Retrospective "Upon This Anguish I Repose" (1995-2011) + New Work "S" (2012-2016), Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, 2016

Invited by Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, Xiang Jing hosts her first large-scale retrospective exhibition "Upon This Anguish I Repose"; on the same occasion, a series of new work named "S" makes its first public appearance too. The exhibition occupies the entire museum space at Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, with "S" exhibited on the first floor, and the Retrospective is shown on the second floor. With a time range of over 13 years, four documentary films focusing on the artist's art career are played in the Video Aarea on the second floor. The third floor has a dedicated Documentation Area, displaying a selection of teh artist's exhibition catalogues and essays.

Renowned critic and poet Zhu Zhu is the curator of the exhibition, who also takes a keen interest in Xiang Jing's art creation over a long period of time. A special partner of the exhibition is EE Media and its pioneering youth project "tmrw.prty". Jointly with EE Media, Xiang Jing initiated a projec to "Pose Your Questions" before and during the exhbition and also produced a short film work. All of these are displayed on the third floor. 

The exhibtion catalogue "S—Xiang Jing 2012-2016" is published by China Nationality Art and Photograph Publishing House, including a critical essay "S" by Zhu Zhu and a dialogue between Xiang Jing and Guo Xiaoyan, the Deputy Director of Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, "Sky Light onto the True Abyss". Over 200 photos of the new works shot by Xiang Jing are also included in the catalogue.