Su Meng-Hung's 'Desolate Landscape on the Golden Screens' at Art Basel Unlimited 2025
From June 16 to June 22, 2025, Su Meng-Hung will showcase 'Desolate Landscape on the Golden Screens' at the Unlimited sector of Art Basel, represented by Tina Keng Gallery. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, the artist creates intricate installations that merge painting and sculpture, drawing on Chinoiserie, lacquerware, and silk screens to examine cross-cultural artistic conversations. Su's academic background includes studies at National Changhua University of Education and Goldsmiths College, culminating in a PhD from Tainan National University of the Arts. His work incorporates elements from 'The Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden,' 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' and 'The Golden Lotus,' employing a meticulous process of silk-screening on wood and achieving a polished finish. An essay detailing his conceptual approach was written by Barbara Pollack.
Key facts
- Su Meng-Hung's installation 'Desolate Landscape on the Golden Screens' debuts at Art Basel Unlimited Booth U55
- The exhibition runs from June 16 to June 22, 2025, presented by Tina Keng Gallery
- Su Meng-Hung was born in Taiwan in 1976 and holds a PhD from Tainan National University of the Arts
- He studied at Goldsmiths College in London after working as a high school teacher
- The artwork incorporates Chinoiserie, lacquerware, silk screens, and references Andy Warhol
- Su appropriates imagery from 'The Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden,' 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' and 'The Golden Lotus'
- His process involves silk-screening on canvas-covered wood and sanding to a mirror-like finish
- The artist critiques Western exoticization of Asian art and concepts of authenticity
Entities
Artists
- Su Meng-Hung
- Andy Warhol
- Giuseppe Castiglione
- Barbara Pollack
Institutions
- Tina Keng Gallery
- Art Basel
- National Changhua University of Education
- Goldsmiths College
- Tainan National University of the Arts
- National Palace Museum
- Taipei National Palace Museum
Locations
- Taiwan
- London
- United Kingdom
- China
- Paris
- France
- Japan
- Spain
- Netherlands