Hive Center for Contemporary Art announces the opening of three exhibitions on April 27

TEXT:Sue Wang    DATE: 2016.4.21

Poster of Off Time Thirty Years of Paintings by Kong Qian (1983-2016)

Off Time: Thirty Years of Paintings by Kong Qian (1983-2016)

Hive Center for Contemporary Art is honored to announce the opening of Off Time: Thirty Years of Paintings by Kong Qian (1983-2016), which will launch at 4:00p.m. on April 27 2016. Curated by Xia Jifeng, the exhibition will continue until May 28, 2016. The retrospective exhibition will show his works of oil paintings and sketches from 1983 to the recent years.

Born in 1956 in Tianjin, Kong Qian graduated from the Mural Department of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 1982 and began to work at the architecture department of Tianjin University; in 1986, he went back to work as professor and research advisor at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. In 1998, he visited Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts for academic exchanges.

Kong Qian, Large Estate, 2015; drawing on paper, 59.5×44.5cm

Kong Qian, Large Estate, 2015; drawing on paper, 59.5×44.5cm

Kong Qian, Bed, 2002; Oil on canvas, 115×150cm

Kong Qian, Bed, 2002; Oil on canvas, 115×150cm

About the exhibition

Artist: Kong Qian

Curator: Xia Jifeng

Opening: 2016. 4.27, 4:00 pm

Duration: 2016.4.27 - 5.28

Venue: Hive Center for Contemporary Art

Poster of Ordinary Objects Han Dong Solo Exhibition

Ordinary Objects:  Han Dong Solo Exhibition

Hive Center for Contemporary Art is honored to announce the opening of Han Dong's Solo Exhibition: Ordinary Objects, which will launch at 4:00p.m. on April 27 2016. The exhibition features the works of Ink on bast fibre paper by Han Dong over the recent two years. The exhibition will continue until May 28 2016.

Han Dong, North of the North No. 1 2016; Ink on bast fibre paper, 77×145cm

Han Dong, North of the North No. 1 2016; Ink on bast fibre paper, 77×145cm

Han Dong, Abandonment, 2016; Ink on bast fibre paper, 59.5×78cm

Han Dong, Abandonment, 2016; Ink on bast fibre paper, 59.5×78cm

About the exhibition

Curator: Xia Jifeng

Opening: 2016. 4.27, 4:00 pm

Duration: 2016.4.27 - 5.28

Venue: Hive Center for Contemporary Art

Poster of The Ritual of Ordinary People Liu Kai Solo Exhibition

Hive - Becoming XVIII  

The Ritual of Ordinary People: Liu Kai Solo Exhibition

Hive Center for Contemporary Art is honored to announce the opening of XVIII exhibition of "Hive – Becoming" project, The Ritual of Ordinary People:Liu Kai Solo Exhibition, which will launch at 4:00p.m. on April 27 2016. The exhibition features the wood sculptures after his graduation. Curated by Wang Yini, the exhibition will continue until May 28 2016.

Liu Kai, The Man with a Colt, 2015; camphorwood, 70×40×16cm

Liu Kai, The Man with a Colt, 2015; camphorwood, 70×40×16cm

Liu Kai, The Spirit on the Vast Land, 2014; Silkwood, 45×36×33cm

Liu Kai, The Spirit on the Vast Land, 2014; Silkwood, 45×36×33cm

About the exhibition

Artist: Liu Kai

Curator: Wang Yini

Opening: 2016. 4.27, 4:00 pm

Duration: 2016.4.27 - 5.28

Venue: Hive Center for Contemporary Art

Courtesy of the artists and Hive Center for Contemporary Art, for further information please visit www.hiveart.cn.