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Beneath the Punchline

A SpaceApr 10, 2025 — Apr 23, 2025
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Beneath the Punchline, a solo exhibition by artist Ruoyu Gong. Using monotype printmaking as his primary medium, Gong embarks on a visual practice that weaves together psychological excavation, improvisational mark-making, and a sharply self-deprecating sense of humor.

At the heart of Gong’s practice lies the lasting influence of Xiangsheng, a form of traditional Chinese comedic dialogue. Known for its puns, rhythmically mismatched exchanges, and exaggerated gestures, Xiangsheng becomes, in Gong’s hands, a visual strategy: absurd scenes, neurotic characters, and emotional tension smuggled beneath the laughter. “I laugh at their ridiculousness,” Gong writes, “but in my dream, I weep with them.”

Trained in traditional oil painting, Ruoyu Gong took an alternative path—using printmaking as a point of departure to reorient his approach to painting, discovering within discipline and control a space for spontaneity and freedom. What began as peripheral experiments soon...More expand_more

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SOLO EXHIBITION

Beneath the Punchline

A SpaceApr 10, 2025 — Apr 23, 2025
Press Release
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Beneath the Punchline, a solo exhibition by artist Ruoyu Gong. Using monotype printmaking as his primary medium, Gong embarks on a visual practice that weaves together psychological excavation, improvisational mark-making, and a sharply self-deprecating sense of humor.

At the heart of Gong’s practice lies the lasting influence of Xiangsheng, a form of traditional Chinese comedic dialogue. Known for its puns, rhythmically mismatched exchanges, and exaggerated gestures, Xiangsheng becomes, in Gong’s hands, a visual strategy: absurd scenes, neurotic characters, and emotional tension smuggled beneath the laughter. “I laugh at their ridiculousness,” Gong writes, “but in my dream, I weep with them.”

Trained in traditional oil painting, Ruoyu Gong took an alternative path—using printmaking as a point of departure to reorient his approach to painting, discovering within discipline and control a space for spontaneity and freedom. What began as peripheral experiments soon...More expand_more

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