Wang Mansheng: Without Us

Name: Wang Mansheng: Without Us | The Huntington
Start: Sat, May 17 - Mon, Aug 4 2025
Location: The Huntington

Exhibitions

This immersive installation explores the interconnectedness of all living beings. Combining contemporary art and classical Chinese conceptions of nature, its 22 hand-painted silk panels invite visitors into a luminous landscape.

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A Landscape in Motion

In Without Us, Wang Mansheng, the 2025 Cheng Family Foundation Visiting Artist in the Chinese Garden, has depicted intricate scenes of plants, rocks, and water on delicate silk panels. Suspended from the gallery’s ceiling, the panels create a three-dimensional painted landscape through which visitors can wander.

During their journey, viewers can gaze through the translucent silk to see the shadowy forms of other visitors entwined with the mountains and streams. Humans and nature become connected, even as they remain separate.