WANG GUANGLE: DELAYED GRAVITY

PACE is pleased to announce Delayed Gravity, an exhibition of ten new paintings by Wang Guangle at New York.

January 16 - February 28, 2026

A pioneer of conceptual and abstract painting in China, Wang is known for his process-based works that he builds up layer-by-layer over the course of days and months. He sees the act of painting as a spiritual practice; creating mesmeric color gradations and textures in systematic layers of acrylic paint, he uses repetition as a means of expressing persistence and transcendence through time.

Wang has long been interested in the tension between form and meaning, a relationship that informs his unique syntax of abstraction. Much of his work originates from deeply personal and existential ideas about temporality, physicality, and mortality—though he trained in academic oil painting, the artist is guided by an intention to center these abstract subjects in viewers’ embodied experiences of his paintings.

Delayed Gravity, speaks to the durational processes and devotional labors that define his practice. It will bring together ten new compositions, almost all of which are large in scale. These works are part of his new series Untitled 2, a continuation of the Untitled series, which he began in 2007. With this body of work the artist layers disparate colors from the top of the composition down, producing illusionistic effects in depth and perspective. This process further exaggerates the downward fade of his horizontal bands of pigment and exposes the canvas’s edge. His finished compositions give the impression of simultaneously receding into and protruding from the walls on which theyhang.

In addition to the paintings in the exhibition, Wang will also present a new sculptural installation, titled One Layer a Day, on the gallery’s second-floor outdoor terrace. With this participatory work, colorful pigments will be added to a body of water contained in a silicone mold. Overnight, after a new color is added, the water will freeze, producing a vibrant slab of ice. The artist will stack each of the slabs throughout the run of the show, creating an installation that reflects his enduring interest in ephemeral, performative, architectural, and community-minded works of art.