Until 19 January 2013 Zeng's aesthetic restlessness epitomiz es the evolution of Chinese contemporary art in the post-1989 era, grappli ng with local history and tradition in the face of external influence and a ccelerated change. Since the beginning of his career, he has presented a s uccession of powerfully introspective subjects, from the haunting Hospitalpaintings to the visceral Meat paintings that juxtapose human subjects wit h butchered flesh; from the enigmatic Mask paintings to candid and startli ng close-up portraits; from intimate, existential still-lifes to depictio ns of pivotal Western cultural figures such as Francis Bacon, whose psychi c portraits altered the status of the human figure in twentieth century art . Charged with an underlying psychological tension, Zeng's oeuvre reveals the place of the unconscious and the aberrant in the construction of human experience. http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/zeng-fanzhi--november-20 -2012