Suyi Xu

Statement

Suyi Xu’s recent works unfold a series of gridded planes, opening a study on perspective in which shapes and forms emerge from hazy mists like afterimages. She enacts the ritual of architecture, yet discards the integrity of architectural form in the process of making—horizon vanishes, perspective spins, interior folds inward, and spatial relations are obscured by sudden burst of light. The undoing stems from a desire to reach a state prior to reason and the conscious mind. Her fascination with the void in the center of the canvas is informed by Simone Weil’s spiritual philosophy of undoing the self.

GlogauAIR Project

During my residency at GlogauAIR, I wish to deepen my research into the interplay of surface, light, and spatial relations. Using my paintings as roadmaps, I wish to bring the ceremony of space beyond the medium of a two-dimensional surface. Focusing on temporal experimentation and chance encounter, I will explore how space can be experienced not as a static form but as a dynamic medium for movement and perception.

CV Summary

• Suyi Xu is an artist who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
• Xu earned her B.A. in Art History and Visual Arts from Barnard College (New York) and her M.F.A. in the Fine Arts Department of the School of Visual Arts (New York) in 2022.
• Xu’s work has been exhibited in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including:
  • solo presentation at the Independent Air Fair with Europa Gallery (New York, 2025)
  • solo exhibition Apparitions (Mamoth, London, 2024)
  • Free Fall (Europa, New York, 2024)
  • All that is Solid Melts into Air (Fou Gallery, New York, 2022)
  • group exhibitions at Kasmin Gallery x Artistic Noise Benefit Auction (New York, 2025)
  • Perrotin (Shanghai, 2025)
  • Huxley Parlour (London, 2024)
  • Rachel Uffner Gallery (New York, 2024)
  • Openforum (Berlin, 2024)
  • Fortnight Institute (New York, 2023)
  • Galerie Hussenot (Paris, 2022)
• Her works are included in the public collections of Powerlong Museum (Shanghai), Xiao Museum of Contemporary Art (Rizhao, China), and Long Museum (Shanghai).

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