The second project of ShanghART Beijing’s Upstairs project, Hu Xiangcheng: Anthology of Left Hand, Idle Ink on Scraps, presented on April 18.
Hu Xiangcheng: Anthology of Left Hand, Idle Ink on Scraps
Opening: 4/18 16:00
Duration:2026/4/18 - 6/18
Tue. - Sat. 11:00 - 18:00
Location: ShanghART Beijing, 2F
261 Caochangdi, Airport Side Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Anthology of Left Hand, Idle Ink on Scraps
Text by Hu Xiangcheng
What is the left hand doing? The right hand knows not.
Is the mind wandering? The pen doesn’t need to care.
A scrap of paper, a casual sketch,
No rules, no blueprints, no polishing.
Wherever interest strikes, the ink leaves a trace—
It is simply the mood of the moment.
Seeking neither completeness nor grandeur,
But only a moment of effortless ease.
In this idle joy of the "left hand,"
Mind free of clutter, the pen moves with peace.
This is—
Anthology of left hand, with idle ink on scraps