Fu Qiumeng Fine Art

Fu Qiumeng Fine Art New York-based experimental art space and art advisory with an interest in classical and contemporary Asian art.

Fu Qiumeng Fine Art is a New York-based experimental art space and art advisory with an interest in classical Asian art. We are dedicated to exploring the visual and geographic globalization of contemporary Asian art and documenting artists' work that resonates with classical Asian philosophy, aesthetics, culture, with no limits on their expressive mediums. With the rapidly evolving contemporary s

cene of art as our backdrop, Fu Qiumeng Fine Artโ€™s mission is to present major artistsโ€™ creative trajectories to a wider audience through in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and forums for scholarly exchanges. Fu Qiumeng Fine Art ultimately provides an educational venue where visual pleasure is paired with intellectual challenge.

๐Ÿ›ถ Shen Zhouโ€™s album leaves record scenes encountered during his travels along the Grand Canal โ€” rivers opening into quie...
05/21/2026

๐Ÿ›ถ Shen Zhouโ€™s album leaves record scenes encountered during his travels along the Grand Canal โ€” rivers opening into quiet distances, temple compounds nestled among trees, boats drifting through misty waters. Each page feels like a small pause along the journey. ๐ŸŒซ๏ธโ›ฐ๏ธ

For Zhang Xiaoli, these paintings became a starting point for translation. Using LEGOยฎ bricks as her visual language, she reconstructs Shen Zhouโ€™s mountains, architecture, trees, and figures into modular forms while preserving the rhythm and spatial flow of the original compositions. ๐Ÿงฑ๐ŸŒฟ

Rooflines stretch outward, paths wind through the image, clouds gather and dissolve. Rather than copying the paintings directly, the works move between two visual systems โ€” ink and brick, softness and structure, tradition and play. โœจ



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Learning after Shenzhouโ€˜s Famous Scenic Views of the Two Rivers ่‡ดๆ•ฌๆฒˆๅ‘จไธคๆฑŸ็››ๆ™ฏๅ›พๅ†Œ , 2025-2026
Ink and color on paper ๆฐดๅขจ่ฎพ่‰ฒ็บธๆœฌ
25 5/8 x 15 3/4 in each
65 x 40 cm each

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๐™•๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™“๐™ž๐™–๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž | ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง ๆ—…่€…
๐Ÿ“… May 5 โ€“ June 13, 2026
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โœจIt is a human intellectual tendency to turn chaos into order. As suggested by the French philosopher Quentin Meillassou...
05/19/2026

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It is a human intellectual tendency to turn chaos into order. As suggested by the French philosopher Quentin Meillassouxโ€™s critique of โ€œcorrelationism,โ€ when we understand sublime systems such as the universe or nature, we tend to translate them first into a logic in a language we can understand, rather than directly immersing ourselves in them. Zhang Xiaoliโ€™s Three Realms may be an example of the latter approach. Depicting an abstract monochrome landscape of swirls, fingerprint-shaped spirals, flowing streams, and materials that drip, form, and morph, the painter understands nature as a chaotic space for materials.

Like a Mรถbius strip, matter in this conduit has a circular lifespan. Birthing from each other, merging into each other, and transforming into multiple new matter, Zhangโ€™s forms expose an eternity not of the materials but of the underlying yet non-figurative law of nature that transcends human logic.


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๐Ÿ–ผ Three Realms ไธ‰็•Œ, 2024
Ink and gold powder on silk ๆฐดๅขจ้‡‘็ฒ‰็ปขๆœฌ
37 3/4 x 70 1/2 in
96 x 179 cm
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๐™•๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™“๐™ž๐™–๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž | ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง ๆ—…่€…
๐Ÿ“… May 5 โ€“ June 13, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Fu Qiumeng Fine Art

In traditional Chinese painting, learning often begins through copying. Students first study printed manuals, then origi...
05/16/2026

