Hou Jianan Breaks the Illusion of Digital Pleasures in 'Here Today, Gone Tomorrow'

DE SARTHE in Hong Kong presents Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, a solo exhibition by Chongqing-based artist Hou Jianan. With keen graphic sensibilities, this showcase of new paintings delves into the illusory nature of fulfillment in a world wrought by digital gratification.Hou takes interest in the ways in which hedonistic desires become amplified by our current technological moment, as material consumption becomes one with screen-based stimulation. With this in mind, the artist selectively inflates...