Yang Fudong's Fragrant River Exhibition at Beijing's UCCA Explores Nostalgia Through Video Installations
Yang Fudong presents his largest solo exhibition to date at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. Titled 'Fragrant River,' the show features over 30 works including extensive video installations that explore themes of memory and nostalgia. Key pieces include the five-channel video 'Young Man, Young Man' (2025) depicting adolescent life in Beijing's hutong neighborhoods and 'Breastfeeding' (2025) featuring vintage furniture with embedded CRT monitors showing scenes from Xianghe, the artist's hometown. The exhibition includes the 15-channel labyrinth installation 'Fragrant River' and other works that create immersive environments reflecting on personal and collective memory in contemporary China. The exhibition runs through May 31.
Key facts
- Yang Fudong's largest solo exhibition to date is currently showing at UCCA Beijing
- The exhibition 'Fragrant River' includes over 30 works and eight hours of video content
- Key works explore themes of nostalgia through scenes from Beijing's hutong neighborhoods and the artist's hometown Xianghe
- The exhibition features multi-channel video installations including a 15-channel labyrinth work
- The show runs through May 31 at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing
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- Beijing
- Xianghe