UCCA presents Landscape of Childhood, an exhibition by major artist Yan Pei-Ming. Following Mona Lisa's Funeral exhibition in Musée du Louvre, Landscape of Childhood will stand as a surprising show and the first time Yan Pei-Ming has produced a show without canvases, by experimenting with installation.

"Yan Pei-Ming has become the ultimate artist portraying the iconic characters of our time. His work stands as a major reference on the international contemporary art scene and this show should remain a milestone in history since it features the icons of tomorrow: the next generation of Chinese citizens framed into an empty landscape, the future'', says Jérôme Sans, UCCA Director and co-curator of Landscape of Childhood.

Huge landscapes directly painted on the walls of UCCA's Big Hall frame a series of painted flags representing portraits of 34 children. Imagined as an abounding walk trough faces and urban views, the exhibition powerfully conveys Yan Pei-Ming's intentions and gives the audience an opportunity to discover a striking vision of our world in a landscape of crisis and beyond.

Yan Pei-Ming is famous for his monochromatic large portraits executed in either black and white or red shades. "I have never felt it necessary to put some things around the persons; I just want to draw portraits," explains the artist.

"Yan Pei-Ming's portraits, furiously and quickly executed with a strong, large brushstroke technique, bring about the artist's concerns on social conflicts and international politics and present his ongoing interest for problems of universal human nature'', analyses Guo Xiaoyan, UCCA Chief Curator and co-curator of Landscape of Childhood.