Pu Yingwei

@ocula.art When @puyingwei asks if you're ready for the red era, there's a sense he knows it hits differently depending on who's asked. ⁠ ⁠ At @_mamoth_ London, he interrogates the course of globalisation while considering legacies and ideals that have been sidelined in the process. Read the full article in Ocula Magazine, link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Pictured: ⁠@puyingwei 1. Exhibition view: The re-origin of revolutionary realism, MAMOTH, London (2 October–13 November 2021). 2. A Study in Scarlet: New Geography (Two Types of Red Colonies) (2021). 3. A Study in Scarlet: When the World Becomes a Plantation (2021). 4. Exhibition view: The re-origin of revolutionary realism.⁠ ⁠ #PuYingwei #art #artist

As my circle of friends and closest collaborators are well aware, ever since last year’s solo exhibition New Century Encyclopedia, a ”clandestine“ labor of archival organization has been proceeding in tandem. This undertaking collates my manuscripts spanning over a decade—from 2013, upon my entry into the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon (ENSBA-Lyon) and the formal publication of my inaugural text Exhibition, A Perceived Community, to the present day. It encompasses diverse genres: theory, essays, translations, fiction, and poetry. After more than a year of meticulous curation and planning, fifty-odd articles totaling nearly one hundred and fifty thousand words have finally been woven into a compendium of five chapters. By way of prelude, we shall share, on a weekly basis, a selected fragment imbued with poignant insight or sentiment. We await the arrival of this volume with fervent anticipation. —— Pu Yingwei, 2025 正如我身边的朋友和我最紧密的工作伙伴所知，从去年的个人展览《新世纪百科》开始，一项“秘密“的文献整理工作就一直在同步进行中。这项工作整理了我自2013年，进入法国里昂美院学习后正式发表的第一篇写作《展览，被感知的共同体》至今十余年的写作文稿，包含理论、随笔、翻译、虚构、诗歌等等不同体裁的文字。经过近一年多的整理与策划，最终梳理出五个章节、近十五万字的五十余篇文章集结成册。在此作为预热，我们每周会摘选其中一篇中具有意味的观点或情感片段进行分享，同时，热切期待着这本书的到来。 ——蒲英玮2025 Image 3: The Desk in Pu Yingwei’s Apartment, 2014 Image 4: Pu Yingwei Reading Note Scans, 2018 Image 5: Gilets jaunes, photographed by Pu Yingwei, 2018 Image 6: Pu Yingwei In ENSBA-Lyon Diplôme Blanc, 2018 #puyingwei #book #art #artwork #red

“Pu continues to redefine what it means to be a Chinese artist in a globalized society.” #puyingwei #art #artist

On the heels of the U.S.-China Summit, @puyingwei presents “ChinAmerica” with @galeriesator . In this video, the artist discusses “Intelligent Capital: Year One of Cosmic Economics” 2025-2026, a painting that addresses China-America relations in space exploration—a pivotal discourse shaping the future itinerary of the world and a concern of intrinsic global magnitude. #IndependentNewYork #PuYingwei #GalerieSator

[INDEPENDENT NY 2026] LAST DAY ! @puyingwei @independent_hq . Stand / booth #116 📍Pier 36 299 South Street New York, 10002 1_New Frankenstein (Blue Evolution) 2025-2026, oil on canvas, acrylic, watercolor, rice paper, silkscreen, silver leaf, paint marker 23.62"x15.75" / 60 x40 cm The figure of New Frankenstein derives from the core concept of ChinAmerica. It is a winged angelic or monstrous creature fused with the national symbols of China and the United States—the dragon and the eagle. Blue Evolution takes the eagle’s head as its core silhouette and adopts blue as its dominant tone. The body is permeated with the emblematic symbols of the United States, alluding to a future where global order is increasingly dominated by blue power. The Frankenstein figure soars amid a jungle composed of red, yellow, and blue—the exact color palette of the Chinese and American national flags. 2_New Frankenstein (Red Evolution) 2025-2026, oil on canvas, acrylic, watercolor, rice paper, silkscreen, gold leaf, paint marker 23.62"x15.75" / 60 x40 cm Red Evolution features a dragon’s head as its leading form and yellow as its primary hue. The figure’s body is adorned with dragon patterns and five-pointed stars, metaphorizing a future shaped by the rising influence of red power across the globe. 3_Hidden Dragon 2025-2026 oil on canvas, acrylic, silkscreen, gold leaf 15.75"x 23.62" / 40 x 60 cm Hidden Dragon depicts an elusive and mysterious dragon head lurking within a dense forest constructed by five-pointed stars. Its sharp fangs glisten with a brilliant golden glow. The five-pointed star is a widely adopted symbol on the national flags of numerous countries, serving as a metaphor for the intricate and tangled dense forest of global geopolitics.

On the final day of the Independent @independent_hq , I would like to share with everyone this flag, a work of great significance to ChinAmerica, which regrettably failed to arrive in New York for the show. @galeriesator Flag (Red Hollywood) 2025–2026, oil on canvas, acrylic, paper collage, watercolor, paint marker, 100x80cm Flag (Red Hollywood) derives its inspiration from the radical fusion of the national flags of China and the United States.The yellow hue of the Five-starred Red Flag of China glimmers faintly within the red-and-blue gradient of the American Stars and Stripes. On the right side of the work features ChinaCapital, the artist’s most iconic Coca-Cola-inspired typeface, which symbolizes China’s integration into and growing influence on the global landscape since the reform and opening-up. The entire piece is set against a backdrop of a ”universal flag of nations,“ with sarcastic depictions of blue-green forms that lie between sexual organs and missiles, articulating the profound impact of the two superpowers on world conflicts. At the bottom of the canvas, the artist mimics a marble texture using four colors—red, yellow, blue, and white—also derived from the Chinese and American national flags—to create a blended pattern. With its vivid color palette, the work evokes the atmosphere of a nightclub; Monster, serving as the name of this club, also reflects the frenetic power of the superpowers embodied in the piece.

