Tomorrow Unbounded: Wuhan
Yiwei Gallery is pleased to announce a new space in Wuhan, China, and its debut exhibition: "Tomorrow Unbounded" at Wuhan Contemporary Art Lab (Wuhan C-lab 武汉当代艺术实验室.) The space is jointly founded by Yiwei Gallery and 33 Project, located in Garden Ave Art District in Jianghan District, Wuhan, China.
Wuhan C-lab is an experimental contemporary art space based in Wuhan with a global vision. The exhibition room is over 400 square meters, with a focus on artists with cross-cultural backgrounds. We aim to bring audiences closer to art and artists, sharing a new lifestyle centered around art. This is not just a traditional white-box space; we are committed to expanding the possibilities for contemporary art, promoting the deep integration of art culture with urban life and brand building, with the ultimate goal of establishing Wuhan Contemporary Art Lab as a new cultural and artistic landmark in Wuhan.
The inaugural exhibition, "Tomorrow Unbounded" is embedded in the strong industrial and technological backgrounds of Wuhan and Los Angeles, including artists across generations, cultures, and mediums. The exhibition collectively presents humanity's exploration and reflection on the relationships between themselves, society, nature, and machinery at different stages of industrial development. The exhibition aims to break down binary classifications and unleash the limitless potential of the artists.
Charles Christopher Hill
Charles Christopher Hill (born March 4, 1948, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is an American artist and printmaker. Hill lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He has been artist in residence at Cité International Des Arts, Paris, France, at Chateau de La Napoule, La Napoule, France and at Eklisia, Gümüslük, Turkey (1994).
In recent work, Hill has created paintings related to the sculptural works of Finish Fetish artist, Larry Bell [and Peter Alexander]. Hill paints bands across the canvas with perhaps fifty layers. He uses a full color palette with a final application of red or black; between each layer of paint he applies an acrylic varnish.
Clovis Schlumberger
Clovis Schlumberger, a Franco-American artist, holds a master's degree from the prestigious Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France, and is based in Los Angeles and Paris. He is particularly interested in semiology and visual codes,exploring how languages are established. Inspired by Renaissance painting rules, Schlumberger experiments with the geometry of composition's impact on content perception.
His work reflects a struggle between escapism and the real world, often depicting figures in a digital desert. The enigmatic shapes in his art symbolize the tension between guidance and seduction, inviting viewers to project their desires and fears onto the ambiguous forms. Schlumberger's vibrant, pop art-inspired visuals explore the paradox of modern reliance on technology, using universal and inclusive representations.
Jesse Jinghan Liu 刘静涵
Hailing from Beijing, China, Jesse Jinghan Liu (b.1999) graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2022 with an illustration major, she currently resides in California as a full-time artist. In March 2023, Jesse held her inaugural solo exhibition, Spring Fever, at Yiwei Gallery.
Jesse’s work is predominantly oil-based, with long-haired female figures serving as the central motif. Drawing inspiration from both the imagined nocturnal world and the minutiae of everyday life, and intertwines these elements with her personal experiences. Her works employ a vivid color palette and interplay of light and show to convey a spectrum of emotions with specific contexts. Specializing in using composition to emphasize the significance of narrative storytelling, to create a sense of mystery or romance in their atmosphere.
Yang Ming 杨明
"Through the perversion of organic relationships and inorganic forms of things, to the inaccessible
The flowing airspace serves as a medium, revealing the in-between state of human beings."
Yang Ming is an artist who currently works and lives in Hangzhou, China. In 2022, he graduated from the Oil Painting Department of China Academy of Art. His exhibition experience includes shows such as Offside, Yixing Art Museum, Jiangsu, 2023; Dopamine—RCM Art Project, Nanjing South Visual Art Museum, Nanjing, 2023; Call of the Wilderness Tank Art Center, Shanghai, 2022; etc.
Xu Jiachen 许佳琛
Xu Jiachen (b. Ningbo, Zhejiang, 1996) graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the China Academy of Art in 2019 and got his postgraduate degree from the Multi-dimensional Expression Painting Studio of the Oil Painting Department of the China Academy of Art in 2023. He engages with contemporary topics, paying attention to the contemporary art ecology, the survival status of sub-cultural circles, and the anxiety symptoms of modernity. His practice includes painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, etc. Currently, he works and lives in Hangzhou, China.
Karen Zhong 钟也棠
Karen Zhong is an artist, writer, and blogger. At the age of 20, she graduated with a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She is currently studying at Cornell x Tsinghua University. As a young writer, she joined the Writers Association at the age of 13, won first prize in the new concept composition competition, 20+ awards, and published 250,000+ words. Zhong uses contemporary trends and combines them with traditional culture to create content innovation. As a blogger, she has gained a total of over 1 billion views and received 50+ newspaper and media reports. Zhong has also participated in 20+ programs and her personal achievements were included in the high school entrance examination papers.
Able Zhang 张一博
Able Zhang is a contemporary artist, independent curator, and freelance writer. He graduated from the Department of Art, University of California, Irvine with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the Slade School of Fine Arts in London. He is currently studying for a doctorate in art context and curatorial studies at the Graduate School of International Art and Creation and serves as a co-teacher. His main curatorial and exhibition projects include: "Step on the Threshold" (Tokyo), "Cultural BYO...ね!" (Tokyo), "No Thing is Waiting" (London), "DONG WU SHI JIE: Animal World" ( Shanghai), "Units Not To Scale" (California), etc.
