"Peng Wei's works conceal multiple kinds of spaces, and the interactions between these spaces and viewers are often faster and more direct than the images that present them. The grand scroll in Old Tales Retold (2019) pushes viewers a dozen meters away—the long arc descending from the ceiling is akin to Richard Serra's metal sculptures rendered in paper. The Buddha's hands in Material World (2016–2019) still seem to be shrinking, and they will invariably end up as specks of dust. Seven Nights (2017–2019) and Hi-Ne-Ni (2017–2020) restore the conventional viewing distance, no longer compelling viewers to be aware of the presence of their bodies.
The multiple spaces in Peng Wei's work reveal the diversity of her ways of thinking. One thread runs through these series; whether the works are large or small, three-dimensional or two-dimensional, they begin and end with women, or more precisely, they convey Peng's era-spanning dialogues with women from the past. On view in this exhibition, each of these series is appreciated individually, while spontaneously capturing a time and space for looking, starting in an appropriate place and ending at an appropriate moment."
—Wu Hung

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