My latest essay is out now in Financial Times China. “Pu Yingwei: Ten Key Relationships and Trends Shaping Chinese Contemporary Art” 《蒲英玮：中国当代艺术的十组关系与趋势》 1. Art & Finance: Capital is attention; price is a non‑productive consensus 艺术与金融：资本即注意力，价格是一种非生产性共识 2. Art & Intelligence: Artificial intelligence becomes normalized as infrastructure for creation 艺术与智能：人工智能常态化，成为创作基础设施 3. Art & Media: Artists enter social media to build personal narrative assets 艺术与媒介：艺术家进驻社交媒体，构建个人叙事资产 4. Art & Fashion: Artists will become influential fashion archetypes 艺术与时尚：艺术家将成为具有影响力的时尚原型 5. Art & Artists: The artist community further differentiates and aligns with their respective audiences 艺术与创作者：艺术家群体进一步分化，并与各自受众形成联结 6. Art & The Art World: Art serves local contexts more deeply; dual‑track systems of Eastern and Western art are a trend 艺术与艺术界：艺术更深地扎根在地语境，东西艺术双轨并行成为趋势 7. Art & Institutions: Artists’ personal influence will be on par with art institutions 艺术与机构：艺术家个人影响力将与艺术机构比肩 8. Art & The Establishment: Contemporary art will intersect with the establishment more frequently 艺术与体制：当代艺术将更频繁地与官方建制产生交织 9. Art & The Public: Artists become integrators of public resources 艺术与公众：艺术家成为公共资源的整合者 10. Art & The Era: Art and creation iterate at high speed alongside the times 艺术与时代：艺术与创作随时代高速迭代 It explores my perspective on the present and future of Chinese contemporary art, and how an artist can connect with society, the world, and our era… Web: /story/001109704 WeChat: /s/gZq5VKrO5eGALF1JWV60Qg

[INDEPENDENT NY 2026] @puyingwei @independent_hq . Stand / booth #116 >17.05.26 📍Pier 36 299 South Street New York, 10002 📸 @_yosukekojima

[INDEPENDENT NY 2026] In this excerpt from our podcast, Pu Yingwei shares his first road trip across the United States, retracing Andy Warhol’s steps in reverse. The road trip that sparked his project for @independent_hq . - Dans cet extrait de notre podcast, Pu Yingwei partage son premier road trip aux États-Unis sur les traces inversées d’Andy Warhol. Le road trip à l’origine de son projet pour @independent_hq . Stand / booth #116 14—17.05.26 📍Pier 36 299 South Street New York, 10002 @puyingwei 🎥 @enki.b_production

Artnet interview / New York Independent 2026 @independent_hq preview： “Asian Artists Set The Stage at Independent Art Fair 2026” @artnet article & interview & by Annikka Olsen @annikkaolsen CHINAMERICA solo booth @galeriesator Intelligent Capital: Year One of Cosmic Economics “As a Chinese artist living in this present moment,” Pu Yingwei told Artnet News, “I am deeply immersed in and personally affected by the intensity of this evolving relationship. I approach this subject firmly from a Chinese subjectivity. This is not a nationalistic perspective; rather, it is the artistic transformation of lived, embodied experience. I treat China, along with its expanding global influence, as one of the most critical political and cultural issues shaping our contemporary world.”

[INDEPENDENT NY 2026] @independent_hq @puyingwei CHINAMERICA 2025–2026 oil on canvas, mineral pigments, acrylic 31.5’’ x 39.37’’/ 80 x 100 cm The work ChinAmerica, with its condensed visual language, presents the most important yet uncertain national relationship in the current and future global pattern: the confrontation between China and the United States. This is also the first time that the concept of «ChinAmerica» has been proposed in the form of a manifesto in the field of visual art. The entire painting is completed with an almost «classical» technique and light sense, expressing the profound impact of this relationship on the process of human civilization. In the lettering of «ChinAmerica», there are Coca-Cola-inspired type- faces that absorb American culture, five- pointed stars representing socialism, and font characteristics associated with Slavic and Muslim cultures—all conveying the complex and diverse global ecology under this bilateral relationship. In the background of the entire painting, the red-and-black gradient and the fragmented, continent-like background metaphorize the catastrophic future that the human world will face if conflicts continue to escalate. Stand / booth #116 14—17.04.26 📍Pier 36 299 South Street New York, 10002

[INDEPENDENT NY 2026] In this excerpt from our podcast, Vincent Sator asks Pu Yingwei specifically about the « ChinAmerica » series of paintings. The entire project will be found at @independent_hq . - Dans cet extrait de notre podcast, Vincent Sator interroge Pu Yingwei plus spécifiquement sur la série de peinture « ChinAmerica ». L’intégralité de ce projet sera à retrouver à @independent_hq . Stand / booth #116 14—17.05.26 📍Pier 36 299 South Street New York, 10002 @puyingwei 🎥 @enki.b_production