Exhibition · Alisan Fine Art · Hong Kong
Twelve years after Alisan Fine Arts debuted the landmark exhibition Beyond the Jade Terrace (2014), which heralded a new vanguard in contemporary ink with female artists Chu Chu, Wang Mengsha, and Zhang Yirong — we now reconvene at Alisan Atelier with Revisiting the Jade Terrace, where we are honoured to present the established pillars of the same artists who now stand as major figures in contemporary ink art. Over the past decade, each artist has reached significant milestones in their careers. Chu Chu, a multimedia artist, has developed a distinct visual language that seamlessly integrates photography with calligraphy. Her work is held in prestigious international collections, including Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. Over the past decade, Wang Mengsha has emerged as a standout talent, collaborating with prominent brands such as Guan Xia and Proya. Her artistic style has evolved into a deeply personal yet widely celebrated aesthetic. Meanwhile, Zhang Yirong immerses herself in meticulous gongbi painting, revitalizing the essence of Chinese aesthetics. Her works have entered major institutions in the United States, including Brooklyn Museum in New York, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. Finally, Zhang Ying is drawn to the spiritual dimensions of traditional Chinese landscape painting. Over the past ten years, she has been dedicated to evocative depictions of landscapes, rocks, and trees. Presented as part of the gallery's year-long 45th-anniversary programme, Then and Now, the exhibition forms the "Now" component of a dialogue between generations, highlighting the vitality of contemporary ink practice while reflecting on the traditions from which it emerged. In parallel, the "Then" chapter unfolds at our Central gallery, bringing together four influential figures associated with the New Literati Movement—Chen Jialing, Jiang Baolin, Lu Fusheng, and Peng Xiancheng.…