Lu Xinjian: Into the Matrix

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DE SARTHE is pleased to present Into the Matrix, a solo exhibition by Shanghai-based artist Lu Xinjian, featuring a new series of works on canvas and luminous installation artworks. Observing the relationship between urban and technological advancement, the exhibition draws inspiration from the similarities between the infrastructures of civilization and the constructs of contemporary culture. An extension of the artist’s iconic visual language, Lu’s mesmerizing artworks elucidate the layered spectrum of the post-human era.

As of the 21st century, society has become an increasingly formatted existence. The form of grids has become ubiquitous to the prevailing landscape, manifesting in social platforms, electronic hardware, and city planning alike. A new ecosystem has been fostered as a by-product of development, wherein individual entities serve as data points in a matrix, collectively illuminating the topography of the digital Anthropocene.