MAYAO is pleased to present Chinese artist YU JI’s solo exhibition, Peony Pavilion. Join us for the opening reception on November 8th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, as ink and brush recompose the operatic imagery and bring us to a spiritual garden where absurdity and reality intertwine.

China has long had the custom of illustrating its plays. Compared to the ancients, Yu Ji places ceremonial processions, grand spectacles, and Opera stages within surreal, grotesque mountains and forests. Humans and animals, rolling their eyes, gaze disdainfully at modern cars, airships, and hot-air balloons that trespass through their world—yet they continue to play their eternal roles. Human history unfolds acompanied by construction and destruction, as well as the tangled stories of passionate men and women caught within. These fleeting “small loves,” suspended within the dust of “great history,” can only gain visibility when entangled with national tragedy and collective hatred. Such is the eternal sorrow of humankind.
Opening Reception: 4:00 - 7:00 PM, 8th Nov, Saturday

Gallery address: 10/F, Derrick Industrial Building, Wong Chuk Hang