Landscapes Between Utopia and Dystopia: Interview with Wang Sishun and Wang Zhongjie

Massimo De Carlo gallery kicked off the year with its first group exhibition since debuting in Asia last March. Conceived by Beijing-based independent curator and critic Manuela Lietti, “Between Utopia and Dystopia” brings together paintings, sculptures and installations from six Chinese contemporary artists—Jia Aili, Liu Xinyi, Meng Huang, Qiu Shihua, Wang Sishun, and Wang Zhongjie—who each explore notions of landscape from their unique perspective. ArtAsiaPacific had the opportunity to speak with two of the artists, Wang Sishun and Wang Zhongjie, on the opening day of the exhibition in Hong Kong. The conversation not only led to discussions about the artists’ works and creative process, but also touched upon more esoteric subjects including time, enlightenment and a broader sense of what “landscape” means for them.

• China
• Hong Kong