THE BLANC is pleased to inaugurate its Artist-in-Residence program with composer, saxophonist, and interdisciplinary artist Neil Leonard. The residency program is currently curated and selected by THE BLANC’s curatorial team, with plans to transition to an open call format in 2027. “As we developed our residency program, we wanted to create a space where artistic research, production and performance could converge,” said Linda Liang, Director of THE BLANC. “Neil Leonard’s res

THE BLANC is pleased to share recent press coverage of Shanghai-based artist Gao Yutao on the occasion of his first solo exhibition Afterlight in the United States. Urgent Matter recently published a feature highlighting Gao Yutao’s U.S. debut, offering insight into his evolving practice and the conceptual framework underpinning this milestone presentation. The article situates Gao’s work within broader discourses surrounding contemporary painting, image construction, and th

Photo credit: Alexander Perrelli Based in New York, the Wet Ink Ensemble is a collective of composers, performers, and improvisers dedicated to adventurous contemporary music. Named “The Best Classical Music Ensemble of 2018”  by The New York Times , Wet Ink is known for its innovative, collaborative approach, blending composition, improvisation, and interpretation within a distinctive band ethos. Celebrated for performances described as “sublimely exploratory” and “dense, wi

Gao Yutao, ‘Santana 2000,’ 2025. Inkjet print, Diasec, artist frame. 195x142cm (image); 206x153cm (overall). 2/6 + 1AP THE BLANC   is proud to present ‘Afterlight,’ the first   exhibition of work by Shanghai-based artist Gao Yutao (b.1988) in the United States, curated by Leo Yuan . Comprising over thirty prints and video works, the   exhibition frames Gao’s scanner-based “light painting” photography as a meditation on physical   matter transformed into ephemeral energy.   ‘A

THE BLANC is pleased to share recent press coverage of Qin Tan’s work in connection with the two-person exhibition Cache Memory , previously presented at THE BLANC. Supersonic Art recently published a feature highlighting Qin Tan’s paintings from Cache Memory , situating her practice within broader conversations around technology, consciousness, and myth in contemporary painting. The article reflects on Tan’s distinctive visual language—surreal landscapes populated by symboli