Zhang Enli

29 May – 22 August 2026

West Hollywood

Opening Reception

29 May 2026, 6 – 8 pm

Dates

29 May – 22 August 2026

Location

West Hollywood Directions

Artwork Inquiry

Zhang Enli has used painting to document the more prosaic aspects of contemporary life—everyday objects, interiors and individuals—since his arrival on the Shanghai art scene in the 1990s. This May, we're pleased to present a new series of his abstract portraits in the artist's debut solo exhibition on the West Coast. While anchored in figuration and paired with descriptive titles, the works convey the essence of their subjects via evocation. Drawing on both Eastern and Western traditions, Zhang pushes toward a looser visual language in order to reveal abstraction’s power to communicate the human condition.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue surveying Zhang's artistic evolution over the past two decades, with an essay by curator Sook-Kyung Lee.

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

Zhang Zenli

Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the artist’s work at our West Hollywood gallery, this elegantly designed publication explores the last two decades of Zhang Enli’s celebrated practice, culminating in his most recent paintings.

Beginning in the 1990s with the artist’s striking portraits of human figures, 'Zhang Enli' traces the development of the artist’s work through the evocative object studies of the 2000s and early 2010s to the captivating abstract portraits that continue to occupy him today, including new paintings produced for our Los Angeles exhibition. An illuminating essay by curator Sook Kyung-Lee guides readers through Zhang’s artistic evolution, illustrated by a generous selection of artwork reproductions that showcase the extraordinary lyricism of the artist’s work.

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