X Museum hosts Hungarian artist's first survey exhibition in Beijing

Sleeping Muse After Several Snoozes, the largest survey exhibition to date by Romanian-born Hungarian artist Botond Keresztesi and his first institutional solo show in China, is being held at the X Museum in Beijing.

Co-curated by Péter Bencze and Lyu Donghui, the show features 16 works spanning the last decade, showcasing Keresztesi's distinct visionary aesthetic, shaped through his unique "mental-photoshop" lens.

The title of the exhibition is taken fromConstantin Brancusi's masterpiece Sleeping Muse, a bronze sculpture of a tapered, egg-shaped sleeping head. This reflects Keresztesi's penchant for blending art historical references with contemporary digital culture, with his ever-evolving image-making practice transporting viewers into a speculative future deeply rooted in reflections of the present.

The exhibition runs until May 11.