Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
Vessel of faces
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Capsule Shanghai is pleased to present "Vessel of Faces", artist Tian Jianxin’s (b. 1994, Baoding, China) first solo exhibition at the gallery, featuring his recent reliefs and free-standing sculptures.
 
Underlying Tian’s sculpture is a sense of anonymity often found in classical statuary. Guided by the natural structure of the raw material, his modestly sized, deftly shaped faces and human forms seem to engage in a never-ending dance of fading in and out of the vessels. The artist revives found and collected everyday objects and kitchen utensils, such as cutting boards, aluminium pots and copper ladles, by striping them down to their intrinsic richness and conjuring full-bodied, energy-charged figures on the surface of what he calls “hard shells”. The works on view, scattered in a seemingly random and unconsidered fashion, choreograph the viewer’s eyes to meander between the material and the form, and inspire chuckles of delight from the perceptive observer.
 
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Capsule Shanghai is pleased to present "Vessel of Faces", artist Tian Jianxin’s (b. 1994, Baoding, China) first solo exhibition at the gallery, featuring his recent reliefs and free-standing sculptures.
 
Underlying Tian’s sculpture is a sense of anonymity often found in classical statuary. Guided by the natural structure of the raw material, his modestly sized, deftly shaped faces and human forms seem to engage in a never-ending dance of fading in and out of the vessels. The artist revives found and collected everyday objects and kitchen utensils, such as cutting boards, aluminium pots and copper ladles, by striping them down to their intrinsic richness and conjuring full-bodied, energy-charged figures on the surface of what he calls “hard shells”. The works on view, scattered in a seemingly random and unconsidered fashion, choreograph the viewer’s eyes to meander between the material and the form, and inspire chuckles of delight from the perceptive observer.
 
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Apr 18, 2026 — Jun 06, 2026
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Capsule1st floor, building 16, 275 An Fu Lu, Xu Hui Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200031
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Apr 18, 2026 — Jun 06, 2026
Capsule1st floor, building 16, 275 An Fu Lu, Xu Hui Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200031
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May 21, 2026 — May 31, 2026
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Mar 21, 2026 — Apr 12, 2026
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