Exhibition of new works by Hongtong-born and Beijing-based artist Chen Fei on view at Perrotin
(Artdaily.org)

Perrotin is presenting a solo exhibition of new works by Hongtong-born and Beijing-based artist Chen Fei, on view from November 2 to December 21. A prominent figure in China’s post-1980s generation, this exhibition marks the artist’s first major presentation in the Americas. The following text is adapted from “The Human Theatre” by Uli Zhiheng Huang — Over the past three years, Chen Fei has developed an artistic practice focusing on two genres: portrait and still life. Utilizing a unique visual language and perspective, Chen superimposes contemporary signifiers over art historical symbolism, resulting in paintings that function as containers of meaning rather than mere representations. Painter and Family (2018), the earliest work completed in this series, shares a formal vocabulary with Velázquez’s Las Meninas (1656) — both works