Temple of Matter is the first solo exhibition in Singapore by Zhu Jinshi, a pioneering abstract artist and installation artist in the Chinese contemporary art sphere. With Zhu Jinshi present during the exhibition period, audiences will have a rare opportunity to encounter both the works and the artist whose practice has redefined painting as a question of material, structure, and physical experience rather than image or narrative.

Temple of Matter is Zhu Jinshi’s largest painting exhibition outside China and the first to present three major triptych works together, highlighting both continuity and variation in his approach to accumulation and structure. Shown in Singapore, a city shaped by the intersection of East Asian thought, Southeast Asian realities, and Western art histories, the exhibition underscores painting as a physical and spatial practice. Rather than offering fixed interpretations, it foregrounds material conditions and process, inviting viewers to encounter meaning through direct engagement with matter itself.

Venue: Tang Contemporary Art, 402 Orchard Road, Delfi, #06-01/02, Singapore 238876

When: 23 Jan - 28 Feb 2026,

By: Tang Contemporary Art Gallery