This event is in the past.It took place on February 7, 2026 at Eli Klein Gallery.


Ling Jian's haunting canvases merge classical portraiture with surreal hybrid forms—part human, part divine—exploring how we fragment in the digital age. Expect meticulous gongbi brushwork layered with cinnabar vessels and incomplete compositions that resist algorithmic perfection.
Chinese contemporary art
surrealist portraiture
East meets West
figurative painting
Tips
🥂opening reception with artist Dec 13, 6-8 PM
🎋bamboo shoots symbolize post-organic regeneration
🖌️gongbi brushwork blends with Western realism
Ling Jian: Between Figure and Fracture
West Village


Ling Jian's haunting canvases merge classical portraiture with surreal hybrid forms—part human, part divine—exploring how we fragment in the digital age. Expect meticulous gongbi brushwork layered with cinnabar vessels and incomplete compositions that resist algorithmic perfection.
Chinese contemporary art
surrealist portraiture
East meets West
figurative painting
Tips
🥂opening reception with artist Dec 13, 6-8 PM
🎋bamboo shoots symbolize post-organic regeneration
🖌️gongbi brushwork blends with Western realism
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