Lisson Gallery: MOCA Cleveland Presents Tishan Hsu's 'Permeable Surface' August 28–March 7
The Facts
MOCA Cleveland will present 'Tishan Hsu: permeable surface', a career-spanning exhibition running from August 28, 2026 to March 7, 2027. The show includes Hsu's first and most recent video works, 'Folds of Oil' (2005) and 'emergent mesh' (2025), alongside a selection of works from his four-decade practice. Hsu, trained in classical fine art and architectural design, explores the interconnectedness of the human body with technology, merging digital imagery, industrial materials, and biomorphic forms. He 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 ideas about digital culture and perception.
The Signal
The exhibition signals a renewed institutional focus on Hsu, whose work bridges Renaissance technique with futuristic sensibilities. For collectors, this survey offers a rare opportunity to trace the evolution of an artist who anticipated many of today's debates around digital mediation and bodily experience. MOCA Cleveland's commitment to a long-term, conceptually rigorous presentation underscores the growing market and curatorial interest in artists who have worked at the intersection of technology and art since the 1980s.
- Artists: Tishan Hsu
- Galleries: Lisson Gallery
- Museums: MOCA Cleveland
- Locations: Cleveland
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