Installation view, Under Heaven and Beyond Form: Celestial Tales of Tai Xiangzhou

Under Heaven and Beyond Form: Celestial Tales of Tai Xiangzhou
Closing Saturday, February 21, 2026
65 East 80th Street, NYC

These are the final weeks to catch Under Heaven and Beyond Form: Celestial Tales of Tai Xiangzhou, the second solo exhibition of the artist at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art.  Bringing together three pivotal series spanning his career—Celestial Tales, The Milky Way, and Kunlun—the presentation creates a dynamic dialogue across time and theme. Taking ink as its conceptual and material foundation, the exhibition systematically traces Tai’s artistic inquiry into cosmological thought, material elements, and pictorial traditions, articulating his sustained engagement with the transformation of ink painting in a contemporary context.

Rooted in ancient Chinese cosmology and the shan shui landscape tradition, Tai Xiangzhou’s work engages both historical and contemporary ways of understanding the universe. Rather than depicting nature realistically, he explores the underlying structures, spatial logic, and metaphysical principles of the landscape tradition, using them as a lens on cosmic order. Across three interrelated series, the exhibition unfolds as a layered, immersive experience.

Tai’s practice treats tradition not as a constraint but as a generative framework, repositioning ink painting as a site of material experimentation and cosmological inquiry. Under Heaven and Beyond Form: Celestial Tales of Tai Xiangzhou transforms ink into a living system of thought—bridging ancient philosophy and contemporary perspectives in a way that is both profound and visually arresting. Don’t miss this immersive journey into the world of ink and the cosmos before the exhibition closes!

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