Zhang Xiaoli: Traveller 旅者
May 5 – June 13, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 7, 5-8pm (kindly RSVP)
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 9, 10:30-12pm (kindly RSVP)
Artist-led Fan-Painting Workshop: Saturday & Sunday, May 16-17, 2:30-4:30pm (ticketed)
65 East 80th St., Ground Fl, NYC

On May 5, the story unfolds at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Here, a theater built from LEGO® bricks takes shape, and you are its protagonist: a traveller on horseback. For this moment, step out of everyday life. Welcome to Zhang Xiaoli’s world.

This exhibition is structured as “theatre,” and centered on the idea of “play.” It unfolds in four sections. In the Prologue, the grammar of Chinese landscape painting is translated into a LEGO®-based visual order, establishing the rules of this world. In the Scenes, the traveler moves through shifting landscapes, wandering across time and space. In the Open Rehearsal, viewers are brought behind the stage. Over the course of a week, the artist works on-site, and the making of a distinctly “Zhang Xiaoli” work gradually comes into view. In the final act, Into the Play, LEGO® bricks are placed in your hands. The moment you begin to assemble, you become part of the story.

Alongside the exhibition, join a special artist talk and an artist-led fan painting workshop with Zhang Xiaoli, inviting participants to engage directly with the artist’s playful reinterpretation of pictorial traditions through hands-on experience. To learn more and reserve tickets, click here.

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