Eli Klein Gallery - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Eli Klein Gallery. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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“(In)Directions: Queerness In Chinese Contemporary Photography” Exhibition
Curated by Phil Zheng Cai and Douglas Ray Mengwen Cao, Chi Peng, Whiskey Chow, Alec Dai, Fang Daqi, Tommy Kha, Amiko Li, Liao Jiaming, Pixy Liao, Lin Zhipeng (No.223), Ren Light Pan, Beatrix Pang,...More »
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“1.5” Exhibition
Curated by Janet Fong Eli Klein Gallery presents “1.5,” a group exhibition celebrating the Gallery’s 15-year journey in contemporary Asian art. Established in 2007, Eli Klein Gallery has held hundreds...More »
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“Renew” Exhibition
A Recent Survey in Chinese Contemporary Photography Birdhead 鸟头 Cai Dongdong 蔡东东 Chen Xiaoyi 陈萧伊 Liu Bolin 刘勃麟 Wen Fieyi 文非易 Xie Sichong 谢思冲 Xu Guanyu 徐冠宇 Yang Bowei 杨博炜 Ye Funa 叶甫纳 Zeng...More »
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Ho Kan “Geometric Calligraphy”
Eli Klein Gallery presents “Geometric Calligraphy” - Taiwanese abstraction master Ho Kan’s first ever solo exhibition in the United States. Ho is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in Taiwan’s...More »
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“Alienation?” Exibition
A Group Exhibition of 8 Chinese Contemporary Artists Residing in New York.More »
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“Force Majeure” Exhibition
- Media: Painting - Photography - Installation - Video installation - Performance Art
- 2020-01-18 - 2020-03-18
Curated by Lu Mingjun Eli Klein Gallery presents “Force Majeure,” a survey of 13 internationally renowned artists from China, featuring a wide range of works including painting, video, photography,...More »
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“Becoming - Experimental Video Works” Exhibition
Curated by Zhang Fang Artists: Cui Xiuwen, Guo Zhen, He Chengyao, Hu Haibo, Hu Jiayi, Liu Qianyi, Wen Hui, Xie Sichong Eli Klein Gallery presents “Becoming - Experimental Video Works,” a group...More »
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“Painting from Taiwan” Exhibition
Eli Klein Gallery presents “Painting from Taiwan,” a group exhibition of nine multi-generational artists. Art from Taiwan is a critical component of contemporary Chinese art; robust institutional support...More »
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Miao Xiaochun “Gyro Dance”
Eli Klein Gallery presents a solo exhibition of works by Miao Xiaochun (b. 1964), a central figure in China’s wave of new media art. This exhibition consists of painting, sculpture, and animated video...More »
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Zheng Guogu “Photoworks 1993-2016”
“Even a click of the shutter is unnecessary” Curated by Christopher Phillips Eli Klein Gallery presents a solo exhibition of works by Zheng Guogu (b. 1970), an artist whose work responds to the rapid...More »
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Shen Fan “Works in Abstraction, 1992 - 2017”
Eli Klein Gallery presents a solo exhibition of work by Shanghai-based artist Shen Fan, a pioneering figure of abstract painting in China. A leading Chinese artist whose career spans nearly 40 years, Shen...More »
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Chow Chun Fai Exhibition
Courtesy of Chow Chun Fai and Eli Klein Gallery Eli Klein Gallery presents an unprecedented solo exhibition for Hong Kong-based artist Chow Chun Fai. CHOW CHUN FAI will feature 19 works, on view for...More »
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“The Unscene” Exhibition
Klein Sun Gallery presents The Unscene, an exhibition consisting of works from the Gallery’s roster of artists over the past decade, all being presented in our Chelsea space for the first time. The show...More »
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Cai Dongdong “Photography Autocracy”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Photography Autocracy, a solo exhibition of mixed media installations by Beijing-based artist Cai Dongdong. With a strong background in photography and image production theory,...More »
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“Closer to the Beautiful World” Exhibition
Klein Sun Gallery presents the exhibition: Closer to the Beautiful World. Curated by Janet Fong, the show includes selected works by Chen Xi, Hu Yinping, Wang Jiajia, Yang Xinjia and Zhang Zhaoying. ...More »
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“Referencing Alexander Calder: A Dialogue in Contemporary Chinese Art”
Klein Sun Gallery presents its ten year anniversary exhibition: Referencing Alexander Calder: A Dialogue in Contemporary Chinese Art. Curated by Eli Klein, the exhibition includes selected works by Gao...More »
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Lí Wei “Cellar and Garret”
