Zeng Fanzhi – In the Studio @ Hauser & Wirth, London

Installation  View,  ‘Zeng  Fanzhi.  In  the  Studio’,  Hauser  &  Wirth  London  2018
Installation View, ‘Zeng Fanzhi. In the Studio’, Hauser & Wirth London 2018.
© Zeng Fanzhi · Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth · Photo: Alex Delfanne

 

This show is on at Hauser & Wirth in London between 2 October and 10 November.

 

Installation  View,  ‘Zeng  Fanzhi.  In  the  Studio’,  Hauser  &  Wirth  London  2018
Installation View, ‘Zeng Fanzhi. In the Studio’, Hauser & Wirth London 2018.
© Zeng Fanzhi · Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth · Photo: Alex Delfanne

 

It is a standalone show but has partner exhibitions taking place in Hauser & Wirth's Zurich and Hong Kong venues.

Outside Hauser & Wirth, London for Zeng Fanzhi's In The Studio show

The London show focuses on portraiture from the late 1980s to the present day.

 

Dagmar Carnevale Lavezzoli with Lucian Freud by Zeng Fanzhi
Zeng Fanzhi, Lucian Freud, 2017, Oil on canvas, 200 x 200 cm / 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in
© Zeng Fanzhi · Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

 

Zeng Fanzhi blends the abstract and the figurative to create works that are both immediately enjoyable and that leave an ongoing emotion once you've left the exhibition.

 

Installation  View,  ‘Zeng  Fanzhi.  In  the  Studio’,  Hauser  &  Wirth  London  2018
Installation View, ‘Zeng Fanzhi. In the Studio’, Hauser & Wirth London 2018.
© Zeng Fanzhi · Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth · Photo: Alex Delfanne

 

The artist has developed a unique palette and way of depicting the human face and hands which is extremely memorable.

 

“Painting provides me with a gateway to stay in contact with the world. What I feel, see, fear and think are all articulated through my paintings.”


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