Prada presents an exhibition curated by art historian, critic, and curator Wu Hung, bringing together works by four contemporary Chinese artists: Geng Xue, Peng Wei, Song Dong, and Xiaoze Xie. Organized with the support of Fondazione Prada, the project will be on view at Prada Rong Zhai.
The term chuanqi originally described a genre of fictional short stories filled with strange and marvelous tales during the Tang and Song dynasties (7th–13th centuries). Over the centuries, the style of chuanqi changed and innovated its content and narrative technique, but its depiction of legendary stories remains, and is still performed throughout China today. The exhibition spans two levels of Prada Rong Zhai, where artworks in different media become part of the environment and engage it in dialogues across time and space. Each artist is presented in a different area of the residence, opening distinct storylines between reality and illusion, personal memory and historical time.