SPURS Gallery is pleased to present Sahaloka, Chi Tien Lin Cheng’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition runs from October 17, 2026 through November 29, 2026, and features 17 of his recent paintings.

Sahaloka takes its title from the Buddhist term Sahā World, also known as the World of Endurance, a realm where, according to Buddhist belief, beings must endure various forms of suffering. These include birth, aging, sickness, and death; separation from those one loves; coexistence with those one hates; the inability to obtain what one desires; as well as war, unrest, and disaster. It is a world where suffering and joy, good and evil, conflict and peace all intertwine. Yet it is precisely because of this that people are able to know pain and pleasure, to understand themselves and others, and to seek the possibility of transcendence and liberation.

The paintings start from three perhaps unanswerable questions: Where do we come from? Why are we here? Where will we…