Find it Before its up on the Marquee...

I’m currently sitting in an emerging artist's solo grind studio in Chengdu, checking out the return time on my high-speed rail ticket that will take me back to Shanghai tomorrow. Before me is a canvas layered with thick, impasto textures that mimic the hazy Sichuan landscape: a slow, patient abstraction that feels like a radical act in our current market. While my colleagues in the West Bund are chasing the next high-gloss digital trend, this artist is spending weeks layering and waiting for thick layers of pigment to dry.

There is a quiet philosophy in this kind of 'slow' work that we often overlook in the rush to scale and sell. It reminds me that the most enduring art doesn't just reflect the world’s speed, but provides a necessary friction against it. If you find yourself in Sichuan this season be sure to ignore the glitzy narrative schlock of the "show" galleries and seek out the backstreets where the paint is still wet.