Liu Dahong's resplendent new exhibition, his first solo show outside of Asia, is composed of a body of work mainly completed over the past two years united by the themes of childhood, rebellion, memory, and myth-making: each piece paying homage to the act of troublemaking and its youthful essence. Dahong is able to conjure up individual and everyday scenes of mischief against a background of sweeping historical change, while blending juvenile humour with political satire, to both comic and provocative effect.

“For me, childhood is the standard of everything beautiful, the yard stick. Childhood is eternal, may the ideals of childhood reign forever!”

About the Artist:

Born in Qingdao, Shandong, China in 1962, Liu Dahong studied under Zao Wouki before graduating from the China Academy of Art in 1985. He has exhibited widely on the international stage in both solo and group shows.

Image: © Liu Dahong, Rossi & Rossi