In traditional Chinese painting, learning often begins through copying. Students first study printed manuals, then original works, and eventually nature itself. The Qing-dynasty Mustard Seed Garden Manual transformed this process into a systematic visual grammar, breaking landscape painting into elements such as rocks, trees, branches, and figuresโ€”each with prescribed methods of brushwork and composition. Through this structure, nature became organized into a symbolic visual language. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ“–

In the Le Garden Manuscript series, Zhang Xiaoli treats LEGOยฎ bricks as a parallel visual system, translating the original manual page by page into the logic of LEGOยฎ. Elements once painted with ink and brush are reconstructed through modular plastic forms, rendered in dry-brush white lines that echo the texture of the original woodblock prints. ๐Ÿงฉโ›ฐ๏ธ

For the text sections, Zhang developed an invented pictographic language called โ€œLEGOยฎ Script,โ€ inspired by the forms of the bricks themselves. Drawing from cross-cultural communication, multilingual translation, and even emoji, the script imagines a playful visual language that moves across linguistic boundaries. Rather than following a fixed code, the script evolved organically during the making process, with meanings shifting and transforming over time. โœจ๐Ÿ”ค



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๐Ÿ–ผ ๐™‡๐™š ๐™‚๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก ไนๅ›ญ็”ป่ฐฑ, 2025-2026
Ink on paper ๆฐดๅขจ็บธๆœฌ
17 3/4 x 13 3/4 in per page
45 x 35 cm per page
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๐™•๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™“๐™ž๐™–๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž | ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง ๆ—…่€…
๐Ÿ“… May 5 โ€“ June 13, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Fu Qiumeng Fine Art

๐Ÿงฉ This work unfolds like a visual experiment built around contrast. In the upper section, familiar elements from traditi...
05/15/2026

๐Ÿงฉ This work unfolds like a visual experiment built around contrast. In the upper section, familiar elements from traditional Chinese landscape paintingโ€”rocks, trees, and tiny wandering figuresโ€”are broken down into individual components. Below, Zhang Xiaoli rebuilds these same motifs using LEGOยฎ bricks.

โ›ฐ๏ธ But this isnโ€™t simply a playful side-by-side comparison. The work brings together two different ways of engaging with tradition. One grows through repetition and intuition, much like the long practice of copying historical paintingsโ€”learning to see through the eyes of earlier masters and paint through their hands. The other approach is more analytical: observing, translating, taking apart, and rebuilding. By turning mountains, rocks, and pictorial forms into modular LEGO structures, Zhang creates a conversation between these two methods, highlighting both their differences and surprising similarities.

In this process, imitation becomes something more creativeโ€”an act of choosing, assembling, and reinventing. The colorful bricks gradually form their own visual language within the theatrical world Zhang constructs, echoing the real landscapes they reference while inviting viewers to step into the unfolding stage of the travellerโ€™s playful journey.



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๐Ÿ–ผ ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™–๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™–๐™˜๐™จ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™š๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ไธดๆ‘นๅญฆไน  ๐™„๐™„ 2019
Ink and colour on paper ๆฐดๅขจ่ฎพ่‰ฒ็บธๆœฌ
19 3/4 x 29 in; 50 x 73.5 cm

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๐™•๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™“๐™ž๐™–๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž | ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง ๆ—…่€…
๐Ÿ“… May 5 โ€“ June 13, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Fu Qiumeng Fine Art

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05/12/2026

๐’๐€๐“ & ๐’๐”๐ ยท ๐Œ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”โ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ยท ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ’:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ โœจ

Join us for a special artist-led workshop with Zhang Xiaoli, presented alongside ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง ๆ—…่€… at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art.

Explore the beauty of traditional Chinese gongbi painting through silk fans, using mineral and botanical pigments in a beginner-friendly, hands-on setting. Inspired by the exhibitionโ€™s playful dialogue between tradition and imagination, this two-day workshop invites participants to step into the creative process together.

