Tara Downs is pleased to participate in this year's edition of Palai, a group exhibition that will take place for the second time this summer at Palazzo Tamborino-Cezzi in Lecce, Italy, with works by Jiang Cheng, Kim Farkas and Tsai Yun-Ju. The project brings together ten galleries from around the world to exhibit together, opening on July 28.

Tara Downs is dedicated to presenting developments in contemporary art for audiences worldwide. The gallery supports a roster of international artist at all stages in their careers, and hosts forward-thinking, multigenerational programming at its distinctive Broadway location. Beyond this, Tara Downs also promotes large-scale exhibitions, interdisciplinary projects, and collaborations by its artists in museums, biennials, and other exhibition platforms.

Jiang Cheng (b. 1985, Quzhou, China) lives and works in Shanghai, China. Solo exhibitions include: “Phantoms”, Downs & Ross, New York, US (2023); “The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other,” AIKE, Shanghai, CN (2022); “U,” Downs & Ross, New York, US (2021); “U,” AIKE, Shanghai, CN (2020); “Vertigo,” A+ Contemporary, Shanghai, CN (2019); “Post Meridiem,” A+ Contemporary, Shanghai, CN. Jiang Cheng’s paintings have been presented in group exhibitions including: Gagosian, Hong Kong, HK (2023) (upcoming); The Margulies Collection, Miami, US (2022); “Regarde-moi”, Perrotin, Paris, FR (2022); “The Man of the Crowd,” AIKE, Shanghai, CN (2020); “Qubeiping: Beijing Spring,” Ying Space, Beijing, CN (2017); “The Dilemmas of Painting,” A+ Contemporary, Beijing, CN (2017); “La Chair” A+ Contemporary, Shanghai, CN (2016); “Rundgang,” The Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, DE (2011); “Young Artists Group Exhibition,” Uferhallen Kulturstandort, Berlin, DE (2011). The artist had a solo presentation at Independent Art Fair, with Downs & Ross, in 2022. The artist completed his MFA at the Berlin University of the Arts (UDK Berlin) in 2012, and received his BA from China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, in 2008. His works are included in significant private and public collections, including: ICA Miami; Dangxia Beijing; Long Museum, Shanghai; M Woods, Beijing; Sifang Museum, Nanjing; X Museum, Beijing; COMMA Foundation, Belgium. Jiang Cheng’s first US museum solo at ICA Miami is on view until May 7, 2023.

Kim Farkas (b. 1988 in Paris, FR) lives and works in Paris, France. The artist received his BA in Graphic Design from Olivier de Serres, Paris, in 2009, his BFA from Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2012, and his MFA from Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2014. Selected exhibitions include: MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR (2023); All Stars, All Stars, Lausanne, Switzerland, CH (2023) ; Paris + par Art Basel | Sites, Paris, FR, presented by Downs & Ross (2022); Campoli Presti, Paris, FR (2022); HUA International, Berlin, DE (2022); Downs & Ross, New York, US (2021); FRAC Pays de la Loire, Nantes, FR (2021); Galerie Balice Hertling, Paris, FR (2021); Galerie des Filles du Calvaire, Paris, FR (2021); High Art, Paris, FR (2020); From the xmas tree of lucy bull, Los Angeles, US (2020); Bétonsalon, Paris, FR (2019); Tonus, Paris, FR (2019); Doc, Paris, FR (2018); Commonwealth & Council, Los Angeles, US (2017); Shanaynay, Paris, FR (2016); and Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR (2014). Farkas is a recipient of the CNAP Grant and Prix des amis des Beaux-Arts and is a founding publisher of Holoholo Books. The artist’s work is included in the permanent collection of Le Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris.

Tsai Yun-Ju (b. 1998, Taichung, TW) lives and works in London. She received her BA in Fine Arts from National Taipei University of the Arts, Taiwan, in 2020 and her MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London, in 2022. Solo exhibitions: "A Mirror for the Romantic," Tara Downs, New York, US (2023). Selected group exhibitions include “Eyes, Dusk, Phantasmagoria,” RupturXIBIT, London, UK (2022); “Why Don’t We Dance,” ASC Gallery, London, UK (2022); “Whirl, Bounce, Sway,” Safe House, London, UK (2022); “All the Guilty Thing,” Kiosk N1C, London, UK (2021); “Walls All Around, Fusion Unit,” Nottingham, UK (2021); “Reconnect,” Fiztrovia Gallery, London, UK (2021); “Test! Test! Test!,” Taipei, TW (2020); and “Overgrown,” CAA Xiangshan Art Commune, Hangzhou, CN (2019). Her work is included in the permanent collection of ICA Miami.