KEYANG WU in MILANO

Hospitality

This time we explore the idea of hospitality through the reversible relationship between host and guest.

The issue features an extensive conversation with international artist Krzysztof Wodiczko. Other contributors are Michael Kaethler, Davo Liver, Christophe Domino, Alice Fraccaro, Alison Duncan & Dagmara Stephan, Marie-Claire Klassen & Vincenzo Zuppardo, Oana Sanziana Marian, Riccardo Varini, Julia Montfort & François Combin

Published and distributed in collaboration with the National san Marino Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture & UNIRSM Design

This is the first issue available on print.

GARIBALDI GALLERY

Keyang Wu is internationally recognized for creating the genre of Oriental Spiritual Painting, an artistic expression of cultural exchange between East and West. His works combine Eastern philosophical ideas with Western artistic techniques to present the mystery and depth of the universe and his understanding of the origin of life, highlighting his innovation and exploration as a contemporary artist.

His artistic pursuit coincides with a spiritual quest, finding materialization and pictorial formalization. In his paintings, the artist presents the birth of the Universe, the origin of life, and the current awareness and perception of every form of life. He explores the subtle relationship between the entirety of the universe and human beings, suggesting a return to ancient and ancestral sensations about existence and the ultimate purpose of human life.

The exhibition catalog, published by Electa, includes theoretical contributions from Matteo Binci, Nicola Cabiati, George Byron Davos, Zhenru Liang, Guopeng Liu, Paolo Martore, Massimo Mattioli, Massimo Mazzone, and Giacomo Pigliapoco.

Keyang Wu was born in Fujian in the city of Zhao’an, home to a famous school of calligraphy and traditional painting. He inherited a solid cultural, philosophical, and religious foundation from his family. After training as an artist at Xiamen University, specializing in classical and modern Chinese oil painting, he traveled to deepen his knowledge of Western art and culture. Overcoming a severe illness marked a turning point in his painting and began a five-year European tour.

In an age of ruins, Keyang Wu’s art offers a space for introspection, casting light over darkness, and provoking thought and illuminating the deeper connections within our shared humanity.