Artist, director, fashion mogul, and entrepreneur; Chen Yifei transitioned from a leading painter of the Cultural Revolution to a Western-style purveyor of lifestyle and fashion. Noted in China for his portraits of Mao Zedong and large canvases of major revolutionary events, Chen enjoyed great success there before studying in the United States. From 1980 to 1990 he blended realist techniques with European romanticism in paintings that featured traditional Chinese themes—colourful Tibetan landscapes and beautiful Chinese women in qipao. Requiem (In loving memory of Chen Yifei ) at MAD Museum of Art & Design in Singapore will be showing a selected collection of later works from Chen Yifei’s estate, including some rarer landscapes from Suzhou. The show is opening Saturday
