Institute of Contemporary Art Miami ICA Miami

ICA Miami presents “Ding Shilun: Janus,” the first solo US museum exhibition for Ding Shilun (b. 1998, Guangzhou, China). Shilun, who is based between London and Guangzhou, debuts a group of newly commissioned works that build from the theme of a “personal fable.” The artist creates enigmatic, seductive, and at times violent paintings that draw inspiration from art history, Chinese folklore, Manga, and everyday life. The results are ethereal and unexpectedly ominous narrative paintings whose idiosyncratic mythologies reflect the artist’s experience. Shilun’s interdisciplinary practice begins with drawing and sculpture and culminates in painting. At ICA Miami, the artist creates worlds that move across mediums, including a site-responsive installation.

ICA Miami is proud to have been the first museum to acquire a work by Shilun into its permanent collection.

“Ding Shilun: Janus” is organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, and curated by Amanda Morgan, Assistant Curator, Exhibitions and Publications.