No. 223 Wants You to Surrender to Sensuality at Saint Laurent Rive Droite

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Photographer No. 223 (Lin Zhipeng) has opened a new exhibition at Saint Laurent Rive Droite in Beijing

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the show culls a collection from the artist’s extensive archive to focus on intimacy, desire, and romance in time for Qixi

The exhibition is now on view until September 11

Love is in the air at Beijing’s Saint Laurent Rive Droite. With summer hitting its stride in the run-up to Qixi, considered Chinese Valentine’s Day on August 19, photographer No. 223 echoes the mood of the season: dreamy, fleeting, and flirty.

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the show spotlights a quieter side of romance through a constellation of intimate scenes. Plump stone fruits sit beside sun-lit blossoms. Warm shots of bodies folded atop one another are in dialogue with those of cherry stems held tight between teeth. “I would describe the atmosphere of these photographs as tranquil and unrushed, imbued with understated sensuality,” the artist, born Lin Zhipeng, told Dazed in a recent interview.

Like the Chungking Express character from which his moniker stems from, 223’s practice centers moments that carve the contours of young life, love, and loneliness, softened and layered in depictions of desire, innocence, and play. Be it two people locked in a kiss or grapefruit slices, pulp ripe and tender, each piece in the collection holds tight to its beauty, even if just for a second, before it slips away forever.

The exhibition is now on view in Beijing until September 11.

Saint Laurent Rive Droite Beijing
19 Sanlitun Road,
Chaoyang District,
Beijing, China

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Erin Ikeuchi is a New York-based writer focused on the intersection of contemporary art and culture. Her work spotlights stories, people and moments powering art’s new league, from icons to underground legends. Her formal background in anthropology informs a curious, cross-cultural eye for art where it’s least expected. Since joining Hypebeast in 2024, where she spearheads art-related content, she’s contributed hundreds of articles, including industry news, features and interviews, alongside serving as lead curator for ‘Under the Same Sky,’ Hypeart’s 2026 exhibition with Bonhams.

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Photographer No. 223 (Lin Zhipeng) has opened a new exhibition at Saint Laurent Rive Droite in Beijing

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the show culls a collection from the artist’s extensive archive to focus on intimacy, desire, and romance in time for Qixi

The exhibition is now on view until September 11

Love is in the air at Beijing’s Saint Laurent Rive Droite. With summer hitting its stride in the run-up to Qixi, considered Chinese Valentine’s Day on August 19, photographer No. 223 echoes the mood of the season: dreamy, fleeting, and flirty.

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the show spotlights a quieter side of romance through a constellation of intimate scenes. Plump stone fruits sit beside sun-lit blossoms. Warm shots of bodies folded atop one another are in dialogue with those of cherry stems held tight between teeth. “I would describe the atmosphere of these photographs as tranquil and unrushed, imbued with understated sensuality,” the artist, born Lin Zhipeng, told Dazed in a recent interview.

Like the Chungking Express character from which his moniker stems from, 223’s practice centers moments that carve the contours of young life, love, and loneliness, softened and layered in depictions of desire, innocence, and play. Be it two people locked in a kiss or grapefruit slices, pulp ripe and tender, each piece in the collection holds tight to its beauty, even if just for a second, before it slips away forever.

The exhibition is now on view in Beijing until September 11.

Saint Laurent Rive Droite Beijing
19 Sanlitun Road,
Chaoyang District,
Beijing, China

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Erin Ikeuchi is a New York-based writer focused on the intersection of contemporary art and culture. Her work spotlights stories, people and moments powering art’s new league, from icons to underground legends. Her formal background in anthropology informs a curious, cross-cultural eye for art where it’s least expected. Since joining Hypebeast in 2024, where she spearheads art-related content, she’s contributed hundreds of articles, including industry news, features and interviews, alongside serving as lead curator for ‘Under the Same Sky,’ Hypeart’s 2026 exhibition with Bonhams.

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Photographer No. 223 (Lin Zhipeng) has opened a new exhibition at Saint Laurent Rive Droite in Beijing

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the show culls a collection from the artist’s extensive archive to focus on intimacy, desire, and romance in time for Qixi

The exhibition is now on view until September 11

Love is in the air at Beijing’s Saint Laurent Rive Droite. With summer hitting its stride in the run-up to Qixi, considered Chinese Valentine’s Day on August 19, photographer No. 223 echoes the mood of the season: dreamy, fleeting, and flirty.

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the show spotlights a quieter side of romance through a constellation of intimate scenes. Plump stone fruits sit beside sun-lit blossoms. Warm shots of bodies folded atop one another are in dialogue with those of cherry stems held tight between teeth. “I would describe the atmosphere of these photographs as tranquil and unrushed, imbued with understated sensuality,” the artist, born Lin Zhipeng, told Dazed in a recent interview.

Like the Chungking Express character from which his moniker stems from, 223’s practice centers moments that carve the contours of young life, love, and loneliness, softened and layered in depictions of desire, innocence, and play. Be it two people locked in a kiss or grapefruit slices, pulp ripe and tender, each piece in the collection holds tight to its beauty, even if just for a second, before it slips away forever.

The exhibition is now on view in Beijing until September 11.

Saint Laurent Rive Droite Beijing
19 Sanlitun Road,
Chaoyang District,
Beijing, China

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Editor, Hypeart

Erin Ikeuchi is a New York-based writer focused on the intersection of contemporary art and culture. Her work spotlights stories, people and moments powering art’s new league, from icons to underground legends. Her formal background in anthropology informs a curious, cross-cultural eye for art where it’s least expected. Since joining Hypebeast in 2024, where she spearheads art-related content, she’s contributed hundreds of articles, including industry news, features and interviews, alongside serving as lead curator for ‘Under the Same Sky,’ Hypeart’s 2026 exhibition with Bonhams.

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Photographer No. 223 (Lin Zhipeng) has opened a new exhibition at Saint Laurent Rive Droite in Beijing

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the show culls a collection from the artist’s extensive archive to focus on intimacy, desire, and romance in time for Qixi

The exhibition is now on view until September 11

Love is in the air at Beijing’s Saint Laurent Rive Droite. With summer hitting its stride in the run-up to Qixi, considered Chinese Valentine’s Day on August 19, photographer No. 223 echoes the mood of the season: dreamy, fleeting, and flirty.

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the show spotlights a quieter side of romance through a constellation of intimate scenes. Plump stone fruits sit beside sun-lit blossoms. Warm shots of bodies folded atop one another are in dialogue with those of cherry stems held tight between teeth. “I would describe the atmosphere of these photographs as tranquil and unrushed, imbued with understated sensuality,” the artist, born Lin Zhipeng, told Dazed in a recent interview.

Like the Chungking Express character from which his moniker stems from, 223’s practice centers moments that carve the contours of young life, love, and loneliness, softened and layered in depictions of desire, innocence, and play. Be it two people locked in a kiss or grapefruit slices, pulp ripe and tender, each piece in the collection holds tight to its beauty, even if just for a second, before it slips away forever.

The exhibition is now on view in Beijing until September 11.

Saint Laurent Rive Droite Beijing
19 Sanlitun Road,
Chaoyang District,
Beijing, China

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