This exhibition presents 19 artworks by seven artists, born in mainland China in the 1980s. Belonging to what is referred to as the ba ling hou generation, they grew up in a post-Mao China shaped by the one-child policy and the influx of foreign investment. Comprising painting, sculpture, performance, installation, video, digital art, and photography, the exhibition reflects the dramatic economic, political, and cultural shifts the artists have experienced in China during their lifetimes.

The exhibition’s title, Mirror Image, refers to the double reflection at the heart of the exhibition. Rather than emphasizing their “Chinese-ness,” these artists’ respective practices are born of a contemporary China where Starbucks can be found in the Forbidden City and the internet permits them access—despite the obstacles of censorship—to a host of influences beyond geographical boundaries.

Organized by Barbara Pollack, guest curator, with Hongzheng Han, guest curatorial assistant.

Participating Artists Tianzhuo Chen (Born 1985 in Beijing, China; lives and works in Beijing) Cui Jie (Born 1983 in Shanghai, China; lives and works in Shanghai) Pixy Liao (Born 1979 in Shanghai, China; lives and works in Brooklyn, New York) Liu Shiyuan (Born 1985 in Beijing, China; lives and works in Beijing and Copenhagen, Denmark) Miao Ying (Born 1985 in Shanghai, China; lives and works in Shanghai and New York City) Nabuqi (Born 1984 in Inner Mongolia, China; lives and works in Beijing, China) Tao Hui (Born 1987 in Chongqing, China; lives and works in Beijing, China)