Arts This Week â Shen Wei: Painting in Motion and Dave Cole: New Landscape Untitled, No.8 by Shen Wei
Courtesy of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
A gallery view of Shen Wei: Painting in Motion
Julia Featheringill, courtesy of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Many people might recognize artist Shen Weiâs choreography from the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony that found performers simultaneously dancing
and drawing. However, the world-renowned dancer and choreographer has another practice heâs largely kept private: his painting. At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, âShen Wei: Painting in Motionâ highlights the artistâs massive works on canvas, including two original pieces made during his 2018-2019 tenure as an artist-in-residence at the museum.