Lisson Gallery Announces Tishan Hsu Survey at MOCA Cleveland Opening August 28
The Facts
On July 3, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced an exhibition of Tishan Hsu at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA Cleveland) titled "permeable surface," opening August 28, 2026 and running through March 7, 2027. The survey spans Hsu's career of more than four decades, examining the integration of the human body with technology through a visual language that blends digital imagery, industrial materials, and biomorphic forms. It includes his first and most recent video works, "Folds of Oil" (2005) and "emergent mesh" (2025). Hsu, trained in classical fine art and architectural design, bridges Renaissance technique with futuristic concerns, tracing humanity's deepening entanglement with screens and systems.
The Signal
Hsu gained early recognition in the 1980s with solo exhibitions in New York but spent much of the following decades working outside the public eye, refining his inquiry into digital culture, the body, and perception. This exhibition reasserts his place in contemporary discourse, presenting a sustained investigation into how technology transforms reality, with psychological and tactile dimensions. For collectors and curators, it signals a renewed institutional focus on artists who presciently explored digital embodiment before the mainstream adoption of screen-based life.
- Artists: Tishan Hsu
- People: Tishan Hsu
- Galleries: Lisson Gallery
- Museums: Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA Cleveland)
- Locations: Cleveland
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