Perrotin Paris is proud to present Civilization Iteration, the first solo exhibition of Chinese artist Xu Zhen with the gallery, wich will showcase Xu’s important series of works since 2013 when he started a brand in his own name. Iteration refers to the way of achieving a desired result through repeated feedback. The exhibited series shows how an artist, amidst increasing globalization and networking of art, can approach the future of art with his own formula. (…)

The title of the Under Heaven series echoes heaven as a metaphor. The paintings appeared in the 2014 Armory Show in New York to serve the commercial campaign for the fair itself. Lawers and lawers of ooil paint form an ornate  » landscape », and with the skillful depiction and figuration of a cream piping bag (not a paint brush!), they make up an enticing visual banquet.