Cui Jie (Chinese, b. 1983, lives and works in Shanghai) is a contemporary artist. Her artworks depict cityscapes filled with references to the past, present and future modernist architecture. Her paintings are composed of linear forms, sharp perspectives, and multiple layers to produce imagined or recomposition of existing architectural sites.
Cui’s paintings comment on how a society experiences rapidly changing urban landscapes and our surroundings shape our identities. Cui’s work has been exhibited in many cultural institutions in China, the US and Europe. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou, France; Museum of Modern Art, NY; and the M+ Collection in Hong Kong. Cui Jie is currently represented by Pilar Corrias Gallery, London and Antenna Space, Shanghai. Read more