Hauser & Wirth has announced its representation of Chinese artist Qiu Xiaofei, in collaboration with Brussels-based gallery Xavier Hufkens. Qiu Xiaofei Portrait 2025 © Qiu Xiaofei Courtesy Qiu Xiaofei StudioA leading figure of a new generation of Chinese artists, Qiu’s artistic practice encompasses paintings, drawings, installations and sculptures, mining veins of memory, history, time, and the power of spiritual energy. Qiu Xiaofei Courtesy Qiu Xiaofei StudioFormally free, vibrantly colored and psychologically complex, Qiu’s paintings enmesh Eastern and Western cultural references. Qiu Xiaofei Courtesy Qiu Xiaofei StudioIn recent years, Qiu has delved further into the realms of psychoanalysis, producing works of increasing narrative and conceptual complexity. Qiu Xiaofei Courtesy Qiu Xiaofei StudioMarc Payot, President of Hauser & Wirth, said:‘By standing in the very center of this contemporary moment while also carrying forward cherished traditions of art history, Qiu Xiaofei’s work achieves a very special and broad cultural relevance.