This generously illustrated catalogue documents renowned Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi’s 2023 exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, with new scholarship by Stephen Little, Barbara Pollack and Carter Ratcliff offering an insight into the recent development of the artist’s practice and his ambitious approach to image-making.

This publication documents Zeng Fanzhi’s exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles in early 2023. Generously illustrated with plates, installation views, and life-size details of the paintings and drawings in the show, the book also presents new scholarship by Stephen Little, Barbara Pollack and Carter Ratcliff exploring the recent development of the artist’s practice, his ambitious approach to image-making and the significance of abstraction and the line within his oeuvre. The catalogue is written in English, with Chinese translations of the essays.

Text by: Stephen Little, Carter Ratcliff, Barbara Pollack