๐ŸŽจ All materials provided
๐Ÿชญ $120 per person
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Limited to 10 participants
โณ Two consecutive 2-hour sessions (4 hours total)

RSVP link on bio โœจ

โœจ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ  by Zhang Xiaoli continues at the gallery this week โ€” thank you again to everyone who joined us for last Sat...
05/12/2026

โœจ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ by Zhang Xiaoli continues at the gallery this week โ€” thank you again to everyone who joined us for last Saturdayโ€™s artist talk! ๐Ÿ’›

Throughout the week, Zhang Xiaoli will continue her live, on-site creation process in the gallery, allowing the exhibition to slowly evolve day by day. If you happen to stop by, you may catch the artist at work and experience the exhibition in a new state of becoming ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿงฉ

Weโ€™d also love to invite you to our Fan Painting Workshop happening this Saturday & Sunday ๐ŸŒฟ

There are still a few spots available! The workshop offers a gentle introduction to traditional gongbi painting on silk fans in a warm and beginner-friendly environment โœจ

Hope to see you at the gallery soon!

LEGOArt

๐Ÿพ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ opened this week at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art โœจThank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception and s...
05/08/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ opened this week at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art โœจ

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception and stepped into Zhang Xiaoliโ€™s theatrical world of landscapes, play, and reconstruction. Through LEGO-based visual language, handscroll narratives, and evolving installations, the exhibition invites viewers to move through tradition as something continuously translated and reimagined.

๐Ÿ—“ A reminder that this Saturday, May 9, from 10:30 AMโ€“12:00 PM, Zhang Xiaoli will lead a special Artist Talk within the exhibition. Moving through the gallery together, the artist will share stories behind the works and reflect on the ideas, processes, and visual systems that shape Traveller.

๐Ÿ“ RSVP link in bio.

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05/05/2026

๐ŸŸจ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๆ—…่€… has officially opened - and weโ€™d love to celebrate with you.

โฐ Join us this Thursday, 5โ€“8 PM, for the Opening Reception.
See you soon โœจ

RSVP link in bio.

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿซ ๐—ค๐—  ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž | ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž: ๐—ญ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ซ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ - ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๆ—…่€…We warmly invite you to join us for a relaxed morning with Zhang ...
04/30/2026

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿซ ๐—ค๐—  ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž | ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž: ๐—ญ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ซ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ - ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๆ—…่€…

We warmly invite you to join us for a relaxed morning with Zhang Xiaoli, in conversation around her solo exhibition ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง ๆ—…่€….

๐ŸŸจ Moving through the exhibitionโ€™s four chapters, Zhang will share the ideas behind her workโ€”where Chinese landscape traditions meet the playful, modular language of LEGOยฎ. Sheโ€™ll also introduce her โ€œLEGOยฎ-script,โ€ a unique system that reimagines calligraphy through building and assembling.

โœ๏ธ The talk will end with an interactive momentโ€”feel free to join in, experiment, and step into the role of the traveller yourself.

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๐Ÿ—“ May 9, 2026
โฐ 10:30 AM โ€“ 12:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Fu Qiumeng Fine Art
RSVP via link in profile
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04/24/2026

๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ | ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ญ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ซ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ค๐—  ๐ŸŽญ

On Manhattanโ€™s Upper East Side, a theatre built from LEGOยฎ unfoldsโ€”where you become the traveller. In this second solo exhibition at FQM, Zhang Xiaoli reimagines the visual language of Chinese landscape painting through play, translation, and reconstruction.

Structured in four actsโ€”Prologue, Scenes, Open Rehearsal, and Into the Playโ€”the exhibition moves between classical sources and contemporary experimentation. From her self-developed โ€œLEGOยฎ-script,โ€ inspired by the Mustard Seed Garden Manual, to AI-assisted works that introduce chance and fragmentation, Zhangโ€™s practice bridges tradition and invention.

As the artist works on-site and invites participation, the boundary between viewer and maker begins to dissolve. Here, landscape is not only depicted, but continuously rebuilt.

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๐™•๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™“๐™ž๐™–๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž | ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง ๆ—…่€…
๐Ÿ“… May 5 โ€“ June 13, 2026
๐Ÿป Opening: Saturday May 7, 5โ€“8 PM
๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ RSVP via link in bio

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