April 08, 2026 – october 14, 2026
Drawing on the cultural-philosophical essay In Praise of Shadows (1933) by Japanese writer Tanizaki Jun’ichirō, the exhibition presented a selection of contemporary East Asian works from the collection. The exhibited works thus focused on the equal interplay of light and shadow, fullness and emptiness, and materiality and spirituality.
On view were works by Japanese, Chinese, South Korean, and Vietnamese artists who engage in various ways with the traditional norms and practices of their respective societies.
Featuring works by, among others, Ai Weiwei, Leiko Ikemura, Yayoi Kusama, Lee Ufan, Thuy Tien Nguyen, Hyun-Sook Song, Evelyn Taocheng Wang, and Haegue Yang.
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Exhibition view with works by Ai Weiwei and Evelyn Taocheng Wang © for the works by the artist; for the photograph by Jens Gerber
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Exhibition view with a work by Qiu Shihua © for the work by the artist; for the photograph by Jens Gerber
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Exhibition view featuring works by Lee Young-Jae, Lee Ufan, Thuy Tien Nguyen, and Sung Hee Cho © For the works: by the artists; for Lee Ufan by VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn (2026); for the photograph by Jens Gerber
