Press Release: Yang Xu Solo Show | 'Therefore I Am'

London-based Chinese artist, Yang Xu, presents her first solo exhibition 'Therefore I Am' in Athens.

April 21, 2022 — Dio Horia Gallery is pleased to announce the solo exhibition of London-based Chinese artist Yang Xu, entitled 'Therefore I Am'. Xu’s first solo exhibition in Greece, May 4 – June 3, 2022, is showcasing the never-ending journey of identity, passion and power.

The exhibition will be the result of the artist’s residency at Dio Horia (April 2022), and will be opening on May 4th, in the presence of the artist. Xu is planning to deliver a location-based performance during the opening of the show, sharing her extravagant, luxuriously fine aura with the audience.

With a solid background in classical composition and landscape techniques, the artist’s meticulously layered canvas is filled with luscious, thick brushstrokes, offering an end result resembling a decadent cake, directly influenced by Rococo’s elaborate ornamentation, curved lines, and a pastel color palette that helps illustrate actions and bring fantasies to life.