# Li Hei Di: *the year of mud* Nov 6 – Dec 19, 2026 · coming up - Thu, Nov 5, 2026: Opening reception, 6–8 pm New paintings by London-based Li Hei Di, figurative and abstract, made over a year of personal transition. Li’s new paintings sit between figuration and abstraction, with shifting bodies that act as vessels for memory, emotion and desire. Painted in a shimmering palette, the compositions emerge slowly as forms surface and recede. The title draws on the Chinese myth of the goddess Nüwa, who made people from flung drops of mud; Li relates it to a year of personal transition. The show is the artist’s first solo exhibition with Pace in New York since joining the gallery in 2024. A monograph with a new text by curator Tyler Blackwell will be published by Pace Publishing after it closes. Full details: [pacegallery.com](https://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/li-hei-di-the-year-of-mud/) ## At [Pace Gallery](https://onview.so/manhattan/pace-gallery.md) Gallery in Chelsea, New York City. - Address: 540 West 25th Street, also 508–510 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001 - Hours: Tue–Sat 10–6 - Website: https://www.pacegallery.com - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/manhattan/map/pace-gallery --- On View's listing, as of Tuesday, October 13, 2026. This page: https://onview.so/manhattan/pace-gallery/the-year-of-mud. Every gallery and museum in New York City: https://onview.so/manhattan.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt