MASSIMODECARLO gallery in Hong Kong is presenting "A Grass Roof," the first solo exhibition of American artist Lily Stockman in the city. The show features new oil paintings inspired by the eighth-century Zen poem "Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage" by Shitou Xiqian, exploring themes of interior refuge and infinite expanse through collapsed perspective and dissolved boundaries.
The exhibition marks Stockman's debut in Hong Kong with MASSIMODECARLO, a gallery with locations in Milan, London, Paris, and Hong Kong. It matters because it introduces Stockman's meditative, abstract style to an Asian audience, continuing the gallery's program of bringing international contemporary artists to the region. The show also highlights the ongoing dialogue between contemporary painting and classical Eastern philosophy, reflecting broader trends in art that bridge cultural and temporal divides.