The 1st Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York, November 8-12, 2007

- solo presentation of paintings by Chen Ruo Bing -

"Given the fair's hectic ambience, the quiet abstract paintings by Chen Ruo Bing at Taguchi provide a contemplative respite. Working on medium-size canvases, he creates simple compositions: grids of gray boxes centered on monolithic forms and, in one case, a square delineated by four purple brush strokes on a yellow field. The main interest lies in the rich colors stained into the canvas, which glow with Rothko-esque incandescence. The work is a fine blend of formalism, hedonism and transcendentalism". Ken Johnson, New York Times, November 10, 2007