Negotiated Skin
Opening Reception

Negotiated Skin is an immersive solo exhibition by New York-based artist Freda Xinyue Xia, presented at Gallery 456. The show brings together wearable sculpture, suspended fiber works, and mineral-pigment paintings to create an environment where soft sculptural forms and paintings dialogue across body, material, and space. This opening reception marks the beginning of the three-day installation, showcasing Xia’s translucent, membrane-like forms developed through layering, suspension, and visible acts of repair.