“Here the conscious acts like a man who, hearing a suspicious noise in the cellar, hurries to the attic and, finding no burglars there decides, consequently, that the noise was pure imagination. In reality,...More »
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Ji Zhou “Real Illusion”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Ji Zhou: Real Illusion, the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Using photography as his main medium, Beijing-based artist Ji Zhou’s most recent series of works...More »
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Geng Xue “Mount Sumeru”
Klein Sun Gallery presents a solo exhibition of Beijing-based artist Geng Xue, who was recently shortlisted for the Young Artist of the Year recognition by China’s most prestigious contemporary art prize,...More »
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Shen Shaomin “Keep Upright”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Keep Upright, its fourth solo exhibition for leading conceptual artist Shen Shaomin. Delving into the “pre-installation” condition of art, Shen Shaomin presents his latest...More »
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Ye Funa and Liang Ban “Self-Created Universe”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Self-Created Universe, a two person exhibition featuring Ye Funa and Liang Ban. Curated by Beili Wang, the exhibition showcases a body of comical and unique multimedia works...More »
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Liu Bolin “Art Hacker”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Art Hacker, a solo exhibition by the world-renowned Chinese artist Liu Bolin. The exhibition marks Liu Bolin’s shift towards the virtual world, exploring this new territory...More »
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Wei Dong “Observer”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Observer, a solo show of paintings by Wei Dong. Growing up under the repressive sociopolitical environment during the Cultural Revolution, Wei Dong’s early works are profoundly...More »
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Chow Chun Fai “Everything Comes With an Expiry Date”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Everything Comes With an Expiry Date, a solo show of paintings by Chow Chun Fai. Chow Chun Fai is among the generation of artists influenced by the return of Hong Kong to...More »
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Miao Xiaochun “Metamorphosis”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Metamorphosis, the gallery’s first solo show by the influential Chinese new media artist Miao Xiaochun. As a student at Kunsthochschule Kassel in Germany, Miao Xiaochun was...More »
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Peili “Greater New York”
Klein Sun Gallery presents “Greater New York,” a solo show of multimedia works by Beijing-based artist Peili. To Peili, it matters less who the artist is than who the viewer is. A previous work, “Artist...More »
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Zhang Gong “The Watcher”
Klein Sun Gallery presents “The Watcher,” a solo exhibition of paintings by Beijing-based artist and animator Zhang Gong. This marks the artist’s fourth exhibition with the gallery and shows his first...More »
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“New voices: a dsl collection story” Exhibition
“New voices: a dsl collection story,” features works by nine artists: Chen Wei, Gao Lei, Gao Weigang, Hou Yong, Hu Weiyi, Li Wei, Wang Yuyang, Wang Sishun and Zhao Zhao. Curated by Beili Wang, the exhibition...More »
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Lam Tung-pang “I was once here”
Klein Sun Gallery presents “I was once here,” a solo exhibition of multimedia works by Hong Kong-based artist Lam Tung-pang. Lam Tung-pang is a founding member of the Fotanian art movement in Hong Kong....More »
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Ren Hang “Athens Love”
Klein Sun Gallery presents “Athens Love,” a solo photography show by Beijing-based artist Ren Hang. Ren is a poet and photographer. Splicing imagery of urban and rural environments as a metaphor for...More »
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Cai Dongdong: “Fountain 泉”
Klein Sun Gallery presents “Fountain 泉,” a solo exhibition of mixed media installations by Beijing-based artist Cai Dongdong. Outsider artist Cai Dongdong first discovered photography not in the confines...More »
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Li Hongbo “Textbooks”
Klein Sun Gallery announces “Textbooks,” a solo exhibition of mixed media installations and sculptures by Beijing-based artist Li Hongbo. Best known for his kinetic paper sculptures that reinvent traditional...More »
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Gao Rong “The Simple Line”
Klein Sun Gallery announces “The Simple Line,” a solo show exhibition of new mixed media installations by Beijing-based artist Gao Rong. Gao has navigated notions of femininity and identity through...More »
