This series of exhibitions, Post-80s Generation's Modernism, attempts to establish China's own aesthetic system of modern art through the long-term observation of art practices that happen in the moment, and then research and sort out different artists. Continuing to go more in-depth after the main frame of the first exhibition last year, Post-80s Generation's Modernism II: Eastern Calligraphy selected seven post-80s artists with “Eastern calligraphy” tendencies. Manifesting their own creative aspects, artists Chen Jiaye, Hu Saienis, Li Chao, Sun Ce, and Yi Guodong specialize in painting, while artists Lin Zhi and Zhou Yiran specialize in sculpture.

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.