'In Liu Xiaodong's painting, Prostitute 2, a young woman stands on a bed in disarray. Her eyes averted from the viewer, she leans, with classic contraposition, on a wall as bare as she is. Xiaodong is known for such moments - eventhough his figures are Asian, the artist addresses the universal theme of humanity by creating portraits, social scenes, and historic moments with a resolutely contemporary slant. Liu Xiaodong presents a broad overview of one of China's greatest painters, and retraces his illustrious career, which evolved concurrently with an increased interest in contemporary Chinese art and in the painterly tradition.' - Amazon.com

With interview by Jean Marc Decrop and artist biography.

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Onsite

Location code
MON.LXD
Language

English

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Publication/Creation date

2006

No of pages

208

ISBN / ISSN

9889839520

No of copies

2

Content type

artist monograph

Chapter headings

Liu Xiaodong and Neo-Realist Oil Painting - SHAO Dazhen, 邵大箴

The Deconstructive mindset and Bored Emotions of Post' 89 Art - LI Xianting, 栗憲庭

A Double Displacement: Liu Xiaodong - Charles MEREWETHER

A Standpoint without Position - AI Weiwei, 艾未未

18 Soldiers - Jean Marc DECROP

Liu Xiaodong and the Sixth Generation - OU Ning, 歐寧

Childhood Friends Getting Fat - QIU Zhijie, 邱志傑

The Searing Sun: Liu Xiaodong's Painting - ZHANG Langlang

Liu Xiaodong or the Display of Reality - FAN Dian, 范迪安

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