Beijing-born artist Ouyang Chun presents his solo exhibition "Nirvana" at White Space in Beijing's 798 Art Zone, as a special program of Gallery Weekend Beijing 2025. The show features paintings created between 2018 and 2025, including the 2021 oil painting "Nirvana" made with sand and asphalt, marking a stylistic shift from his earlier exhibition "Road to Heaven" (2023) toward richer detail, color, and explosive tension. Ouyang describes his current work as depicting the world's "structure, atmosphere and entanglements."
The exhibition matters because it documents a significant transformation in a mid-career Chinese artist's practice, moving from earlier themes toward chaos and darkness while engaging with contemporary global conditions. As a featured program of Gallery Weekend Beijing, a key event in China's art calendar, the show highlights how local galleries like White Space continue to support sustained artistic development and dialogue with international audiences.