Fast Fashion Apócrifo: Kang Haoxian

19 June - 30 August 2025
Overview

In Fast Fashion Apócrifo, Kang Haoxian (1989, Shandong, China) confronts the fragmented cultural landscape shaped by consumerism through a unique blend of fast fashion aesthetics and unorthodox narrative strategies. The artist explores in this exhibition the contradictions given in an industry that thrives on speed and disposability, while increasingly cloaking itself in the language of ethics and sustainability.  

 

The title itself—Apócrifo—suggests an ironic lens. It speaks to a kind of “false fashion,” a cycle of imitation and illusion in which both environmental concern and personal expression are simplified. For Kang, this dissonance is representative of a deeper crisis: a system that offers short-lived satisfaction while quietly reinforcing long-term ecological and emotional detachment.  

 

Rather than simply critiquing fast fashion, Kang seeks to reimagine it. Through painting, he slows this speed of visual and material consumption, inviting viewers to reflect on time, care, and permanence. His works aim to elevate fashion from ephemeral consumer goods to objects of attachment—"life companions"—charged with emotional and ecological significance.  

 

At the heart of Fast Fashion Apócrifo is a call for transformation. Kang proposes an aesthetic intervention, where speed is not rejected but reoriented. By engaging with fast fashion through art, he reveals its potential to catalyze deeper, more meaningful values. In doing so, he challenges us to reconsider how we consume, not by turning away from the system, but by reshaping our relationship with it. 

Kang Haoxian graduated in Fine Arts. His works have been exhibited in China, USA and Europe. He lives and works in Beijing. 

Works
  • Kang Haoxian, Holiday Square, 2024
    Kang Haoxian
    Holiday Square, 2024
    Acrylic on canvas
    213 x 305 cm
    83 7/8 x 120 1/8 in
    Courtesy of Veta Galeria SL
  • Kang Haoxian, On the Way, 2024
    Kang Haoxian
    On the Way, 2024
    Acrylic on linen
    130 x 160 cm
    51 1/8 x 63 in
    Courtesy of Veta Galeria SL
  • Kang Haoxian, Accompany, 2025
    Kang Haoxian
    Accompany, 2025
    Acrylic on canvas
    130 x 160 cm
    51 1/8 x 63 in
    Courtesy of Veta Galeria SL
  • Kang Haoxian, Double Eternity 99% 1, 2025
    Kang Haoxian
    Double Eternity 99% 1, 2025
    Acrílico sobre lino/ Acrylic on linen
    147 x 98 cm
    57 7/8 x 38 5/8 in
  • Kang Haoxian, Double Eternity 99% 2, 2025
    Kang Haoxian
    Double Eternity 99% 2, 2025
    Acrílico sobre lino/ Acrylic on linen
    147 x 98 cm
    57 7/8 x 38 5/8 in
  • Kang Haoxian, Dear Little Things, 2025
    Kang Haoxian
    Dear Little Things, 2025
    Acrílico sobre lino/ Acrylic on linen
    140 x 110 cm
    55 1/8 x 43 1/4 in
  • Kang Haoxian, When Rothko Met Wenders, 2025
    Kang Haoxian
    When Rothko Met Wenders, 2025
    Acrílico sobre lino/ Acrylic on linen
    150 x 200 cm
    59 x 78 3/4 in
  • Kang Haoxian, Leopard Knows, 2025
    Kang Haoxian
    Leopard Knows, 2025
    Acrílico sobre lino/ Acrylic on linen
    150 x 200 cm
    59 x 78 3/4 in
  • Kang Haoxian, Windy Day, 2025
    Kang Haoxian
    Windy Day, 2025
    Acrílico sobre madera / Acrylic on plywood
    50 x 40 cm
    19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
    Courtesy of Veta Galeria SL
  • Kang Haoxian, Jeans Mountain, 2025
    Kang Haoxian
    Jeans Mountain, 2025
    Acrylic on canvas
    150 x 110 cm
    59 x 43 1/4 in
    Courtesy of Veta Galeria SL