circumstances through irony. Last-Generation “Male Syndrome of Imposed Abnormal Values” (2024) continues the artist’s signature surrealistic language, dramatising the juxtaposition of elements of self-portraiture with symbolic imagery. This creates a visual dialogue and perspective across time and space in relation to the artist’s exuberant works from the 1990s, offering both a retrospective glimpse of his early creations and a lament for—and struggle with—the process of ageing.
May 21 – August 3, 2025
Galerie Urs Meile Beijing
Opening:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025; 6.00pm – 8.00pm
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Wednesday to Friday, 11.00 am – 6.00 pm
Saturday, 11.00 am – 5.00 pm
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