Soka Art Beijing is honored to introduce the second solo exhibition of Zeng Jianyong: Tangram. 22 pieces new artworks will be shown in the new exhibition start from 14th august.During the COVID-19 pandemic, Zeng start to think about the connection with nature and living space. He continues to seek challenges within his work and is currently exploring the interplay between two and three-dimensional structures. In this exhibition, Zeng Jianyong opens a dialog on the relations between human's living space and nature.

With the newly upgraded architectural space, we are very honored to launch a new exhibition Spectacle （2020.8.29）, which will show the important works of five Soka artists: Hong Ling, Mao Xuhui, Zhao Meng, Zeng Jianyong and Zhang Yingnan. The works will bring audiences different visual experiences in the new Soka space. Spectacle is composed of contemporary language and culture in its own surroundings. The exhibition provides several perceptive thinkings and visual experience.

Soka Art will hold the "Future Museum - Artists Group Exhibition" from 6th June (Sat.) to 20th (Sat.), bringing works by 11 artists from all over the world: Mao Xuhui, Chang Chingwen, Zeng Jianyong, Peng Hsienhsiang, Yang Hong, Tan Jun, Showichi Kaneda, Daniel Eskenazi, Jumaldi Alfi, Natee Utarit, and Pintor Sirait. Each artist's work reflects the different aspects and cultural connotations of modern life. We invite you to appreciate these works as a future man and rethink what kind of record do you want to leave the most? What do you expect to tell your offspring in the future?

For the 15th anniversary of Soka Beijing, we selected 6 particularly representative artists who embody an “Eastern Culture Spirit”: Liang Quan (1940s), Hong Ling (1950s), Moon Bong-Sun (1960s), Zeng Jianyong and Tan Jun (1970s), and Wang Mengsha (1980s). This event attempts to explore different art styles through the works of these 6 artists from different eras, outlining the constantly developing, diverse, and three-dimensional appearances of contemporary Eastern ink-wash painting.

Zeng's early works originated largely from the society in which he lived and his own life experience. Series of works from that time,「The Header」, 「Youthful Era」 and 「Cosplay」, mainly take young people and children as the subjects for each painting. The spatial structures have a lonely feel of distance, yet the spirit of the subjects carry an innocent gaze. This kind of expression lets the audience return to the feeling of being lost, helpless and in a deep state loneliness during one's youth. Zeng was able to perfectly fuse the conflict of apathy and innocence.

Through this exhibition, Looking for the “Mark of China,” we wish to illustrate how enthusiasm for tradition does not only take the form of ink. In the present, due to the properties of so-called contemporary art, the trends and range of art have become even wider. This does not just apply to the cases of “New Ink” artists. We also believe that more and more people will come to realize that contemporary Chinese art bears a strong “mark of China.” This may even be able to set off a new wave in the international art scene and bring deeper nourishment and replenishment to world civilization.