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In-/Visible Spectrums: Video Art from the Sinosphere at SOAS Gallery

exhibition · 2026-06-16

The exhibition 'In-/Visible Spectrums: Contemporary Video Art from the Sinosphere' at SOAS Gallery in London features works by video artists primarily born in mainland China, exploring how conceptual video art affects everyday experience. Curated by five curators, the show includes Zheng Xinhao's 'Not Here, Not There' (2020), a single-channel video of a swinging lamp; Liu Guoqiang's 'Length' (2015), two screens showing a falling pole with varying focus; Xin Yunpeng's 'Towards the World' (2022), a horizontal installation of metro train loops; Li Nu's 'Endless Whip' (2019), a boy skipping over a wind-turbine shadow; Liang Yue's 'Aurora in the Bedroom' (2020), light projections on a bedsheet; Tong Wenmin's 'Crawl' (2018–19); and Siu Wai Hang's 'Cage Bridges' (2021), an immersive installation of caged walkways. The exhibition runs through 20 June at SOAS Gallery, London, and was reviewed in the Summer 2026 issue of ArtReview.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'In-/Visible Spectrums: Contemporary Video Art from the Sinosphere' at SOAS Gallery, London.
  • Features video artists primarily from mainland China.
  • Includes works by Zheng Xinhao, Liu Guoqiang, Xin Yunpeng, Li Nu, Liang Yue, Tong Wenmin, and Siu Wai Hang.
  • Zheng Xinhao's 'Not Here, Not There' (2020) shows a swinging lamp.
  • Liu Guoqiang's 'Length' (2015) uses two screens with a falling pole.
  • Xin Yunpeng's 'Towards the World' (2022) is a horizontal installation of metro trains.
  • Siu Wai Hang's 'Cage Bridges' (2021) is an immersive video installation.
  • Exhibition runs through 20 June at SOAS Gallery.
  • Review published in ArtReview Summer 2026 issue.

Entities

Artists

  • Zheng Xinhao
  • Liu Guoqiang
  • Xin Yunpeng
  • Li Nu
  • Liang Yue
  • Tong Wenmin
  • Siu Wai Hang
  • Zhu Jia
  • Frank Gillette
  • Ira Schneider
  • Nam June Paik
  • Adrian Piper

Institutions

  • SOAS Gallery
  • ArtReview

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • New York

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