Artist in Conversation: Wang Keping.

CHINA BLACK, Aktis Gallery (Nov 3, 2016 - Feb 6, 2017). Courtesy of Aktis Gallery.

Aktis Gallery presents an exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013) and Wang Keping (b.1949), two of the most influential Chinese émigré artists of the 20th century, for Asian Art in London 2016. The exhibition, CHINA BLACK, will showcase a selection of 10 Chinese ink paintings by Zao Wou-Ki, the greatest Chinese artist of the lyrical abstraction movement. The works range from 1950 through to the year 2000, providing a fascinating insight into the span of Zao's artistic practice. They will be exhibited alongside a group of 16 sculptures by the exceptional contemporary sculptor Wang Keping.

Aktis Gallery will be holding an Artist in Conversation event with Wang Keping, moderated by Katie Hill, Director of the Office of Contemporary Chinese Art.

Date: November 6, 2016

Time: 6.30 pm

Venue: 10-11 Park Place, St James’s, London SW1A 1LP, United Kingdom.