BEIJING- Moon in Glass , a new series of works by artist Ling Jian, employs portraiture, mirrors, installation and spatial design to create a seamless visual experience and an atmosphere that invites contemplation. Moon in Glass is actually two exhibitions being held consecutively at Today Art Museum and UCCA under a shared title. During three decades of living in Vienna, Hamburg and Berlin, Ling Jian became well-known for his ambiguously seductive portraits of beautiful women and androgynous men. Since returning to China in 2003, he has increasingly turned his attention to conceptualizing the contemporary Chinese identity. In Moon in Glass , he expands his repertoire to portraiture printed on specially-manufactured coloured mirrors. Ling Jian’s “angels” are both hyperrealistic and stylistically exaggerated: their broad foreheads, narrow chins, full lips and wide eyes reflect modern standards of beauty and shades of cultural identity. Reproducing their portraits on moon-shaped