Guardian art presents a contemporary landscape painting exhibition

Editor's Note: Guardian Art presents "Vacant Chamber, Luminous White," a focused exhibition of contemporary landscape painting that revisits the Zhuangzi-inflected ideal of inner clarity. Works by Li Yong, Xu Gang, and Lu Hui translate both emotion and breath through tonal landscapes. 

Anchored in the classical notion of "emptiness begets brightness," the exhibition stages three complementary paths: Li Yong manages to intensify and morph nature into condensed, airy silhouettes; Xu Gang practices "ji bai dang hei," enabling the empty space to vibrate as structure; Lu Hui, inspired by Chinese painter Shi Tao (1642-1707), forges high-contrast snowscapes, which is where "the real resides in the void." The exhibition will run until Sept. 28 in Beijing. 

This photo, taken on Aug. 27, 2025, is of the exhibition entrance poster for "Vacant Chamber, Luminous White." It introduces a curatorial thesis that links inner clarity with contemporary landscape painting practice. [Photo by Liu Ziying/China.org.cn]