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Ling Jian “Nature Chain”
Klein Sun Gallery presents “Nature Chain,” the first solo show in the U.S. by Ling Jian. “Nature Chain” comprises works wherein Ling presents hyper-realistic worlds destroyed by the idolatrous image...More »
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Chen Wenbo “The Fat Years”
Klein Sun Gallery presents a solo exhibition by painter Chen Wenbo. Irregular, fragmented and distorted, the hyper-realistic subjects in Chen Wenbo’s “Broken” paintings convey satirical messages, which...More »
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Li Liao “Attacking the Boxer from Behind is Forbidden”
Klein Sun Gallery presents a solo exhibition by multi-media artist Li Liao. Li presents a new performance piece, Attacking the Boxer from Behind is Forbidden (2015), which features a boxer crouched...More »
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Ji Zhou “Civilized Landscape”
Klein Sun Gallery announces Civilized Landscape, Ji Zhou’s first solo exhibition in the U.S. In his multimedia practice, Beijing-based Ji Zhou initiates a critical dialogue between reality, perception,...More »
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Geng Xue “Borrowing an Easterly Wind” and Ying Zhu “Live like an Astronaut”
Klein Sun Gallery presents “Borrowing an Easterly Wind” and “Live like an Astronaut.” The solo shows feature rising female artists Geng Xue and Ying Zhu, who arrive with their works in New York after spending...More »
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“UP-YOUTH: China’s Emerging Artists” Exhibition
Klein Sun Gallery, in collaboration with the Times Art Museum in Beijing, announces the group exhibition, UP-YOUTH: China’s Emerging Artists. UP-YOUTH: China’s Emerging Artists features works by five...More »
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Cui Xiuwen “Awakening of the Flesh”
Klein Sun Gallery presents Awakening of the Flesh, its second solo exhibition for Cui Xiuwen. Utilizing various media, Cui Xiuwen’s artwork explores concepts of self-identity, human behavior and spiritual...More »
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Wu Yuren “On Parole”
Klein Sun Gallery presents On Parole, Wu Yuren’s first solo exhibition in the United States. Exhibited alongside Wu Yuren’s renowned series of politically-charged light boxes, stand new bodies of work...More »
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Shen Shaomin “Handle with Care”
The exhibition showcases the world-renowned, conceptual artist’s new series of oil paintings which challenge artistic originality and the traditional method of viewing art. The title, Handle with Care,...More »
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Shi Jinsong “Art Fair: Free Download”
Klein Sun Gallery is pleased to present Shi Jinsong’s Art Fair - Free Download a solo exhibition of new sculpture, painting, and digital work. Shi Jinsong’s Art Fair - Free Download boldly parodies...More »
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“Inside-Outside” Exhibition
Klein Sun Gallery announces Inside-Outside, a group exhibition with paintings by Chen Yujun, Huang Yishan, Lu Zhengyuan, and Tang Yongxiang. Through cutting-edge contemporary paintings, the show encourages...More »
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Liu Bolin “A Colorful World?”
A Colorful World? is a reference to the countless multicolored advertisements and consumer goods that cloud today’s understanding of oppression and injustice. Through lightboxes that address ideas of disappearance,...More »
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Zhang Dali “Square”
The name of the exhibition, Square, is a reference to Tiananmen Square. It highlights the energy, significance, and power of a place that Zhang Dali refers to as “holy” and “brimming with bright light.”...More »
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Jiang Pengyi “Glimpses”
Glimpses presents two separate photographic bodies of work—the Unregistered City series as well as Everything Illuminates. Produced in tandem, the photographs showcase a progression from external issues...More »
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“Simple Life is Interesting!” Exhibition
- Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Installation - Video installation
- 2014-03-27 - 2014-05-03
Klein Sun Gallery presents simple life is interesting!, an exhibition of pioneering young artists from China. Curated by Janet Fong, with artwork by Li Liao, Liu Chuang, No Survivors, Pak Sheung Chuen,...More »
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Li Hongbo “Tools of Study”
Klein Sun Gallery presents the inauguration of our new space with Li Hongbo’s first solo exhibition in the United States, Tools of Study. Please click the image below to see Crane.tv’s segment on Li Hongbo...More »
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Gao Rong “I Live in Beijing!”
