Reality, Surreality: A Major Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Painting

By Lu Peng

Curator L Peng examines the role of surrealism in Chinese painting from the 1980s to the present

Bringing together 50 artists--including Zhang Zhaoying, Ge Yan, Xiong Tao and Xu Dawai--and more than 100 works, Reality, Surreality reconsiders the legacy of Surrealism in China, from its adoption during the 1985 New Wave to its application by younger generations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8857254437
• ISBN13: 9788857254432
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Skira
• Length: 256 Pages