Tao Siqi

Tao Siqi. Photo: ​Ling Weizheng. Courtesy of the artist and Capsule, Shanghai.
Tao Siqi, A Moment, 2024, Oil on linen, 50 x 40 cm (19.7 x 15.7 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, A Moment (detail), 2024, Oil on linen, 50 x 40 cm (19.7 x 15.7 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, A Moment (detail), 2024, Oil on linen, 50 x 40 cm (19.7 x 15.7 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, Stigma, 2024, Oil on linen, 100 x 80 cm (39.4 x 31.5 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, Stigma (detail), 2024, Oil on linen, 100 x 80 cm (39.4 x 31.5 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, Stigma (detail), 2024, Oil on linen, 100 x 80 cm (39.4 x 31.5 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, Savoring, 2025, Oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm (23.6 x 35.4 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, Savoring (detail), 2025, Oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm (23.6 x 35.4 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, Savoring (detail), 2025, Oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm (23.6 x 35.4 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Tao Siqi, Savoring (detail), 2025, Oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm (23.6 x 35.4 in). Courtesy of the artist, Capsule, Shanghai and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Biography
Tao Siqi (b. 1994 in Wuhan, lives and works in Shanghai) delves into the desire of all forms through her intense colors, delicate brushstrokes, and characteristic close-up perspective. Her paintings are rooted in her fascination with the body and flesh as a medium of sensibility and sexuality. By creating a tension between beauty and destruction, tenderness and violence, temptation and taboo, her surreal scenes inspire a provocative viewing experience and conjure emotional unease, flickering between pleasure and pain. Her solo exhibitions include Fortnight Institute, New York (2022), Clima, Milan (2022), Capsule Shanghai (2021), and chi K11 Art Space, Wuhan (2015). Her group exhibitions include 4649, Tokyo (2025), Capsule, Hong Kong (2025), OTP Copenhagen, Copenhagen (2024), Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York (2024), Hales Gallery, New York (2023), Museum of Sex, New York (2022), Fortnight Institute, New York (2021), among others.

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Works
Tao Siqi
A Moment
2024
Oil on linen
50 x 40 cm | 19.7 x 15.7 in

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Tao Siqi
Stigma
2024
Oil on linen
100 x 80 cm | 39.4 x 31.5 in

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Tao Siqi
Savoring
2025
Oil on canvas
60 x 90 cm | 23.6 x 35.4 in

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Exhibitions
Ballet with the Devil
Artists: João Gabriel, Shimon Kamada, Dew Kim, Jaewon Kim, Joy Li, Tao Siqi
Hong Kong
07 June—16 August 2025
PODIUM

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