ZHANG ENLI

Titled ‘Faces’, the inaugural exhibition at Hauser & Wirth’s new location in Hong Kong will feature new paintings byZhang Enli created in the past three decades. The nearly 100 works on view include figurative paintings from the1990s to early 2000s and the artist’s everyday objects series from the 2000s to early 2010s, along with abstract works from the early 2010s until the present day. These gestural canvases reflect Zhang Enli’s progression to looser,freer brushwork that has become prominent in the artist’s style in recent years and reveals the artist’s compellingand continued exploration into abstract form. While anchored in figuration with descriptive titles, Zhang Enli seeksto capture the ‘essence’ of his subjects rather than their physical representation through these works. His soloexhibition at the Long Museum, Shanghai opens on 7 November 2023.