For the first show of 2009, ifa gallery presents the works of three young painters in
“Efflorescence”. Fan Jiupeng, Liu Lei and Zhang Xuerui: each a recent graduate of the
Central Academy of Fine Arts; each a painter developing a distinct language and vision
of their own. Efflorescence is a translation of the Chinese huaxin, an expression for the
eight of the twenty-four solar terms in the year and the three corresponding flowers that
bloom in each period. Alluding to the lustre of youth and the fragility of time, the works of
“Efflorescence” are at once sober, intimate and rhythmic. 

Curated by Marie Terrieux

Opening: 
17 January, 2009 3 - 8pm