Hilda Shen's Ceramic Sculptures Merge Chinese Art History at Starr Suites
Hilda Shen's solo exhibition 'Beyond This' at Starr Suites in Brooklyn features ceramic sculptures that incorporate over 5,000 years of Chinese art history. The works, described by writer Michael Brennan as reflecting impulses from Chinese landscape painting and Emersonian philosophy, include pieces like 'Little Drip' (2025), 'Tower' (2019), and 'GhostScape' (2026). Shen's objects operate like Chinese Scholars' Rocks, inviting contemplation, and reference global themes such as the Tower of Babel and the cosmic turtle. The show runs through June 7, 2026, at 281 Starr Street, #1R.
Key facts
- Hilda Shen's solo exhibition 'Beyond This' is at Starr Suites in Brooklyn.
- The show features ceramic sculptures including 'Little Drip' (2025), 'Tower' (2019), and 'GhostScape' (2026).
- Shen's works incorporate over 5,000 years of Chinese art history.
- The sculptures are compared to Chinese Scholars' Rocks.
- The exhibition runs through June 7, 2026.
- Starr Suites is located at 281 Starr Street, #1R, Brooklyn, NY.
- The article was contributed by Michael Brennan, a Brooklyn-based abstract painter.
- Shen's works reference global themes like the Tower of Babel and the cosmic turtle.
Entities
Artists
- Hilda Shen
- Michael Brennan
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Italo Calvino
- Herman Melville
Institutions
- Starr Suites
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
Locations
- Brooklyn
- New York
- United States
- Vienna
- Austria