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Dialectics of Polarity: Heinrich Wang and Cai Yi Xiu Duo Exhibition

TING TING ART SPACE joins forces with NewChi Porcelain to present Dialectics of Polarity: A Duo Exhibition of Heinrich Wang and Cai Yixiu. Bringing together two time-honoured Eastern materials with distinctly different characteristics, the exhibition opens a dialogue between materiality and spirituality.

Heinrich Wang, founder of NewChi Porcelain and Tittot, is the first artist in the Chinese-speaking world to devote himself to contemporary glass art. With a practice spanning design, filmmaking, and literature, he combines poetic thought with exceptional craftsmanship to imbue porcelain with a pioneering intellectual beauty, redefining Eastern objects and renewing confidence in their aesthetic identity. Working with white porcelain, he pursues precise, pure forms through the intense heat of the kiln. White, hard, and sharply defined, his porcelain embodies an almost absolute sense of order and strength as light and shadow move across its surfaces.

Born in Fujian and a graduate of the Fujian Academy of Arts and Crafts, Cai Yixiu reinterprets one of East Asia’s oldest artistic traditions—lacquer art—through a contemporary lens. Using natural lacquer, pigments, and mineral powders, he transforms this ancient material into a visual language through carving, polishing, and countless layers of application, exploring memory, perception, and the passage of time. Through repeated cycles of lacquering, sanding, and waiting, he allows time and material to participate in the creative process, preserving traces of natural formation within richly layered colours and textures.

Two artists: one working in white porcelain, the other in lacquer; one luminous, the other deep. One pursues precision of form, while the other responds to the changing nature of his material.

Beginning with materiality, Dialectics of Polarity extends into reflections on order and nature, reason and emotion, eternity and time within Eastern aesthetics. It also offers another way of seeing traditional craftsmanship in a contemporary context.

We warmly invite you to enter the exhibition and experience the tension that emerges when these two polarities meet.

Dialectics of Polarity
Heinrich Wang’s White Porcelain × Cai Yi Xiu’s Lacquer
A Duo Exhibition

Exhibition Dates｜October 24 – December 31, 2026
Opening Reception｜Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:00 PM
Venue｜No. 111, Tianmu East Road, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan

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2026 ART TAUCHUNG

This year’s ART TAICHUNG 2026 will mark a major transformation.

For the first time, the fair moves away from its traditional hotel-style format and into the newly opened Taichung International Convention & Exhibition Center, adopting an international-style booth presentation.

With a more open venue and expanded exhibition layout, artworks can now be experienced in a way that feels closer to leading international art fairs.

Ting Ting Art Space will present works by twelve international artists at Booth E04, featuring paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, and lacquer art.

▌ART TAICHUNG 2026 台中國際藝術博覽會
 VIP Preview｜2026.6.4
 Public Days｜2026.6.5 — 6.7
 Venue｜台中國際會展中心(TICEC)
 Booth｜E04

Artists｜
Akihiko Yoshida

Cai Yi Xiu

Javi Burgos

Katharina Arndt

Luo Dan

Marina

Moises Yagues

Reload

Rhys Brown

Shoko Mihira

Takeshi Haguri

Zhang Chun Ying

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2026 Art Karlsruhe

￭ INFORMATION：

Opening hours:

(Preview) Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.(February 8 only open until 6 p.m.)

Location: dm-arena

Room: H4/L17

 

Artist Line-Up:

Akihiko Yoshida 吉田昭彥

Cai Yi Xiu 蔡一休

Hague Takeshi 葉栗剛

Katharina Arndt

Moisés Yagües

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Art Miami 2025

Ting Ting Art Space X Art Miami 2025

As winter approaches, Ting Ting Art Space is heading to sunny Miami, USA, to participate in Art Miami 2025. Following last year’s success at CONTEXT Miami, we continue to elevate our presence this year, joining forces with four artists to create an enduring artistic feast along the Miami waterfront.

Booth｜AM105

Location｜One Herald Plaza, Miami (NE 14th Street & Biscayne Bay)

VIP Preview

December 2, 2025

General Admission

December 2 (after 4pm) – December 7, 2025

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POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Ting Ting Art Space will be heading to Berlin this September to take part in POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair, a leading international platform for contemporary art.

Held every September, POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair is one of the key events of Berlin Art Week. The fair takes place at the historic yet contemporary Tempelhof Airport, showcasing contemporary works from both European and international galleries. Renowned for discovering emerging artists and supporting mid-career galleries, the fair also actively connects with art institutions and curators across the city, offering visitors an in-depth experience of the pulse of contemporary art in Europe.

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Artist Line-up
Akihiko Yoshida 仁吉
Katharina Arndt 凱瑟琳
Moisés Yagües 莫伊
Yi Xiu Cai 蔡一休

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POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair · @positions.artfair
📅 Public Days: September 11–14, 2025
📍 Venue: Tempelhof Airport, Berlin

Booth B22

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The Armory Show 2025

Ting Ting Art Space is heading to The Armory Show in New York!

This time, Ting Ting Art Space will join forces with five uniquely creative artists at Booth 317, presenting an exhibition full of dynamism and diverse appeal. We look forward to sharing fresh contemporary art trends and remarkable works with audiences from around the world.

The Armory Show
Founded in 1994 and named after the landmark 1913
Armory Show that transformed American art, The Armory Show is a leading contemporary art fair held every September in New York. It unites top galleries, curators, artists, and collectors from around the world, serving as a key hub for artistic exchange and market trends.

