Shang Chengxiang 商成祥

2023 is a water year in the cycle of the five phases. Curator Calvin Hui has taken this to heart in this exhibition, bringing together an engaging series of artists to celebrate growth, life, and nourishment. As Water is suffused with the various attributes of this element: encompassing reflective equanimity, a dynamic, generative spirit, and offering a promise of prosperity. Water is integral to Chinese art and aesthetics. Water manifests myriad metaphors in the complex currents of China’s cultural heritage. Water is an essential ingredient that ink artists must master...