Taiwanese artist Li Chen is the subject of a major solo exhibition at Asia Art Center in Beijing, titled “Heavenly Realm, Mortal World: Spiritual Journey through the Mundane World—Li Chen Ink-Black Sculpture 2020–2023,” on view through June 8, 2025. The show features smaller-scale works rendered in Ink-Black, contrasting transcendent heavenly realms with the complexities of the mortal world, and marks Li Chen's first solo show in Beijing in six years.
The exhibition highlights Li Chen's fusion of ancient Eastern philosophy and global aesthetics, showcasing his evolution from monumental bronze sculptures to more intimate, psychologically charged pieces. It matters because Li Chen is one of Taiwan's most internationally recognized artists, and the show reflects a growing interest in cross-cultural spiritual themes in contemporary sculpture, bridging Eastern and Western traditions while advancing the discourse on abstraction and figuration.