Eli Klein Fine Art presents Gao Rong’s first major solo exhibition, I Live in Beijing!. An unbelievably realistic and fanciful expression of the artist’s memory of her own studio and home, the exhibit...More »
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Liu Bolin “Mask”
Eli Klein presents Liu Bolin’s fifth solo exhibition at the gallery: Mask. The show is a reflection of Liu Bolin’s multifaceted and complex view of contemporary society and culture. The critically...More »
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Shen Shaomin "I Touched the Voice of God"
The exhibition expresses Shen Shaomin's deep concerns for the future of our planet. I Sleep on Top of Myself and I Want to Know What Infinity Is are works that reveal the artist's outlook through hyperrealistic...More »
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Li Hui "Void and Substance"
Eli Klein Fine Art presents Void and Substance, the first solo exhibition in New York for the renowned Chinese artist, Li Hui. Famous for emotionally intense sculptures that challenge human nature, evolution,...More »
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Zhang Dali Exhibition
Eli Klein Fine Art presents a retrospective exhibition featuring the work of one of China's most dynamic artists, Zhang Dali. Showcasing pieces from his most celebrated series, this exhibition reflects...More »
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Lu Zhengyuan "half-truth"
Eli Klein Fine Art presents half-truth, a solo exhibition of new work by Lu Zhengyuan. Lu Zhengyuan’s collection of works entitled half-truth uses different media to explore the deceptive nature of...More »
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Zhang Gong "Where We Go"
Eli Klein Fine Art presents Where We Go, a solo exhibition of new work by Zhang Gong. Zhang Gong's newest collection of paintings entitled Where We Go, inspired by animation and western pop-culture...More »
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"Material → Object" Exhibition
The artists work with various media such as paper, cloth, wood, and leather, and employ techniques that allow them to explore the possibilities of their craft and to give traditional handicrafts a new...More »
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Liu Bolin "Lost in Art"
In recent years, Liu Bolin has garnered a particularly high level of international acclaim. Both his most recent and his upcoming series have centered on a concept of "hiding in the city," wherein the...More »
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Miao Xiaochun and Cui Xiuwen "Restart, Spiritual Realm, Disillusion"
Stretching the concept of reality, both artists utilize the human body as a medium for metaphysical and philosophical exploration. By confronting perceptions of spirituality and existence, they inspire...More »
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"An Ode to Discernment" Exhibition
Eli Klein Fine Art presents An Ode to Discernment, featuring artists Cui Xiuwen, Gao Rong, Liu Bolin, Liu Zhuoquan, Shen Shaomin, and Zhang Dali. The works from this dynamic group of artists require a...More »
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Han Yajuan "Indulgence and Transcendence"
In Indulgence and Transcendence, Han Yajuan's familiar kawaii style characters are once again the subjects of her work. Luxurious objects symbolizing abundance, from snorkel gear to spacesuits, litter...More »
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Liu Bolin " The Invisible Man"
Liu Bolin's The Invisible Man continues his exploration of Chinese national identity and the relationship between human beings and the environment. The large-scale photos on display will span his recent...More »
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"Contemporary Chinese Ink on Paper" Exhibition
The artists gathered in this exhibition have a distinct rationale for choosing ink. It goes without saying that the medium holds very particular connotations. For a general audience, Chinese ink painting...More »
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Zhang Dali "New Slogan"
Eli Klein Fine Art presents Zhang Dali's fifth exhibition and first solo show at the gallery. Zhang Dali's New Slogan paintings are an elaboration on his previous series, further developing his interest...More »
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Zhang Gong "Beijing - New York"
Zhang Gong was fascinated with New York City on his first visit which was his debut at Eli Klein Fine Art; he became inspired to portray this metropolis as a counterpart to his Beijing cityscapes. Beijing...More »
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Wang Yang "Into His Dreams"
Eli Klein presents Wang Yang's first solo exhibition. Into His Dreams, a new series of acrylic on canvas paintings, will be on view in our Gallery B. In Wang Yang's whimsical world, humans have abandoned...More »
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Cui Xiuwen Exhibition
Eli Klein Fine Art presents an exhibition of new photography by Cui Xiuwen, one of China's foremost female photographers. This is the artist's first solo exhibition in New York. Cui Xiuwen's latest...More »
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Yang Qian "Fragment and Identity"
A highly visible and versatile artist in the first generation of contemporary artists in Mainland China, Yang Qian has been very active in the Contemporary Art scene in China and around the globe. This...More »
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Jiang Huan Exhibition
