542 & 548 West 22nd Street, NY 10011, New York, United States
Open: Tue-Sat 10am-6pm
Thu 12 Feb 2026 to Sat 18 Apr 2026
542 & 548 West 22nd Street, NY 10011 Qiu Xiaofei. The Theater of Wither and Thrive
Tue-Sat 10am-6pm
Artist: Qiu Xiaofei
5pm
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, 542 & 548 West 22nd Street, NY 10011
part of Qiu Xiaofei. The Theater of Wither and Thrive
Book add to calendarQiu Xiaofei. The Theater of Wither and Thrive
6-8pm
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, 542 & 548 West 22nd Street, NY 10011
Qiu Xiaofei presents a new body of oil paintings and works on paper, inspired by the discovery of previously unknown family photographs following his father’s passing. From this intimate finding, the exhibition expands into a broader meditation that moves from the vast, unpredictable transformations of the world to the subtle and elusive origins of personal memory.
Dedicated to giving form to the invisible, Qiu’s practice is informed by Chinese cultural and philosophical traditions, as well as by the work of Western poets such as Robert Lowell and Emily Dickinson. Through vivid, dreamlike imagery, experiences of loss and remembrance are distilled into a universal theater of life, where presence and absence, flourishing and decline, history and individual emotion unfold in a silent yet monumental drama.
all images © the gallery and the artist(s)
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