Acquired by Frieze in 2023, the fair’s global influence has grown even further. This year, Ting Ting Art Space makes history as one of the first Taiwanese galleries ever selected in its 31-year history, marking a significant milestone for Taiwan’s presence on the international art stage.

Artist line-up
仁吉
Akihiko Yoshida
梁君午
Chun Wu Liang
凱瑟琳
Katharina Arndt
莫伊
Moisés Yagües
蔡一休
Yi Xiu Cai

The Armory Show
📍Javits Center, NYC
🎟 VIP: 9/4
📅 PUBLIC: 9/5-7

Booth 316

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UVNT Art Fair 2025

Ting Ting Art Space is thrilled to announce its upcoming participation in the UVNT Art Fair (Urbanity Art Fair) in Madrid, Spain, showcasing works by three distinguished artists.

UVNT is one of the most important contemporary art fairs in Spain, held annually in March at the heart of Madrid. It coincides with the renowned Madrid Art Week, drawing galleries, curators, artists, and collectors from around the globe. The fair focuses on urban culture, avant-garde expression, and emerging artistic practices, serving as a dynamic platform for innovation within the European contemporary art scene.

Originally rooted in urban and street art, UVNT has since expanded its scope to embrace contemporary painting, sculpture, installation, tech-based art, and interdisciplinary creations. The fair is committed to dissolving the boundaries between traditional and urban art, fostering a fresh, experimental, and international dialogue within contemporary culture.

With an emphasis on new generations of artists and creators, UVNT provides a vibrant and immersive environment that bridges the gallery space and the public realm. Ding Ding Art Space is proud to be part of this forward-thinking event, presenting works that resonate with UVNT’s mission to reimagine the role of art in the urban experience.

Artsit Line-up

Amit Kanfi
Siao Mo Shih
Yi Xiu Cai

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Art Madrid 2025

Ting Ting Art Space will join forces with 5 artists to make their debut at Art Madrid 2025!

Art Madrid Contemporary Art Fair will celebrate its 20th edition at the Galería de Cristal of Palacio de Cibeles from March 5th to 9th, 2025, as part of the established Contemporary Art Week of Madrid.

Art Madrid is an interdisciplinary fair model that brings together around 40 national and international galleries, working with artworks of recent production (XXI century).

Their main activity revolves around promoting, increasing visibility, and facilitating the commercialization of contemporary art.

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West Bund Art and Design Shanghai 2022

It’s time for another year to bloom in the top international art fairs – Shanghai West Bund and ART021 Contemporary Art Fair. This year, Ting Ting Art Space is one of the few art galleries that was invited to both events at the same time. For this reason, TTAS specially brought our most outstanding art creators to join the event.

At the West Bund exhibition, three artists with novel concepts will be exhibited, namely Kike Garcinuño and Fernando de Ana who are both from Spain, and the most representative artist of Chinese culture, Cai Yi Xiu, the creator of lacquer art.

What’s more worth mentioning is that Cai Yi Xiu, will appear at West Bund to share his works of art with the audience this year. At the same time, he will personally talk about his concept of modern art creation based on traditional culture .

West Bund brings together top galleries and institutions from all over the world, and Ting Ting Art Space also adds a unique color combining Chinese and Western colors to the internationalization of global art.

Ting Ting Art Space has always adhered to the central idea of sharing contemporary aesthetics with the world from an all-round perspective. It is believed that this exhibition in Shanghai will bring a brand-new exhibition experience without frame and limit to viewers of various cultural backgrounds.

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Cai Yi Xiu

Cai Yixiu was born in Fujian in the year 1987. After graduating from Fuzhou Arts and Crafts School, Cai Yixiu started interning at the studio of Shanghai-based artist Su Xiaobo in 2008. He has been working in the field of lacquer art for many years and is now a professional artist. He focuses on lacquer art creation and is affectionately referred to as Cai Yixiu by his friends due to his resemblance to the character “Yixiu.” His real name is Cai Chuanxiao. “The integration of tradition and modernity has always been what I’ve been exploring,” Cai Yixiu said. During his youth, Cai Yixiu studied under the guidance of artists Zheng Chongyao and Su Xiaobo.

Initially, during his self-exploration and creative phase, he leaned more towards mastering the technical aspects of craftsmanship. Under the tutelage of Zheng Chongyao, he honed his craft skills. However, after coincidentally meeting Su Xiaobo, he broke free from the confines of traditional craftsmanship and seemed to discover a new world. From then on, he began contemplating the subtle connection between art and craftsmanship. Cai Yixiu also mentioned the challenges he faced during his studies. Both teachers held high standards for themselves and extended the same to their students. The traditional techniques of Zheng Chongyao and the contemporary artistic language of Su Xiaobo complemented each other and collided in fruitful ways. This experience influenced Cai Yixiu’s creations, and now his lacquer art is “shedding” its past. Breaking away from traditional craftsmanship, Cai Yixiu presents a fresh perspective on lacquerware that deviates from the norms set by artists in the field. Despite the costliness of lacquer, the young artist Cai Yixiu hopes to not view lacquer art merely as a craft but rather as a material for free artistic expression, breaking traditional rules under the influence of art.

Viewers often sense “vicissitude” and “loneliness” in your creations. Can you share the story behind these themes in your life?Cai Yixiu: Many people who see my work say that it doesn’t seem like something created by someone my age. The traces of time evident in my works often stem from personal life experiences. In the work environment in Fuzhou, I am essentially on my own, and my creative space is relatively enclosed. Facing walls that carry the remnants of time on a daily basis, being in constant contact with these atmospheres, it naturally has an impact.