A Chinese contemporary realist painter, Jiang Huan is engaged in a foreign craft explored only since the beginning of the 20th century by artists and art schools in China. He masters the oil painting technique...More »
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"Do Not Disturb" Exhtibition
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Shen Shaomin "Distortion"
Eli Klein Fine Art presents Shen Shaomin's first solo exhibition in New York. A world renowned conceptual artist, Shen Shaomin pushes unconventional materials to new limits. His art comments on contemporary...More »
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Liu Bolin Exhibition
Eli Klein Fine Art presents Liu Bolin's second solo exhibition at the gallery, this show features his new photography and sculpture. Since Liu Bolin was first exhibited at Eli Klein Fine Art in 2007, the...More »
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Zhao Bo "Vibrant City"
li Klein Fine Art presents Zhao Bo’s second solo exhibition in New York, his first at the Gallery. Through his paintings, Zhao Bo records the monumental cultural and political shifts in China, shown from...More »
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Zhang Gong "Miss Panda"
Eli Klein Fine Art presents Zhang Gong’s first solo exhibition in the United States. Zhang Gong’s work parodies instantly recognizable Western art, demonstrating the effect of Western popular culture...More »
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"Winter Show 2010" Exhibition
This group exhibition features the work of some of the Gallery's established artists in addition to our talented emerging artists. Eli Klein Fine Art has, over the last year, hosted several important...More »
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Ma Bing "Drifting Serenely"
Eli Klein Fine Art presents the first solo exhibition in New York of Ma Bing, whose masterful paintings provide striking and nostalgic views of Beijing. In Ma Bing's new works, a fresh approach to painting...More »
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Xiao Se "Instinctive Reality: Who Slapped Your Face?"
"Instinctive Reality: Who Slapped Your Face?"is the first solo exhibition in the United States of Xiao Se. Xiao Se's technically masterful paintings draw on imagery from both the Eastern and Western...More »
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"Chasing Flames" Exhibition
Eli Klein Fine Art presents Chasing Flames, an exhibition that brings together the work of fifteen of China’s most renowned avant garde artists. The title of the exhibition refers to the booming Contemporary...More »
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"Passing by China: Contemporary Chinese Photography" Exhibition
Eli Klein Fine Art announces the opening on July 7th 2009, of Passing By China. This exhibition brings together the work of ten prominent and established artists whose work has been displayed worldwide—...More »
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"Redefining Surrealism" Reception and Discussion
Curated by Nancy Nan, this exhibition features the work of Ma Bing, Jiang Huan, Xiao Se, Liu Yan and Xia Xing. Three artists break with temporal limitations to juxtapose historical and current figures...More »
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"Redefining Surrealism" Exhibition
Curated by Nancy Nan, this exhibition brings together the work of five established artists—Jiang Huan, Liu Yan, Ma Bing, Xia Xing, and Xiao Se. These artists do not create simple portrait-like depictions...More »
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Luo Qing "No One Gets Out Alive"
Eli Klein Fine Art presents "No One Gets Out Alive", a solo exhibition of the recent works of Chinese contemporary artist, Luo Qing. In stark contrast to his earlier, more realistic work, Luo Qing...More »
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"14 Chinese Contemporary Artists" Exhibition
This group show presents fourteen contemporary Chinese artists. This exhibition brings together some of China's most talented and thought-provoking artists. The vast array of subject matters, ranging from...More »
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Zhang Peng Exhibition
Eli Klein Fine Art will be having Zhang Peng's first solo exhibition outside of Asia featuring his new photography, paintings and watercolors. More »
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Zeng Jianyong "The Header"
The Header series, a group of recent paintings by Zeng Jianyong, refers to a term used in the People's Republic of China to denote the head of the class-the top pupil, a child who not only earns good grades,...More »
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Shen Shaomin and Zhang Dali Exhibition
Both Shen Shaomin and Zhang Dali explore the complex situation of contemporary China through innovative projects that offer dynamic perspectives not only about their country, but more broadly, on the human...More »
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Liu Bolin "China Report 2007"
Eli Klein Fine Art announces the first solo exhibit in New York for the highly regarded Chinese artist Liu Bolin, whose art has been exhibited extensively within China, France, Italy, the United States...More »
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Zhang Hui "Beijing Wawa"
Eli Klein Fine Art announces Zhang Hui’s first solo exhibition in New York. Zhang Hui has been included in exhibitions throughout China and Europe and has established herself as an important figure in...More »