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7 November–31 December, 2017

QIU DESHU solo exhibition

Shanghai

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Overview

Press Release

Pearl Lam Galleries is pleased to present a retrospective of works by Chinese artist Qiu Deshu in Shanghai. The exhibition showcases his artworks from 1979 to the present, revealing the evolution of Qiu’s unique artistic language of “fissuring” as well as illustrating the importance of aesthetics and social value within his oeuvre.

Selected works

QIUDESHU,Fissuring—Abundance,Colour,HappinessNo.3,1988–90,114x174cm

Qiu Deshu
Fissuring—Abundance, Colour, Happiness No. 3, 1988–90

Acrylic on Xuan paper and canvas

114 x 174 cm; 44 7/8 x 68 1/2 in.

QIU DESHU,EmptyNo.1,1982,53x105cm

Qiu Deshu
Empty No.1, 1982

Ink on Xuan paper

53 x 105 cm; 20 7/8 x 41 3/8 in.

QIUDESHU,TheHistoryofCivilizationIsaHistoryofInjuryandCracksNo.3,2008–09,108x400cm

Qiu Deshu
The History of Civilization Is a History of Injury and Cracks No. 3, 2008–09

Acrylic on Xuan paper and canvas

108 x 400 cm; 42 1/2 x 157 1/2 in.

Artists

Qiu Deshu