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In Dialogue with Color: Mid-20th Century to Now | Joint exhibition at Opera Gallery Miami

30 November – 05 January 2026

A powerful language, color communicates emotion before form, sensation before meaning. With this in mind, Opera Gallery Miami is pleased to celebrate this universal force, presenting a new exhibition ‘In Dialogue with Color: Mid-20th Century to Now’, which spans eight decades of artistic exploration and dialogue through color.

Chromatic Dialogues

Organized chromatically—green, blue, red, black & white, pink, and orange—the exhibition reveals the multiplicity of meaning contained within a single color.

Highlights from the exhibition include: Marc Chagall’s L’âne vert (1978), where the artist uses deep blues to evoke mysticism and poetic symbolism. Keith Haring’s Untitled (1984) is dominated by vibrant neon orange, reflecting New York City’s urban energy. The omnipresent red in Yayoi Kusama’s Fire (1988) is a key aspect of its visual impact and strength. In Composition No. 10.6.24 (2024), a work of great serenity, Feng Xiao-Min uses subtle gradations of pink. Claude Monet’s landscape, Les Bords de l’Epte à Giverny (1887), is a fitting addition to the exhibition, highlighting the Impressionist master’s influence on 20th-century art.

The exhibition also explores the duality of black & white. Pierre Soulages engages with this color combination to explore black’s ability to amplify light and construct space, as seen in Peinture 202 x 143 cm (1967), while Amoako Boafo’s Embrace (2023)—depicting two black figures on a stark white background—explores blackness through portraiture as a statement of cultural identity and pride.

Masters and contemporary artists

From the revolutionary experiments of post-war abstraction to the conceptual investigations of today’s innovative voices, this exhibition brings together a large number of artists—including Marc Chagall, Keith Haring, Yayoi Kusama, Claude Monet, Feng Xiao-Min, Pierre Soulages, Roy Lichtenstein and Amoako Boafo—who have each, in their own way, redefined how color shapes perception.

Through its scenography, the exhibition immerses viewers in the essence of each color, enhancing its expressive force, while inviting everyone into a personal dialogue with the artworks.

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Inner Horizons: Feng Xiao-Min upcoming solo exhibition at Opera Gallery Singapore

28 November – 14 December 2025

Opera Gallery Singapore is pleased to present ‘Inner Horizons’, a new solo exhibition by Paris-based artist Feng Xiao-Min. Expanding on his ongoing visual exploration of light and landscape, ‘Inner Horizons’ invites viewers on a contemplative journey where horizons dissolve, opening pathways between the real and the imagined.

Between East and West

Feng’s artistic language continues to merge Eastern philosophy with Western abstraction. Like the legendary Qing Dynasty painter Shitao (1642–1707), Feng approaches painting and calligraphy as “two branches from the same root.” Embodying a balance between tradition and modernity, Feng draws upon a wide spectrum of influences, from Chu Teh-Chun to J.M.W. Turner to Zao Wou-Ki.

The Language of Light

In Composition Nº6.8.25 (2025), Feng explores the tension between darkness and light. A central beam of white paint pierces the canvas, flanked by vertical bands of midnight blue and a foreground that evokes reflected ocean light. Alternatively, Composition Nº8.2.25 (2025) is comprised of a luminous haze of ochres, yellows, and greens that melt seamlessly into one another.

Beyond the Horizon

In his landscapes, the horizon—ever-shifting, elusive—emerges as a central motif, symbolising both the external world and the internal realm of thought and emotion. For Feng, painting is an emotional and sensory experience intrinsically tied to the surrounding environment.

“I observe nature at different times of the day and use variations in colour to express my own sensations. Light, for me, has a duality—it represents both hope and anxiety.”

— Feng Xiao-Min

Playing with contrasts between celestial light and dark fog, Feng seeks to evoke what he calls a “natural serenity of the mind.” Grounded in a dialogue with nature yet transcending geography, his work has evolved into a visual language that feels at once timeless and contemporary.

Painting as Meditation

Painting, for Feng, is also a meditative act—an attempt to reach the inner space and to offer it as a shared moment of stillness. In an age defined by relentless movement and information, ‘Inner Horizons’ provides a visual catharsis, inviting viewers to pause and reflect.

Feng’s compositions remind us that horizons are not limits but thresholds—openings toward new ways of seeing and being. Even in an ever-changing world, Feng’s work reveals serenity through self-reflection and a deep reverence for the natural world.

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